House of Kotromanic
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The Kotromanić dynasty was a ruling house that ruled in the medieval Bosnia and the surrounding lands, from the 13th century as Bans until the crowning with the Bosnian crowns in 1377 and then as kings
until the Ottoman conquest conquest in 1463.
Kingdom of Bosnia
The Kingdom of Bosnia or the Bosnian Kingdom was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Balkans, existing between 1377 and 1463.- Establishment :...
until the Ottoman conquest conquest in 1463.
Bans of Bosnia
- Prijezda IPrijezda IPrijezda I was a Bosnian Ban as a vassal of the Hungarian Kingdom reigning 1250–1287. He was probably the founder of the House of Kotromanić.- From Christianity to Heresy and backwards :...
(1250–1287) - Prijezda IIPrijezda IIPrijezda II was a Bosnian Ban in 1287–1290 alone, but later together with his brother Stephen I Kotroman as a vassal of the Hungarian Kingdom. He was one of the sons of Ban Prijezda I. After his father's withdrawal from power in 1287, he split Bosnia with his brother taking control over western...
(1287–1290) - Stjepan I Kotroman (1287–1299)
- Stjepan II Kotromanić (1322–1353)
- Tvrtko ITvrtko I of BosniaStjepan Tvrtko I was a ruler of medieval Bosnia. He ruled in 1353–1366 and again in 1367–1377 as Ban and in 1377–1391 as the first Bosnian King....
(1353–1377)
Kings of Bosnia
- Stephen Tvrtko ITvrtko I of BosniaStjepan Tvrtko I was a ruler of medieval Bosnia. He ruled in 1353–1366 and again in 1367–1377 as Ban and in 1377–1391 as the first Bosnian King....
(1377–1391) - Stephen Dabiša (reigned 1391–1395)
- Jelena GrubaJelena GrubaHelen Gruba was the Queen regnant of Bosnia from 1395 to 1398. She was the only female ruler of Bosnia.Helen came from the noble House of Nikolić, which ruled a part of Zachlumia.-Queen consort:...
(reigned 1395–1398) - Stephen Ostoja (reigned 1398–1404)
- Stephen Tvrtko IITvrtko II of BosniaStephen Tvrtko II reigned as King of Bosnia from 1404 to 1409 and again from 1421 to his death. His reigns took place during a very turbulent part of Bosnian history.-Family connections:...
(1404–1409) - Stephen Ostoja (restored) (1409–1418)
- Stephen Ostojić (1418–1421)
- Stephen Tvrtko II (restored) (1421–1443)
- Stephen Thomas (1443–1461)
- Stephen Tomašević (1461–1463)
Queens consort of Bosnia
- The following women married into the House of Kotromanić, but were not born into it.
- Dorothea of BulgariaDorothea of BulgariaDorothea of Bulgaria was the first Queen of Bosnia.-Early life:She was the daughter of Emperor Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria and his wife Anna of Wallachia....
, wife of Tvrtko I (1374-c.1390) - Jelena GrubaJelena GrubaHelen Gruba was the Queen regnant of Bosnia from 1395 to 1398. She was the only female ruler of Bosnia.Helen came from the noble House of Nikolić, which ruled a part of Zachlumia.-Queen consort:...
, wife of Stephen Dabiša (1391 - 1395) - VitačaVitačaVitača was Queen consort of Bosnia as the first wife of King Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia.Vitača married Ostoja, the illegitimate son of King Tvrtko I of Bosnia, before his accession to the throne of Bosnia. Ostoja was a member of the Bosnian Church and Vitača was most likely a member of that church as...
, the first wife of Stephen Ostoja (1399) - Kujava, the second wife of Stephen Ostoja (1399 - 1415)
- Jelena NelipčićJelena NelipčićJelena Nelipčić was Duchess of Split by her first marriage and Queen of Bosnia by her second marriage. By birth, she was a member of the Croatian Nelipić noble family, having estates in Dalmatian Zagora....
(or Nelipić), third wife of Stephen Ostoja (1416 - 1418) - Dorothy GaraiDorothy GaraiDorothy Garai was Queen consort of Bosnia as spouse of King Tvrtko II of Bosnia.-Family and engagement:She was the daughter of powerful Hungarian nobleman, John Garai, who governed Croatia as ban, and a descendant of a notable Hungarian noble family of Garai. Dorothea's grandfather was Palatine...
, wife of Tvrtko II (1428 - 1438) - Katarina Kosača, second wife of Stephen Thomas (1445 - 1461)
- Mary of SerbiaMary of Serbia, Queen of BosniaHelena of Serbia, later known as Maria was the last Queen of Bosnia and Despoina of Serbia.-Background:...
, wife of Stephen Tomašević (1461 - 1463)
- Dorothea of Bulgaria
Others
- Elizabeth of Bosnia, Queen consort of Hungary and Poland, Regent of Hungary
- Catherine of Bosnia, Countess of CilliCatherine of Bosnia, Countess of CilliCatherine of Bosnia was a Bosnian noblewoman. She was Countess of Cilli by her marriage to Hermann I, Count of Cilli, and a member of the House of Kotromanić by birth.- Family :...
, grandmother of Barbara, Holy Roman Empress - Mary of Bosnia, Countess of Helfenstein
Family tree
- Notes: Stephen I had three sons (Stephen II, Vladislaus and Ninoslaus) and five male-line grandchildren (Tvrtko ITvrtko I of BosniaStjepan Tvrtko I was a ruler of medieval Bosnia. He ruled in 1353–1366 and again in 1367–1377 as Ban and in 1377–1391 as the first Bosnian King....
, Dabiša, Elizabeth, CatherineCatherine of Bosnia, Countess of CilliCatherine of Bosnia was a Bosnian noblewoman. She was Countess of Cilli by her marriage to Hermann I, Count of Cilli, and a member of the House of Kotromanić by birth.- Family :...
and Mary). Tvrtko I was the son of Vladislaus and Elizabeth was the daughter of Stephen II. Dabiša was the son of either Vladislaus or Ninoslaus. Catherine was the daughter of either Stephen II or Vladislaus. Mary could have been the daughter of any son of Stephen I.
See also
- List of rulers of Bosnia
- History of Bosnia and HerzegovinaHistory of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Pre-Slavic Period :Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Neolithic times. In the late Bronze Age, the Neolithic population was replaced by more warlike Indo-European tribes known as the Illyrians. Celtic migrations in the 4th and 3rd century BCE displaced many Illyrian tribes from their former...