Radič Sanković ( sr-cyr, Радич Санковић; died 1404) was powerful Bosnian nobleman and magnate in the

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during the reign of Stephen Dabiša (1391-1395) and Queen

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(1395-1398). He allied himself with usurper Stephen Ostoja (1398-1404) during the civil wars, until his death in 1404. With the title of '' vojvoda'' (), he held territories in present-day

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, including Župa Valley with Glavatičevo as its center,

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, parts of

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and most of

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Life

Radič was the son of Sanko Miltenović, the eponymous founder of the House of Sanković (the progenitor was Dražen Bogopenec, a lord of Hum under

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, fl. 1306). He and his brother Beljak inherited the lands of

and

(in

) and part of Konavli (southernmost

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) upon the death of his father. He had brothers Beljak, Budelja, Sančin and sister Dragana. In 1388, he and fellow nobleman

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led the Bosnian army against the

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at Bileća. In 1392, Radič and Beljak tried to sell Konavli to the

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. The same year on May 15, he issued a charter to Dubrovnik merchants enabling them to trade on his territories. However, a council meeting was convoked by the king and nobility who objected the sale. Grand duke

(of Kosače) and knez Pavle Radinović (of Pavlovići) were sent against Radič in December 1391 after receiving the council's blessings. The two captured Radič and occupied Konavli, dividing it between themselves, despite protests from Ragusa. Vuković died shortly after this, and was succeeded by his nephew

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

, who continued to struggle against Radič. Radič regained freedom in 1398, immediately seeking to restore his lost lands, becoming an important ally of Stephen Ostoja. In 1399, he sold the Lisac field to Ragusa for 500 perpers.''Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini, Vol. 20'', 1908, p. 422 He also became a member of the Ragusan Great council. Radič participated in the Bosnian-Dubrovnik War in 1403-1404, leading the attacks on Dubrovnik in the name of Ban Stjepan Ostoja. Hranić captured and blinded Radič, and held him in prison until his death in 1404. The area of Nevesinje to the coast was taken by Hranić.

References

Sources

* * John V.A. Fine. (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest''. The University of Michigan Press. . Google Books
/small> * Mišić, S. (2008). Povelja Beljaka i Radiča Sankovića Dubrovniku. Stari srpski arhiv, (7), 113-127. {{DEFAULTSORT:Radic Sankovic Kingdom of Bosnia 1404 deaths Sanković noble family 14th-century Bosnian people Dukes of Bosnia Bosnian magnates Glavatičevo People of the Banate of Bosnia