Petar II Pavlović ( sr-cyr, Петар II Павловић; April 1425 — 1463) was a
knez and later a duke from the
noble family
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the rea ...
of
Pavlović
Pavlović (Serbo-Croatian) or Pavlovič (in Slovenian and Slovak) is a surname of South Slavic origin stemming from the male given name Pavao, Pavle or Pavel, which are all Slavic variants of Paul. It was formed using the patronymic suffix -o ...
, who had their estates in the eastern parts of the
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 ...
. He was second oldest son of
Radoslav Pavlović.
He had two brothers, the older
Ivaniš and the younger
Nikola
Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek '' Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bul ...
, and perhaps one sister. After the death of his older brother,
Grand Duke of Bosnia
Grand Duke of Bosnia (, ) was a court title in the Bosnian medieval state, with its first holders being recorded around the middle of the 14th century. The title was bestowed by the monarch to its highest military commander, rarely two, usually ...
, Ivaniš in November 1450, he and his younger brother, knez Nikola, shared the leadership of the House of Pavlović. In his political activities, he was limited by the influence of his uncle
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–1466) was a powerful Bosnian Nobility, nobleman who was politically active from 1435 to 1466; the last three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, Bosnian medieval history. During this period, ...
. He died during the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia in 1463.
See also
*
Pavlovac
Bibliography
*
*
*
References
{{Reflist
Pavlović noble family
1463 deaths
1425 births