List of rulers of Bosnia

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

Duke (1082–1136)[]

Name House Reign Overlordship Notes
Stephen Vojislavljević dynasty fl.
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)[citation needed]

Bans (1136–1377)[]

Picture Name 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
Borić Boričević 1154–1163
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
Kulin Kulinić 1180–1204
Manuel I Comnenus (1180–1183)
Byzantine
Emeric I (1183–1204)
Hungary
Stephen Kulinić 1204–1232
Seal of Ban Matej Ninoslav, 1240.jpg Matej Ninoslav 1232–1253
Prijezda I Kotromanić 1254–1287
Michael of Bosnia (1262–1266)
Béla of Macsó (1266–1272)
(1272–1273)
Prijezda II Kotromanić 1287–1290
Stephen I 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.
Paul I Šubić of Bribir.JPG
 Paul Šubić 1305–1312 In 1305, Paul I Šubić took the title "lord of Bosnia" (Bosniae dominus).
Mladen II Šubić 1312–1322 Paul'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.

Stephen II of Bosnia.jpg
 Stephen II Kotromanić 1322–1353
Seal of Tvrtko I of Bosnia.jpg
 Tvrtko I Kotromanić 1353–1366
Tvrtko i Vuk.png
 Vuk 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.

Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death
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
Thomas
1443 – 10 July 1461		 Stjepan tomas (cropped frame).jpg 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		 Stjepan Tomašević.jpg 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[]

  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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