Vojin of Gacko or Vojvoda Vojin ( sr, Војвода Војин; fl. 1322–1347) was a Serbian magnate (''

velikaš Velikaš ( sr-cyr, великаш, /) is the Serbo-Croatian word for 'magnate', derived from ('great, large, grand'). Another word is , which was commonly used for provincial lords (). It was used to refer to the highest nobility of Serbia in the ...

'') and ''

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

'' (military commander equivalent to duke), who was holding the area around

Gacko Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the m ...

, which was part of ''

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'', ca.1322-1347. He was in service of King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1322–1331) and Emperor Stephen Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355). He is described as one of the most important nobles (velmoža) of King Stephen, and when the King and his son Dušan entered a succession war, Vojin supported the son. Vojin plundered Dubrovnik in August 1325, and took part in the

Battle of Velbazhd The Battle of Velbazhd ( bg, битка при Велбъжд, ''bitka pri Velbazhd''; sr, Битка код Велбужда, ''Bitka kod Velbužda'') is a battle which took place between Bulgarian and Serbian armies on 28 July 1330, near the t ...

(1330), and the southern military campaigns of the

Serbian Empire The Serbian Empire ( sr, / , ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expanded the state. Under Dušan's rule, Serbia was the major power in the ...

. Vojin is the eponymous founder of the

Vojinović noble family Vojinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Војиновић, Vojinovići / Војиновићи) was a medieval Serbian noble family which during the 14th century played an important role in the Serbian Empire, especially after the death of Emperor Dušan ...

, which eventually became one of the most powerful families as provincial lords during the fall of the Serbian Empire. His sons Altoman and

Vojislav Vojislav ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав, ) is a Serbian masculine given name, a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''voj'' ("war, warrior"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), which both are very common in Slavic nam ...

were recognized as overlords of the

region. His daughter Vojislava married nobleman Brajko Branivojević.Fine, p. 267

Family

*Miloš, mentioned as '' stavilac'' in 1333, died young *Altoman (d. 1359), ''veliki župan'', married Ratoslava Mladenović (Branković) *Vojislav (d. 25.10.1363), ''veliki knez'' *Vojislava (also ''Voisava'' or ''Sela''), married Brajko Branivojević

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* *Grupa autora, „Rodoslovne tablice i grbovi srpskih dinastija i vlastele (prema tablicama Alekse Ivića)“ (drugo znatno dopunjeno i prošireno izdanje), Beograd, 1991. * John V.A. Fine. (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest''. The University of Michigan Press. * George C. Soulis, ''The Serbs and Byzantium during the reign of Emperor Stephen Dusan (1331-1355) and his successors'', Athens, 1995. *Rade Mihaljčić, „Kraj srpskog carstva“, Beograd, 1975. 14th-century Serbian nobility Generals of Stefan Dušan People of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) People of the Serbian Empire Vojin Year of birth uncertain Medieval Serbian magnates Boyars of Stefan Dušan {{serbia-bio-stub