List of rulers of medieval Bosnia
Template:Short description This is a list of monarchs of Bosnia, containing bans and kings of Medieval Bosnia; Bosnia (early medieval), Banate of Bosnia, Kingdom of Bosnia.
Duke (1084–1095)
| Picture | Name | House | Reign | Overlordship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen | Vojislavljević | fl. 1084–1095 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | According to the semi-mythical Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja (late 13-14th century), appointed ruler of Bosnia sometime between 1083 and 1084 by King Constantine Bodin of Duklja.[1][2] |
Bans (1154–1377)
| Picture | Name | House | Reign | Overlordship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conquered by Béla II of Hungary in 1136; Ladislaus II of Hungary first held the title Duke of Bosnia 1137–1154 | |||||
| Borić | Boričević | 1154–1163 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 1167: Bosnia claimed by the Byzantine Empire[3] | |||||
| 1180s: Bosnia claimed by the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
| Kulin | Kulinić | 1180–1204 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| Stephen | Kulinić | 1204–1232 | |||
| File:Seal of Ban Matej Ninoslav, 1240.jpg | Matej Ninoslav | 1232–1253 | |||
| Prijezda I | Kotromanić | 1254–1287 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| Prijezda II | Kotromanić | 1287–1290 | |||
| Stephen I | Kotromanić | 1287–1314 | In 1299, Paul I Šubić of Bribir took the title "lord of Bosnia" (Bosniae dominus) and named his brother Mladen I Šubić of Bribir as the Bosnian ban. From 1299 until 1304 Mladen I was at war with Stephen I. | ||
| Paul | Šubić | 1305–1312 | In 1305, Paul I Šubić took the title "lord of Bosnia" (Bosniae dominus). | ||
| Mladen II | Šubić | 1312–1322 | Paul's eldest son Mladen II Šubić of Bribir was Lord of Bosnia from 1312 to 1322. | ||
| Stephen II | Kotromanić | 1322–1353 | |||
| Tvrtko I | Kotromanić | 1353–1366 | |||
| Vuk | Kotromanić | 1366–1367 | |||
| Tvrtko I | Kotromanić | 1367–1377 | |||
Kings and queen (1377–1463)
All Bosnian kings added the honorific Stephen to their baptismal name upon accession.
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| Tvrtko I
26 October 1377 – 10 March 1391|||| 1338
son of Vladislav Kotromanić and Jelena Šubić || Dorothea of Bulgaria
Ilinci
8 December 1374
no children || 10 March 1391
aged 53
|-
| Dabiša
10 March 1391 – 8 September 1395 || || after 1339
illegitimate son of Vladislav Kotromanić || Jelena Gruba
one daughter || 8 September 1395
Kraljeva Sutjeska
|-
| Jelena Gruba
8 September 1395 – 1398|| || born to the House of Nikolić || Stephen Dabiša
one daughter || after 1399
|-
| Stephen Ostoja
1398–1404
1409–1418 || || illegitimate son of Vladislav Kotromanić or Tvrtko I || (1) Vitača
no children
(2) Kujava
one son
(3) Jelena Nelipčić
no children || after 23 March 1418
|-
| Stephen Ostojić
1418–1420 || || son of Stephen Ostoja and Kujava || never married || 1421
|-
| Tvrtko II
1404–1409
1420 – November 1443|| || illegitimate son of Tvrtko I || Dorothy Garai
no children|| November 1443
|-
| Radivoj
anti-king 1432–1435|| || illegitimate son of Stephen Ostoja || Catherine of Velika
three sons|| June 1463
|-
| Stephen Thomas
1443 – 10 July 1461 || || illegitimate son of Stephen Ostoja || (1) Vojača
one son
(2) Katarina Kosača
two children || 10 July 1461
|-
| Stephen Tomašević
10 July 1461 – 5 June 1463|| File:Stjepan Tomašević.jpg || son of Stephen Thomas and Vojača || Jelena Branković
Smederevo
1 April 1459
no children || 5 June 1463
beheaded
|-
|}
Pretenders and titular kings
| Nominal | ||
| Nicholas of Ilok | "King of Bosnia" (1471–1477) | appointed by the King of Hungary |
| Matthias of Bosnia (House of Kotromanić) | "King of Bosnia" (1465–1471) | son of Radivoj of Bosnia, appointed by the Sultan |
| Matija Vojsalić (House of Hrvatinić) | "King of Ottoman Bosnia" (1472–1476) | appointed by the Sultan, removed for conspiring against the Ottomans |
See also
- List of Bosnian consorts
- List of dukes of Bosnia
- List of grand dukes of Bosnia
- High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
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- ↑ Edgar Hösch, The Balkans: a short history from Greek times to the present day, Vol 1972, Part 2, pages 68 and 83. Google Books
- ↑ Vjekoslav Kljaic, Geschichte Bosniens von den ltesten Zeiten bis zum Verfalle des K nigreiches, p. 61 (in German)
- ↑ Fine's The Late Medieval Balkans, p. 17