- town ▁of ▁Per ast . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁And ri ja ▁Z ma je vić . ▁ ▁Life ▁Z ma je vić ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Per ast , ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Kot or , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁( now ▁Mont en eg ro ) ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 6 4 0 . ▁The ▁Z ma je vić ▁family ▁ha iled ▁from ▁N j egu ši ; ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Cr no je vić ▁family ▁left ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Z eta , ▁Nik ola ▁Z ma je vić ▁and ▁his ▁c ous ins ▁I v ani š ▁and ▁V u č eta ▁moved ▁to ▁Kot or . ▁Be coming ▁appe aled ▁and ▁somewhat ▁wealth y , ▁the ▁family ▁quickly ▁converted ▁from ▁Orth odox y ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism , ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁marry ing ▁Catholic ▁girls ▁and ▁having ▁their ▁children ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁R ite . ▁And ri ja ' s ▁father ▁was ▁Nik ola ▁Mil ut in ▁Z ma je vić . ▁After ▁And ri ja ' s ▁birth ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 8 , ▁soon ▁came ▁And ri ja ' s ▁brothers , ▁Ivan ▁and ▁Kr sto . ▁Kr sto ▁Z ma je vić ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁very ▁famous ▁person , ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion ▁as ▁the ▁Captain ▁of ▁Per ast . ▁And ri ja ▁remained ▁very ▁a kin ▁towards ▁his ▁family ▁origin ▁throughout ▁his ▁life