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Vladislav Hercegović
Vladislav Hercegović ( sr-Cyrl, Владислав Херцеговић; 1426 or 1427 – 1489) was oldest son of Stjepan Vukčić. The Kosača noble family held lands in the region known as Humska zemlja, later named Herzegovina. Unlike his father, who quarreled with the Bosnian King Stjepan Tomaš for years, Knez Vladislav was loyal to the Bosnian throne. Citizenship of Ragusa He became citizen of the Republic of Ragusa by the charter dated 30 October 1435. It was customary for the republic to grant all the major Bosnian nobility a status of citizenry and republic's nobility, granting them a palace and a refuge in case of need in Dubrovnik. The City Council granted his father Stjepan and his brother Vlatko citizenship by the same charter. Political and military career During his father's reign Vladislav is known to have interfered with his affairs. During Second Konavle War and infighting, when in 1451, his father Stjepan Vukčić attacked the Republic of Ragusa i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Duke Of Bosnia
Grand Duke of Bosnia (, ) was a court title in the Bosnian medieval state, with its first holders being recorded around the middle of the 14th century. The title was bestowed by the monarch to its highest military commander, rarely two, usually reserved for the most influential and most capable among the highest most prominent Bosnian nobility highest Bosnian nobility. It was very much different from the Grand duke title found in Europe at the time. To interpret it as an office post rather than a court rank could be equally accurate, and although it was retained for life by a nobleman who gained it, it was not meant to be hereditary, at least not at first. although it was not hereditary at first, it served both purposes and was retained for life by a nobleman who gained it. However, in the last several decades of the Bosnian medieval state it became hereditary, which means it became more than just an office or a court rank. History Unlike usage in Western Europe or Central Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djed (leader Of The Bosnian Church)
This is a list of djed of the Bosnian Church. The title ''djed'' (literally "grandfather") was used of the head of the indigenous Bosnian Church from the late 13th century into the 15th. List of djed The first twelve names on the list below are found in a single column in Batalo's Gospel, a manuscript made for the Bosnian nobleman Batalo in 1393 and often called ''Red gospodina Rastudija'' (). They are listed in reverse order, with the name of the incumbent djed Rastudije first followed by his predecessors back to Ratko in the late 13th century. The list does not have dates for their reigns, but a few of them are known from other acts. If the list was complete at the time it was written down, then Ratko was either the first to use the title djed or represents a break in the history of the Bosnian church. J. V. A. Fine, Jr., ''The Bosnian Church: A New Interpretation'' (Boulder: East European Quarterly, 1975), pp. 155–57 and 215–19. *Ratko I (probably 1270s) *Boleslav *Miro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokol Fortress (Piva)
Sokol was a hill-side fortress located near the confluence of the rivers Piva and Tara, today south of the village of Šćepan Polje at the border of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's also referred to as ''Sokol grad'' and ''Soko''. The fortress was believed to have been mentioned as ''međurječje'' in 10th century sources, and became known as Sokol under the rule of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača in the 15th century. Below the fortress is the , a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Gallery Soko grad Scepan polje Pluzine.png, Ruins of the medieval fortress Soko Grad Stefan Vukcic and the war in Zeta 1441.jpg, Location of Fortress Soko in 1444, within the Duchy of Saint Sava 1441 Kosaca S V u Zeti.jpg, Fortress Soko in 1441, during the breakthrough of Herzog Šćepan to Lordship of Zeta. Hercegovački sandžak.png, Map of the Sanjak of Herzegovina The Sanjak of Herzegovina (; ) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piva (Drina)
The Piva (, ) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river runs through Montenegro for most of its course length, and in its last three kilometres marks the border between the two countries. Course The Piva emerges from the ''Sinjac'' wellspring (Cyrillic: Сињац; etymologically ''sinjac'' is derivative of ''sinji''/''sinje''/''sinja'', rooted in proto-slavic, and means having a blue tinge, bluish color, gray, gray-blue, so ''Sinjac'' could be translated in modern as ), which is also simply called ''Wellspring of Piva'' (; Cyrillic: Врело Пиве), situated near the Piva Monastery underneath of Golija mountain. After a kilometer or so, and before the artificial Lake Piva was formed, the waters from the well rushed into the river Komarnica (Cyrillic: Комарница) thus creating the Piva river for the next 34 km. However, Komarnica is part of an 86 km long river system ( Tušina→Bukovica→ Komarnica), so measured from the source o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Vojsalić
Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People mononymously known as Petar include: * * * Petar of Serbia ( – 917), early Prince of the Serbs * Petar of Duklja (), early archont in Dioclea * Petar Krešimir (died 1074/1075), King of Croatia and Dalmatia * Petar Delyan (r. 1040-1041), Bulgarian rebel, declared Emperor of Bulgaria Notable people with the name are numerous: * See also * Sveti Petar (other) * Petrov (other) * Petrić * Petričević Petričević ( sr-Cyrl, Петричевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an ea ... References {{reflist Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian mascu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubuški Fortress
Ljubuški Fortress, also known as Herceg Stjepan's Fortress (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Trvđava Herceg-Stjepana'') or the Old town of Ljubuški (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Stari grad Ljubuški'') is a medieval fortress in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Location The fortress of Herceg Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Stjepan Vukčić is located on the prominent top of the karstic rocky ridge of the Buturovice hill, which is located at the eastern end of Ljubuško polje. It was built on a solid, rocky position, at 396 meters a.s.l. In the period after the Bosnian War between 1992 and 1996, a Macadam, macadam road to the foothills was built. Historical information In the Middle Ages, Ljubuški was part of the ''župa'' of ''Večenike (Večerić)''. The fortress belonged to the Herzog of Saint Sava and Grand Duke of Bosnia, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, and is mentioned in 1452 in connection with the battles between him and his sons, Knez (title), Knez Vladis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imotski
Imotski () is a small town on the northeastern side of the Biokovo massif in the Dalmatian Hinterland of southern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town has a generally mild Mediterranean climate which makes it a popular tourist destination. Geography The town is located close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 km away from Posušje and 18 km from Grude. It is located 29 km away from the coast of Adriatic Sea ( Baška Voda). The nearest coastal town is Makarska, on the other side of the Biokovo massif. The town is located on the crossroad of D60 and D76 state roads and 20 km from the Sveti Ilija Tunnel. The A1 motorway is accessed at the Zagvozd Interchange, next to the D76 expressway. Imotski is known for its medieval fortress on the rocks of Blue Lake. Another phenomenon is the Red Lake which looks like an eye in the scenery. Both lakes are said to be connected with underground channels to the Adriatic Sea. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevesinje
Nevesinje ( sr-cyrl, Невесиње) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,162 inhabitants, while the municipality has 12,961 inhabitants. Geography The municipality of Nevesinje covers and is located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A large polje called Nevesinjsko polje dominates the municipality, and is encircled by the mountains of Crvanj to the north and northeast, Prenj to the northwest, and Velež (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Velež to the south and southwest. The entire municipality, as well as the entire region of eastern Herzegovina beyond municipal borders, has an average elevation of above sea level. History Annals of the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć mentioned Nevesinje in 1219, which is the earliest mention of Nevesinje in preserved historical sources. The ''župa'' (county) of Nevesinje was held by Serbian prince Stefan Konstantin between 1303–06. The Chronicle of the Priest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutjeska (river)
The Sutjeska ( sr-cyrl, Сутјеска, ; lit. "gorge or canyon") is a 35 km-long river in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a tributary of the Drina river, which it meets south of Foča. Geography The Sutjeska River could be considered the main river basin largely located within Sutjeska National Park itself. The Sutjeska divides Zelengora Mountain from Maglić, Volujak and Bioč mountains, and has carved an impressive canyon deep, and Tjentište valley through the middle of the park. Tributaries Tributaries of the Sutjeska are: * left tributaries are Klobučarica Creek, Jabučnica Creek, and Hrčavka River; * right tributaries are Suški Creek (also called Suha River or Creek Sušica), Prijevor Creek and Perućica Creek. Ecology and ichthyofauna Running mostly through the national park which mandates high level of protection, the river Sutjeska is rich in salmonides, mostly brown trout, and offers terrains for fly fishing. In its lower course the river is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
