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Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca

Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca

Male 1404 - 1466  (62 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca 
    Birth 1404 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1466 
    Person ID I669546  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

    Father Hran Vukovic   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F294643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jelena Balšic   d. 1453 
    Marriage 1424 
    Children 
     1. Vlatko Hercegovic,   b. Abt 1426   d. 1489, Rab Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +2. Vladislav Hercegovic,   b. Abt 1427   d. 1487-1489, Rab Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +3. Katarina Kosaca,   b. 1424   d. 25 Nov 1478, Roma, Latium, Italia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F294644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

    Family 2 Varvara del Balzo   d. 1459 
    Marriage 1455 
    Children 
     1. Stjepan Hercegovic   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F294645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

    Family 3 Cecilie   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1460 
    Family ID F294646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

  • Notes 
    • Grand Voivode ( Herzog ) of Bosnia , Lord of Zahumlje and Primorje and also Duke of Saint Sava . It was Stephen's ducal title "Herzog" that gave rise to the name Herzegovina when he asserted the independence of the territory in 1435 and 1448. The title is today carried in the name of the country Bosnia and Herzegovina , and in the name of the Montenegrin city of Herceg Novi .
      After 1320s, Zahumlje and Travunia became part of the Bosnian kingdom. In a document sent to Friedrich III on January 20 , 1448 , Stephen Vuk Kosa styled himself Duke of Saint Sava , lord of Hum and Primorje, Grand Herzog of the Bosnian kingdom (Herzog means duke in German) and so the lands he controlled became (much later) known as Herzog's lands or Herzegovina.

      On 15 February 1444, Stephen signed a treaty with Alfonso V , king of Aragon and Naples, becoming his vassal in exchange for king's help against Stephen's enemies, namely Bosnian king Stjepan Tomaš , duke Ivaniš Pavlovic and Venice. In the same treaty Stefan promised to pay regular tribute to Alfonso instead to Ottoman sultan as he did until then.
      Stephen Vuk died in 1466, and was succeeded by his eldest son Vladislav Hercegovic . In 1482 he was overpowered by Ottoman forces led by Stephen Vuk youngest son, Ahmed Hercegovic , who accepted Islam . In the Ottoman Empire, Herzegovina was organized as a province ( sanjak ) within the state ( pashaluk ) of Bosnia. The name of the country was changed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1853, as a result of a twist of political events. It was part of the Ottoman Empire for a bit less than four centuries.
      Stephen founded the Orthodox Zagrade Monastery near his realm's seat in Herceg Novi, modern-day Montenegro .



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