George II Šubić of Bribir
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George II Šubić of Bribir (c. 1275–1330) was a Count of Bribir and member of the Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 Šubić
Šubic
The Šubić were one of the twelve tribes which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages; they held the county of Bribir in inland Dalmatia.-Origins:...

 noble family, who ruled from Klis Fortress
Klis Fortress
The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above a village bearing the same name, near the city of Split, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, becoming a royal castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings, to...

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Family Connections

George II Šubić was son of Paul I Šubić of Bribir, who was the most powerful Croatian nobleman at the end of 13th century and beginning of the 14th century. After the capture of his brother Mladen II Šubić, George II became the head of the Šubić family with support of his two remaining brothers: Gregory I Šubić and Paul II Šubić
Paul II Šubić of Bribir
Paul II Šubić of Bribir was a Count of Trogir and Ostrovica and member of the Croatian Šubić noble family.He married Elizabeta Frankopan , with whom he had two sons and daughter: Juraj III Šubić Bribirski , Pribko and Katlin....

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Juraj II Šubić had five children:
  • Paul III Šubić
    Paul III Šubić of Bribir
    - Family Connections :Paul III Šubić was son of Juraj II Šubić, and grandson of Paul I Šubić of Bribir who was the most powerful Croatian noble at the end of 13th century and beginning of the 14th century. His sister Jelena Šubić married to Regent of Bosnia Vladislav Kotromanić...

     (? - 1342/56) who married Catherina Dandolo.
  • Katarina Šubić who married Ivan Jurišić Bribirski.
  • Deodat (? - 1348).
  • Mladen III Šubić "shield of the Croats" (? - 1348) who married Jelena Nemanjić, he ruled from Klis Fortress
    Klis Fortress
    The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above a village bearing the same name, near the city of Split, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, becoming a royal castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings, to...

     from 1330-1348.
  • Jelena Šubić
    Jelena Šubic
    Jelena Šubić was a Croatian kneginja from the noble Šubić family, and mother of Bosnian King Tvrtko.Jelena Šubić was daughter of Juraj II Šubić. She was born early in the 14th century , and was married to Regent of Bosnia Vladislav Kotromanić by his brother Mladen III Šubić at Klis Fortress in...

     (1306 ? - 1378) who married Regent of Bosnia Vladislav Kotromanić
    Vladislav Kotromanic
    Vladislav Kotromanić was a 14th-century acting regent of medieval Bosnia, from September 1353 to his death in 1354. He was co-regent with his brother, Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, 1326-1353....

     in Klis
    Klis
    Klis is a village located around a mountain fortress bearing the same name. It is located in central Dalmatia, Croatia, located just northeast of Solin and Split near the eponymous mountain pass...

    , and gave birth to the first Bosnian King Tvrtko I.

Ruler

Juraj II Šubić try to retake some land and influence that his brother Mladen II Šubić lost in the last war over Bosnia. But he didn't claim Bosnia, he wanted lands in Croatia that was taken from Šubić's by nobleman Prince Nelipac
Ivan I Nelipac (Prince Nelipić)
Ivan I Nelipac or Prince Nelipić , a Croatian prince and member of the Nelipić noble family, was a ruler of Knin and Drniš and region around rivers Cetina, Čikola, Krka and Zrmanja. He ruled from his seat in fortified town Knin....

. Stjepan II Kotromanić again changed allegiances and now fought for the Šubićs again. Prince Nelipac and Juraj II Šubić clashed near the waterfalls of Krka
Krka (Croatia)
Krka is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, famous for its numerous waterfalls. It is long and its basin covers an area of .Possibly the river called Catarbates by the ancient Greeks, it was known to the ancient Romans as Titius, Corcoras, or Korkoras.The river has its source near the border...

 in the summer of 1324. Stjepan II gave considerable support to the Šubićs, but he did not dare to involve into the fight himself. Šubić's party was defeated near Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...

and Juraj II Šubić himself was captured by Prince Nelipac some time after the battle. Stjepan had attempted to liberate Juraj II from imprisonment, but all attempts have reached failure. Juraj II Šubić died in 1330.
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