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Born about 1339, Elizabeth was the daughter of Ban Stephen II of Bosnia, the head of the House of Kotromanić. [1] Her mother, Elizabeth of Kuyavia, was a member of the House of Piast [2] and grandniece of King Władysław I of Poland. [3] The Hungarian queen dowager Elizabeth was a first cousin once removed of Elizabeth's mother.
Stephen II ( Bosnian: Stjepan II) was the Bosnian Ban from 1314, but in reality from 1322 to 1353 together with his brother, Vladislav in 1326–1353. He was the son of Bosnian Ban Stephen I Kotroman and Elizabeth, sister of King Stephen Vladislav II of Syrmia. Throughout his reign in the fourteenth century, Stephen ruled the lands from Sava to ...
Mar 31, 2024 · Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić (1322-1353) drew Bosnia into the courses of Balkan politics, in which he performed as an active participant. This is the time when the Neapolitan dynasty of Anžuvinci, whose rulers Karlo Robert and Ludovik and The Great, seek to centralize power in their countries, Dalmatia and Croatia, come to the Throne of Hungary.
Illyrian period. Iron Age Glasinac culture (around 300 BC). The bronze culture of the Illyrians, an ethnic group with a distinct culture and art form, started to organize itself in today's Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania and parts of northern Greece . From 8th century BC, Illyrian tribes evolved ...
Ostoja of Bosnia. Vladislav of Bosnia ( Serbo-Croatian: Vladislav Kotromanić / Владислав Котроманић; died 1354) was a member of the House of Kotromanić who effectively ruled the Banate of Bosnia from September 1353 to his death. Vladislav was a younger son of Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, and Elizabeth of Serbia.
In a letter, Dabiša called himself younger brother of Tvrtko I, who became Ban of Bosnia in 1353, but this should not be taken literally. Influenced by the writings of the 16th century Ragusan chronicler Mavro Orbini , modern historiography usually describes Dabiša as the illegitimate son of Ninoslav, who was the brother of Tvrtko's father ...
All lands ruled by the royal Kotromanić Dinasty (Light green temporary: Parts of Donji Kraji and Serbian Despotate under Stjepan Tomašević) Stephen ( r. 1461–1463) became King of Bosnia upon his father upon the latter's death in 1461. His reign in Bosnia too was cut short by an Ottoman invasion in the spring of 1463.
