Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić

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Vukčić-Hrvatinić
Jelena Nelipčić
IssueBalša Hercegović
FatherVukac Hrvatinić

Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (ca. 1350–1416) was a

Bosnian Kingdom
as a regional power during the same period.

Rise of Vukčić's power

Realm of Hrvoje Vukčić in the early 15th century

In the year 1380 he was made

Stephen Ostoja as the new King of Bosnia in May 1398. Opposing King Sigismund's Hungarian pretensions, Hrvoje greatly influenced King Ostoja.[6][5]

Jajce fortress, seat of Hrvoje Vukčić, southwest entrance with the Kingdom of Bosnia coat of arms

Duke Hrvoje opposed King Sigismund's rule in Bosnia and actively worked to bring Ladislaus of Naples as the new King of Hungary - that would leave Bosnia alone since 1389, and the same year King Sigismund invaded Bosnia. Duke Hrvoje defeated his forces before they reached the

Pavle Radenović
. By the end of 1402, Duke Hrvoje made all Dalmatian cities with the exception of Dubrovnik to recognize King Ladislaus' rule.

After the crowning of Ladislaus as the Croatian-Hungarian King in

Latin: Dux Spaleti, Dalmatie Croatieque regius viceregens ac Bosne supremus vojvoda.[2] In 1406 Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić fortified and strengthened Prozor Fortress over the Vrlika
valley in Croatia, also given to him by Ladislaus of Naples.

He continually exerted his influence over Bosnia affairs. He came into conflict with King Ostoja and participated in the plot to remove him from the throne and replacing him with

Jelena Nelipčić
, re-married to King Ostoja.

Family Connections

Hrvoje was the eldest son of Duke

Ivan III Nelipac (Ivaniš Nelipić). He is first mentioned in 1376 as being prince and knight during the reign of Hungarian king Louis I. The territories over which he reigned were the Donji Kraji (transl. Lower Edges) in Medieval Bosnia, facing Croatia and Slavonia
westwards.

Family's and Hrvoje's ducal CoA

  • Vukčić-Hrvatinić noble family's coat of arms from time of Hrvoje.[1]
    Vukčić-Hrvatinić noble family's coat of arms from time of Hrvoje.[1]
  • Hrvoje Vukčić's dukal coat of arms (depicted in Hrvoje's Misal).[1]
    Hrvoje Vukčić's dukal coat of arms (depicted in Hrvoje's Misal).[1]

Hrvoje's Misal

During this time the

Glagolitic alphabets, respectively. The Hval Manuscript is now kept at the University of Bologna while Hrvoje's Missal is kept at the Topkapı Palace Museum Manuscript Library in Istanbul
).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sulejmanagić 2015, pp. 33–68.
  2. ^ a b Sulejmanagić 2012, pp. 54–85.
  3. ^ a b Fine 2010, p. 127 :Quote: "Ladislav of Naples, who in the first years of the fifteenth century laid claim to the Hungarian throne, made Hrvoje his deputy for this Dalmatian territory, calling him his Vicar General for the regions of Slavonia (in partibus Sclavonie). Thus, like Venice, the Neapolitans still considered the region simply "Slavonia," and Hrvoje seems to have had no objections to the nomenclature."
  4. ^ a b Fine 1994, p. 398 :Quote: "Ladislas of Naples, hoping to retain both this territory and Hrvoje's support, gave his blessing to Hrvoje's ambitions and recognized him as his deputy for this region.
  5. ^ a b Ančić 1997, NN.
  6. ^ a b Fine 1994, p. 398.
  7. ^ Lovrenović 1987, pp. 183–193.

Sources

Military offices
Preceded by Grand Duke of Bosnia
1380–1388
1392-1416
Succeeded by