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- Stjepan II Kotromanić was one of the most important bans in Bosnian history. During his reign, Bosnia experienced, until then, the greatest territorial expansion. With smart rule and good diplomatic ties, he established all the conditions for Tvrtko I Kotromanić to make Bosnia the strongest independent South Slavic state in history.
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Stephen II ( Serbo-Croatian: Стефан II / Stjepan II) was the Bosnian Ban from 1314, but in reality from 1322 to 1353 together with his brother, Vladislav Kotromanić in 1326–1353. He was the son of Bosnian Ban Stephen I Kotromanić and Elizabeth, sister of King Stefan Vladislav II.
While credit for establishing Bosnian statehood goes to Ban Kulin it was Stephen II who solidified statehood and made Bosnia one of the strongest countries in the Balkans at the time, gaining territory from both Croatia and Serbia. This included Herzegovina.
Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia. Stephen Tomašević or Stephen II ( Serbo-Croatian: Stjepan/Stefan Tomašević, Стјепан/Стефан Томашевић; c. 1438 – 25 May 1463) was the last sovereign from the Bosnian Kotromanić dynasty, reigning as Despot of Serbia briefly in 1459 and as King of Bosnia from 1461 until 1463.
Early History. The Medieval Bosnia 1180-1463. The history of Bosnia in the high middle ages is frequently confused and confusing. But three powerful rulers stand out: Ban Kulin (who ruled from 1180 to 1204), Ban Stephen Kotromanić (1322-1353) and King Stephen. Tvrtko I 1353-1391).
The Banate of Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Banovina Bosna / Бановина Босна), or Bosnian Banate (Bosanska banovina / Босанска бановина), was a medieval state based in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia is the 4,196th most popular politician (up from 4,846th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (up from 35th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Politician. Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia is most famous for the Battle of Kosovo, which he participated in.
It began with Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia in 1322, who managed to expand the realm of the Bosnian state with the acquisition of territories that included Herzegovina, enabling the formation of a single Bosnia and Herzegovina political entity for the first time. [19]
