Vukac Hranić Kosača ( sr-Cyrl, Вукац Хранић Косача; 1405–died in 1432) was powerful Bosnian magnate and nobleman from

Kosača noble family The House of Kosača ( sr-Cyrl, Косача, Kosače / Косаче), somewhere Kosačić ( sr-Cyrl, Косачић, Kosačići / Косачићи), was a Bosnian medieval noble family which ruled over parts of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

with the title of '' knez'', during the reigns of

Tvrtko II Stephen Tvrtko II ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Stjepan/Stefan Tvrtko, Стјепан/Стефан Твртко; died in November 1443), also known as Tvrtko Tvrtković (), was a member of the House of Kotromanić who reigned as King of Bosnia from 1404 to 1409 ...

(r. 1404–1409, first reign),

Stephen Ostoja Stephen OstojaHis name in Bosnian is rendered Stjepan Ostoja (), while in Croatian it is Stjepan Ostoja. In Serbian, he is called Stefan Ostoja (). ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Stjepan Ostoja, Стјепан Остоја; died September 141 ...

(r. 1409–1418),

Stephen Ostojić Stephen or Steven is an English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the fir ...

(r. 1418–1421) and Tvrtko II again (r. 1421–1443).

Life and career

Vukac was born in the second half of the 14th century as the second son of

Hrana Vuković Hrana Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Храна Вуковић) was a Bosnian magnate who ruled the area between Neretva and Drina rivers in Bosnia with the title ''Grand Duke of Bosnia'' prior to 1380. He was the father of Sandalj Hranić and brother of Vl ...

. He was younger brother of ''

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 ...

'',

Sandalj Hranić Sandalj Hranić Kosača ( cyrl, Сандаљ Хранић Косача; 1370 – 15 March 1435) was a powerful Bosnian nobleman whose primary possessions consisted of Hum, land areas between Adriatic coast, the Neretva and the Drina rivers ...

(l. 1370–1435), and older brother of ''knez''

Vuk Hranić VUK or Vuk may refer to: *Vuk (name), South Slavic given name ** Vuk, Ban of Bosnia (), a member of the Kotromanić dynasty ** Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian language reformer and folklorist, often referred to simply as Vuk * ''Vuk'' (film) ...

(d. 1424). Both Vukac and Vuk were subordinate to their powerful older brother Sandalj, who governed ''Hum'' (''Humska zemlja''), southernmost part 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 ...

. Sandalj had succeeded their uncle

Vlatko Vuković }; died between August 1392 and August 1393) was a 14th-century Bosnian nobleman who held the titles of the '' vojvoda humski'' (duke of Hum) and Grand Duke of Bosnia. He distinguished himself as one of the best military commanders of King Tvrtko ...

as Grand Duke of Bosnia and Lord of Hum in 1392. Vukac held part of his family's hereditary lands in

Podrinje Podrinje ( sr-Cyrl, Подриње) is the Slavic name of the Drina river basin, known in English as the Drina Valley. The Drina basin is shared between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, with majority of its territory being located in Eastern ...

(mentioned in 1415), and the region of

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by the Bistrica river, and the town of

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, which he was given following the death of his younger brother Vuk in 1425. He married Katarina (d. 1456), whose origin is deemed unknown, in August 1403. With Katarina he had two children, a son, Stjepan, and a daughter, Teodora, who married

Radoslav Pavlović Radoslav (Lale) Pavlović (; born 8 September 1954, in Aleksandrovac, Serbia) is a Serbs, Serbian writer. Pavlovic authored numerous theatre plays and film/TV scripts popular with the audience and acclaimed by the critics. He is best known for ...

(1420–41). Stjepan was since 1419 mentioned in documents alongside his father and uncles as he had already back then been chosen to succeed Sandalj in the future. The

Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...

granted Sandalj, Vukac, Vuk and Stjepan the status of

Ragusan nobility The nobility of the Republic of Ragusa included patrician families, most of which originated from the City of Dubrovnik, and some coming from other, mostly neighbouring, countries. The Republic of Ragusa was ruled by a strict patriciate formall ...

and senators, and an estate in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) by charter dated 29 June 1419. Vukac was actively participated in the peace talks between the Kingdom of Bosnia and the

in 1405. During the peace talks between dukes

and Sandalj, besides the Ragusans, Vukac actively participated working for peace (he was Sandalj's brother and Radoslav's father-in-law). Peace was concluded on 1 February 1423. In February 1425,

Brailo Tezalović Brailo Tezalović ( sr-cyr, Браило Тезаловић, ; 1392–1433) was a Bosnian '' knez'' and merchant, nobleman and diplomat, who served Bosnian magnate Pavle Radinović and his family, with the court title of ''carinik'' (customs off ...

and Vukac arrived at Ragusa to once again start talks about the sale of Radoslav Pavlović's part of

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to the Republic of Ragusa. After the sale of eastern Konavle by Radoslav to the Republic of Ragusa in 1426, Vukac and Radoslav Obradović received 200 ducats each. Vukac died in 1432. His son Stjepan succeeded as the chief of the Kosača family following the death of Sandalj in 1435.

Family

He married Katarina (d. 1456), of unknown origin, in August 1403. He had two children, a son and a daughter: *

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, ...

, ''vojvoda'' *

Teodora Vukčić Teodora () is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora. Notable people with the name include: *Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer *Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee *Teodora Ginés, (1530–1598), Dominica ...

, married

Radoslav Pavlović Radinović Radoslav Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Радослав Павловић; died 1441), sometimes spelled Radislav, Radisav or Radosav, was a Bosnians, Bosnian nobleman of the noble family Pavlović noble family, Pavlović-Radinović. He inherited title of ...

(1420–41), member of the

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It is possible that Vukac had another son, Isa-Beg Isaković, the first governor of Ottoman Bosnia (1450s–60s).

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hranic, Vukac Year of birth unknown 1435 deaths Kingdom of Bosnia Medieval Bosnian nobility Ragusan nobility Hranić noble family