List of rulers of medieval Bosnia explained

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 (1082–1136)

PictureNameHouseReignOverlordshipNotes
Vojislavljevićfl.
1082–1101
Appointed ruler of Bosnia sometime between 1082 and 1085 by King Constantine Bodin of Dioclea.[1] [2]

Bans (1136–1377)

PictureNameHouseReignOverlordshipNotes
Conquered by Béla II of Hungary in 1136; Ladislaus II of Hungary first held the title Duke of Bosnia 1137–1154
1154–1163
1167: Bosnia claimed by the Byzantine Empire[3]
1180s: Bosnia claimed by the Kingdom of Hungary
1180–1204
Kulinić 1204–1232
1232–1253
1254–1287
Kotromanić 1287–1290
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.
1305–1312 In 1305, Paul I Šubić took the title "lord of Bosnia" (Bosniae dominus).
Šubić 1312–1322 Paul's eldest son Mladen II Šubić of Bribir
was Lord of Bosnia from 1312 to 1322.
In 1314, Mladen II appoints Stephen II Kotromanić,
his former enemy, as vassal in Bosnia.
1322–1353
Kotromanić 1353–1366
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.

| 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|| || 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

References

Sources

Notes and 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