Josip Koščević I

Josip Koščević (I) was a resident of Sveti Matej and a member of the House of Koščević. Born on the Koščević Hill, he was a son of Juraj Koščević I by his wife, Elizabeta Koščević, and thus an older brother to Stjepan Koščević I and Valent Koščević.

Issue
By his wife, whose name is not known, Josip produced five sons, who were named Ivan (I), Stjepan (II), Marijan, Zlatko and Slavko.

Josip Koščević (II)
A nephew of Josip I was Josip II, a son of Valent and grandson of Nikola Kovačić. Josip II married one woman, who bore him daughter Vesna, named after a goddess.

Etymology
Josip is the Croatian form of Joseph, which is the "famous" name in the Abrahamic religions, because that is the name of one patriarch, and also the name of Jesusʻ stepfather. The name means "Yahweh shall increase".