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Dinjčić Noble Family
Dinjčić ( sr-Cyrl, Дињчић), sometime Dinjičić ( sr-Cyrl, Дињичић), later branch known as Kovačević, were Bosnian medieval noble family which flourished during kingdom period, and ruled the Jadar-Drinjača areal and wider Srebrenica region. Family's founder is considered to be Dinjica, who flourished during 14th century. He had four sons, Dragiša, , and . Coat of Arms The family coat of arms is described in every iteration of the Illyrian Armorials, such as Fojnica Armorial at page 59. It depict a dragon motif above the helmet, in the crest. It also belongs to the Kovačević branch, which is evident from the comments. , uvodni tekst fra Franje Miletića, Franj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Bosnia
The Kingdom of Bosnia ( / Краљевина Босна), or Bosnian Kingdom (''Bosansko kraljevstvo'' / Босанско краљевство), was a medieval kingdom that lasted for nearly a century, from 1377 to 1463, and evolved out of the Banate of Bosnia, which itself lasted since at least 1154. King Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Tvrtko I (r. 1353–91) acquired portions of western Serbia and most of the Adriatic coast south of the Neretva River. During the late part of his reign, Bosnia became one of the strongest states in the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. However, feudal fragmentation remained important in Bosnia and the Bosnian nobility held significant power, exercising it at the Stanak meetings where members deliberated on matters such as Royal elections, election of the new king or queen and coronations, foreign policy, sale or cession of territory, contracting and signing treaties with neighboring countries, and military issues. The Ottoman Empire Ottoman conquest of Bosnia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatonosović Noble Family
The Zlatonosović family was a prominent medieval Bosnian noble family from the northeastern part of the country. History The family was first attested in 1389. They sided with Sandalj Hranić and Radoslav Pavlović in 1427, when King Stephen Tvrtko II acknowledged Hungarian suzerainty by recognizing Hermann II of Celje as his heir presumptive and marrying Dorothy Garai. They did not attend the wedding. During the conflict between Tvrtko II and Serbian ruler Đurađ Branković they sided with Serbia and conquered the region of Zvornik. In 1430, Tvrtko II defeated Pavle Zlatonosović and reincorporated his territories into his realm. Zlatonosović's defeat marks the last mention of the family in historical records. Members * Vukmir *Vukašin Vukašin () is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin ( son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname. The name Vukašin ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Kovačević
Petar Kovačević ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Ковачевић; ?? — 1455) was a duke from the Bosnian Dinjčić noble family, which had its estates in the eastern parts of the medieval Bosnian state, in the Jadar region. He was the son of Kovač Dinjčić. Petar was one of the most prominent members of the Dinjčić dynasty. He was accepted as a citizen of Dubrovnik on 27 July 1440. In the great Christian coalition against the Ottomans, he allied with the despot Đurađ Branković. The great Christian coalition was led by the Hungarian king Vladislav I and Janko Hunyadi, the lord of Transylvania. The army numbered 25,000 Hungarian and 8,000 Serbian horsemen, including 700 of Peter's Bosnian horsemen. Together with the despot Đurđe Branković, he captured Srebrenica in 1443, but he soon abandoned Serbian despot and in 1455 he attacked him and Srebrenica on order of his king, Stjepan Tomaš. He was killed in this battle by the Serbians and one document records it with the words ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fojnica Armorial
Fojnica Armorial ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Fojnički grbovnik, Фојнички грбовник) is a prominent Illyrian armorial of South Slavic heraldic symbols, which contains mainly fictional medieval coats of arms, among which there can be found several actual coats of arms. The manuscript is named after the Franciscan monastery in Fojnica where it was kept. Dating * Two samples from the Armorial were radiocarbon-dated in 2016. The thick paper was dated to 1635–1662 and the thin paper to 1695–1917. * Alexander Soloviev dated it to in between 1675 and 1688, i.e. in the context of the revolts against Ottoman rule during the Great Turkish War. *Other scholars have proposed dates of the late 16th or early 17th century. Importance The manuscript is an important source of the classical heraldry of South Slavic Southeast Europe, alongside the Korjenić-Neorić Armorial of 1595, and the "Illyrian Armorial" (Society of Antiquaries of London MS.54) collected by Edward Bourchier, 4th Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragiša Dinjčić
Dragiša Dinjičić ( sr-Cyrl, Драгиша Дињичић) was a knez from the Bosnian noble Dinjičić family, which had its estates in the eastern parts of the medieval Bosnian state, in the Jadar region. He was the son of the Župan Dinjica. Dinjica is succeeded by Knez Dragiša Dinjčić, probably his son. Dragiša Dinjčić is known for his active participation in the conspiracy against Knez Pavle Radinović and his murder in walk through Parena Poljana valley, between royal court in Sutjeska and royal fortress-town Bobovac, on 22 August 1415. After this event, open hostility arose among the Bosnian nobility. As such a situation did not suit Sultan Mehmed I, he initiated a new session of ''stanak'' through his representatives. During the ''stanak'', the King Ostoja was blamed for this event, as well as Dinjčićs, whose arrest was ordered. Like King Ostoja, Dragiša escaped arrest, and as a man of King Tvrtko II Stephen Tvrtko II ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Stjepan/Stefan Tvrtko, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srebrenica
Srebrenica ( sr-cyrl, Сребреница, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a small mountain town, with its main industry being salt mining and a nearby spa. During the Bosnian War in 1995, Srebrenica was the site of genocidal killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, which was subsequently designated as an act of genocide by the ICTY and the International Court of Justice. Perpetrated by units of the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska under Ratko Mladić, though the Serb paramilitary unit Scorpions also participated. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,607 inhabitants, while the municipality has 13,409 inhabitants. Before the war, the municipality's Bosniak population was 27,542 (75.12%) and the Serb population was 8,315 (22.68%). As of 2013, the equivalent figures were 7,248 Bosniaks (54.05%) and 6,028 Serbs (44.95%). Etymology The town's name (Srebrenica) ( sr-cyrl, Сребреница) means "silver mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
