Vukac Hrvatinić Explained

Vukac Hrvatinić (1350 – d. after 10 April 1378) was a Bosnian magnate with the title of knez in the service of Ban Tvrtko Kotromanić of Bosnia, who elevated him to title of vojvoda later on. He belonged to the Hrvatinić noble family which served the Banate of Bosnia.

Life

Vukac was one of the sons of Hrvatin Stjepanić, the knez of Donji Kraji (1299).In 1363 Bosnia was invaded by the Hungarian King. The city of Soko on the Pliva river was defended by Vukac during Hungarian's siege between 8–10 July 1363. Vukac defended it so effectively that the King decided to abandon a siege after just few days and retreated to Hungary.Ban Tvrtko awarded Vukac with entire župa of Pliva, to adjoin it to Donji Kraji, and elevated him to a title of duke.

Issue

Vukac had four sons:

• Hrvoje (1350–1416), Grand Duke of Bosnia, Knez of Donji Kraji, and Herceg of Split.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Vuk, Ban of Croatia.
• Dragiša.
• Vojislav.

Sources

• Book: Ferdo Šišić. Vojvoda Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić i njegovo doba. (1350-1416): s jednim tlorisom i zemljovidom te s četiri redoslovne table. 1902. Izdanje "Matice hrvatske".
• Book: Klaić, Vjekoslav . Povjest Hrvata: od najstarijih vremena do svršetka xix. stoljeća. 1899. Tisak i naklada knjižare L. Hartmana.

Notes and References

1. Sulejmanagić . Amer . Novac Hrvoja Vukčića Hrvatinića . Numizmatičke Vijesti . 30 November 2012 . 54 . 65 . 54–85 . 8 May 2020 . Coins minted by Duke Hrvoja Vukčića Hrvatinića . sh . 0546-9422.
2. Book: Fine . John V. A. (Jr) . John V. A. Fine . When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans: A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods . 2010 . University of Michigan Press . 978-0-472-02560-2 . 127 . 8 May 2020 . en . Ladislav of Naples, who in the first years of the fifteenth century laid claim to the Hungarian throne, made Hrvoje his deputy for this Dalmatian territory, calling him his Vicar General for the regions of Slavonia (in partibus Sclavonie). Thus, like Venice, the Neapolitans still considered the region simply “Slavonia,” and Hrvoje seems to have had no objections to the nomenclature..
3. Book: Fine . John V. A. . The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest . University of Michigan Press . 398 . 10 March 2019 . en . 1994 . 0472082604 . Ladislas of Naples, hoping to retain both this territory and Hrvoje's support, gave his blessing to Hrvoje's ambitions and recognized him as his deputy for this region..