Marko Dragišić

by | Oct 27, 2023 | H6

Marko Dragišić was the son of Duke Ivaniš Dragišić and the grandson of Dragiša Vukčić, brother of the Grand Duke of Bosnia and Split Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. In historical sources, he appears three times in the charters of the last two Bosnian kings, Stjepan...

Prince Stjepan

by | Oct 27, 2023 | H1, rulers

Stjepan (13th century – no later than 1301) is the oldest known member of the Hrvatinić noble family and as such is considered its progenitor. He is the father of Prince Hrvatin Stjepanić. It is assumed that he was the prince of Donji Kraji since the time of Ban...

Ban Borić

by | Oct 27, 2023 | rulers, Uncategorized

The first known Bosnian ban by name to appear in diplomatic documents, whose reign can be roughly outlined, and which also marked a new period in the Bosnian medieval past, was Ban Borić (1153-1163). Historiography drew sources on Borić from the writings of John...

Ban Kulin

by | Oct 27, 2023 | Featured, rulers, Uncategorized

The turning point of Bosnian emergence and recognition at the regional and European level is the reign of Ban Kulin (1180-1204). Based on his appearance and disappearance in the source material, it is difficult to determine the time period of his reign. Although Kulin...

Ban Stjepan

by | Oct 27, 2023 | rulers, Uncategorized

After the death of Ban Kulin, the unknown Ban Stjepan is mentioned with the title of ban. Information about his reign is preserved in three letters from Pope Gregory IX dated August 8, 1236. According to the first letter, the pope took under his protection Sibislav,...