Charter of Ban Kulin to the Ragusans in 1189

U ime oca i sina i svetoga duha. Ja, ban bosanski Kulin, prisežem tebi kneže Krvašu i svim građanima  Dubrovčanima da ću vam biti pravi prijatelj, odsad pa dovijeka i da ću pravi mir održavati s vama i pravu  vjeru dok sam živ. Svi Dubrovčani koji hode po...

Petar Vojsalić

Petar Vojsalić (before August 12, 1434 – after June 21, 1456) is most likely the eldest son of Duke Juraj Vojsalić and grandson of Vojislav Vukčić. Without a doubt, we can say that this is the last significant Hrvatinić who managed to break into the very top of the...

Pavle Dragišić

Pavle Dragišić (15th century – after August 22, 1446) was the son of Duke Ivaniš Dragišić and grandson of Dragiša Vukčić, brother of Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. There is little information available about his activities on the Bosnian political scene. Namely, in...

Katarina, Bosnian Queen

Katarina was the daughter of Duke Stjepan Vukčić Kosača and Jelena, a princess of the Zeta ruling family of Balšić. As the eldest child of this married couple, she was born in August 1425 at the earliest. There is little information available about Katarina’s...

Mara, Queen of Bosnia

Mara, also known as Jelena, was the daughter of despot Lazar and granddaughter of despot Đurađ Branković. Her mother was Helene Palaiologos, daughter of Morea’s despot Thomas Palaiologos. She was born around 1447 as the first child from their marriage. She had...