Vojin of Gacko or Vojvoda Vojin (;
fl. 1322–1347) was a Serbian
magnate (''
velikaš'') and ''
voivode
Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...
'' (military commander equivalent to duke), who was holding the area around
Gacko
Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inh ...
, which was part of ''
Hum'',
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 (1330), and the southern military campaigns of the
Serbian Empire
The Serbian Empire ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско царство, Srpsko carstvo, separator=" / ", ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expande ...
.
Vojin is the eponymous founder of the
Vojinović noble family
The Vojinović family (Serbian Cyrillic: Војиновић, Vojinovići / Војиновићи) was a medieval Serbian noble family that played an important role in the Serbian Empire during the 14th century. Following the death of Emperor Du ...
, 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"). Its feminine form is '' Vojislava''.
...
were recognized as overlords of the
Hum 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
Notes
References
Sources
*
*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 from the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
People from the Serbian Empire
Vojin
Year of birth uncertain
Medieval Serbian magnates
Boyars of Stefan Dušan
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