List of grand dukes of Bosnia

The title Grand Duke of Bosnia was a court title in the Kingdom of Bosnia, bestowed by the King to highest military commanders. It was usually reserved for the most influential and capable members of the highest Bosnian nobility.^[1][2] To interpret it as an office rather than merely a court rank could be more accurate.^[3]

Grand Dukes of Bosnia

Picture	TitleName	House	Reign (term in office)	fl.Monarch	Notes
	Duke Hrana Vuković	of Kosača	fl.  ?-1380	Tvrtko I Kotromanić Banate of Bosnia, Kingdom of Bosnia	[3][2]
	possibly Duke Pavle Radinović	of Radinović	fl. 1381–1392	Tvrtko I Kotromanić Kingdom of Bosnia	[4][1]
	Duke Hrvoje Vukčić	of Vukčić-Hrvatinić	fl. 1380–1388 again from 1392–1416	Tvrtko I, from 1391 to 1395 Stephen Dabiša, 1398–1404 again 1409 to 1418 Stephen Ostoja Kingdom of Bosnia	[2][1]
	Duke Vlatko Vuković	of Vuković	fl. 1388–1392	Tvrtko I Kotromanić from 1391 to 1395 Dabiša of Bosnia Kingdom of Bosnia	[2][1]
	Duke Sandalj Hranić	of Hranić	fl. 1392–1435	from 1391 to 1395 Dabiša of Bosnia, 1395–1398 Helen of Bosnia, 1398–1404 again 1409 to 1418 Ostoja of Bosnia, 1404–1409 again 1420–1443 Tvrtko II of Bosnia, 1418–1420 Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, 1443–1461 Thomas of Bosnia, 1461–1463 Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia Kingdom of Bosnia	[2][1]
	Duke Petar Pavlović	of Pavlović	fl. 1417–1420	1409 to 1418 Ostoja of Bosnia, 1418–1420 Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia Kingdom of Bosnia	[5][1]
	Duke Radislav Pavlović	of Pavlović	fl. 1420–1441	Tvrtko II of Bosnia, 1443–1461 Thomas of Bosnia Kingdom of Bosnia	[2][1]
	Duke Stjepan Vukčić Kosača	of Kosača	fl. 1435–1466	–1443 Tvrtko II of Bosnia, 1443–1461 Thomas of Bosnia, 1461–1463 Stjepan Tomašević Kingdom of Bosnia	[2]
	Duke Ivaniš Pavlović	of Pavlović	fl. 1441–1450	–1443 Tvrtko II of Bosnia, 1443–1461 Thomas of Bosnia Kingdom of Bosnia	[6]
	Duke, Herzog Vladislav Hercegović	of Kosača	fl. cca. 1465–1469	Matija Sabančić, 1465–1471 Sultan Mehmed II Kingdom of Bosnia (puppet monarchy)	[7]
	possibly Duke Petar II Pavlović	of Pavlović	fl. 1450–1463	1443–1461 Thomas of Bosnia, 1461–1463 Stjepan Tomašević Kingdom of Bosnia
Note: in some periods "term in office" overlapped Note: "Veliki vojvoda bosanski" transl. Grand Duke of Bosnia was established as an office and was first mentioned in 1333, but it was transformed into hereditary noble title in the beginning of the 15th century[8]

See also

• List of dukes of Bosnia
• List of rulers of Bosnia
• List of Bosnian consorts

References

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2. Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08260-4. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. Kurtović, Esad (2009). Veliki vojvoda bosanski Sandalj Hranić Kosača (PDF) (in Bosnian) (Historijske monografije; knj. 4 ed.). Institut za istoriju Sarajevo. ISBN 978-9958-649-01-1. Archived from the original (.pdf) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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7. Nakaš, Lejla (2011). Konkordancijski rjecnik cirilskih povelja srednjovjekovne Bosne (in Serbo-Croatian) (Posebna izdanja, knjiga X, svezak 1 ed.). Društvo za proučavanje srednjovjekovne bosanske historije. pp. 20, 21, 130, 135. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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