List of rulers of Bosnia

This is a list of rulers of Bosnia, containing bans and kings of Medieval Bosnia.

Early rulers (1082–1136)

Picture TitleName House Reign Overlordship Notes
Duke
Stephen
Vojislavljević dynastyfl.
1082–1101
Constantine Bodin
Duklja
He was appointed governor of Bosnia by King Constantine Bodin of Dioclea (r. 1081–1101), his kinsman, sometime between 1082-5.[1][2]
Annexed by the Vukanović dynasty (1101–1136)

Banate of Bosnia (1136–1377)

Picture TitleName 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
Ban
Borić
Borićević1154–1163
Beloš (1154–1158)
Géza II (1158–1162)
Stephen IV (1162–1163)
Hungary
1167: Bosnia claimed by the Byzantine Empire[3]
1180s: Bosnia claimed by the Kingdom of Hungary
Ban
Kulin
Kulinić1180–1204
Manuel I Comnenus (1180–1183)
Byzantine
Emeric I (1183–1204)
Hungary
Ban
Stephen
Kulinić1204–1232
Ban
Matej Ninoslav (Matthew Ninoslaus)
Kulinić1232–1253
Ban
Prijezda I
Kotromanić1254–1287
Michael of Bosnia (1262–1266)
Béla of Macsó (1266–1272)
Stephen Gutkeled (1272–1273)
Ban
Prijezda II
Kotromanić1287–1290
Ban
Stephen I
Kotromanić1287–1314In 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 1299–1304 Mladen I was at war with Stephen I.

Ban
Paul
Šubić1305–1312In 1305, Paul I Šubić

took the title Lord of Bosnia (Bosniae dominus).

Ban
Mladen II
Šubić1312–1322Paul's eldest son Mladen II Šubić of Bribir

was Lord of Bosnia from 1312–1322.
In 1314, Mladen II appoints Stephen II Kotromanić,
his former enemy, as vassal in Bosnia.

Ban
Stephen II
Kotromanić1322–1353
Ban
Tvrtko I
Kotromanić1353–1366
Ban
Vuk
Kotromanić1366–1367
Ban
Tvrtko I (2nd time)
Kotromanić1367–1377

Kingdom of Bosnia (1377–1463)

All Bosnian kings added the honorific Stephen to their baptismal name upon accession.

NamePortraitBirthMarriagesDeath
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 NikolićStephen Dabiša
one daughter
after 1399
Stephen Ostoja
13981404
14091418
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
14181421
son of Stephen Ostoja and Kujavanever married1421
Tvrtko II
1404–1409
1421 – November 1443
illegitimate son of Tvrtko IDorothy Garai
no children
November 1443
Radivoj
anti-king 1432–1435
illegitimate son of Stephen OstojaCatherine of Velika
three sons
June 1463
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
son of Stephen Thomas and VojačaJelena 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

References

  1. Edgar Hösch, The Balkans: a short history from Greek times to the present day, Vol 1972, Part 2, pages 68 and 83. Google Books
  2. Vjekoslav Kljaic, Geschichte Bosniens von den ltesten Zeiten bis zum Verfalle des K nigreiches, p. 61 (in German)
  3. Fine's The Late Medieval Balkans, p. 17

Sources

  • Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1250. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1991) [1983]. The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
  • Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1994) [1987]. The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
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