Vukac Hrvatinić ( 1350 – d. after 10 April 1378) was a Bosnian magnate with the title of '' knez'' in the service of Ban Tvrtko Kotromanić of Bosnia, who elevated him to title of vojvoda () later on. He belonged to the Hrvatinić noble family which served the

Banate of Bosnia The Banate of Bosnia ( / Бановина Босна), or Bosnian Banate (''Bosanska banovina'' / Босанска бановина), was a medieval state located in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although Hungarian kings viewed Bosnia as ...

Life

Vukac was one of the sons of Hrvatin Stjepanić, the ''knez'' of

Donji Kraji ''Donji Kraji'' or ''Donji Krajevi'' (Lower Regions or Lower Ends, , ), was a small medieval Zemlja (feudal Balkans), ''zemlja'' of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, medieval Bosnian state. Its territory was mostly laid within the boundar ...

(1299). In 1363 Bosnia was invaded by the Hungarian King. The city of Soko on the

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river was defended by Vukac during Hungarian's siege between 8–10 July 1363. Vukac defended it so effectively that the King decided to abandon a siege after just few days and retreated to

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.Ban Tvrtko awarded Vukac with entire

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of Pliva, to adjoin it to Donji Kraji, and elevated him to a title of duke.

Issue

Vukac had four sons: * Hrvoje (1350–1416),

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, Knez of Donji Kraji, and '' Herceg'' of

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. * Vuk, Ban of Croatia. * Dragiša. *

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* * Hrvatinić noble family 14th-century dukes in Europe 14th-century births 14th-century deaths People of the Banate of Bosnia {{Bosnia-bio-stub