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Balkan military title From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veliki vojvoda (Serbian Cyrillic: велики војвода; from veliki = great and vojvoda = duke) was a military and noble title in use during the Middle Ages and the Modern period in the Western Balkans. It is often translated into "grand duke".
Veliki vojvoda was a title used in Serbia in the Middle Ages and the Kingdom of Bosnia.
It signified superiority over the other vojvodas.[1] The title-holder commanded the army on occasions when the monarch did not attend in military campaigns, usually with lesser important military operations inside the country, or when a detachment was sent to aid allies.[1] Another term used for the title was "standard-bearer" (stegonoša, Latin: vexillarius).[2]
There are also mentions of the title-holders in Serbian epic poetry regarding the Battle of Kosovo, such as Dimitrije.[8]
The title was adopted in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš bore the title, as "Grand Duke of Grahovo".
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