Balša ( sr, Балша, transl. Balsha) is a
Serbian name
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Balša Božović
Balša Božović ( sr-cyr, Балша Божовић; born 10 May 1983 in Belgrade) is a Serbian politician, member of Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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, Serbian politician
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Balša Brković Balša Brković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Балша Брковић) (born 25 April 1966) is a Montenegrin writer, essayist and theatre critic. He is also editor of cultural section of daily newspaper Vijesti, and one of the prominent members of the p ...
, Montenegrin writer
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Balša Radunović
Balša Radunović (born August 5, 1980) is a retired professional Montenegrin basketball player. Standing at 2.06 m (6'10"), he played the forward-center
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, Montenegrin basketballer
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Balša Rajčević, Serbian artist
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House of Balšić, Serbian dynasty ruling Zeta
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Balša I
Balša ( sr-Cyr, Балша) or Balsha ( sq, Balsha) 1362) was a provincial lord of the Zeta in ca. 1362. He is the eponymous founder of the Balšić noble family.
Life
He was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor Dušan ...
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Balša II
Balša Balšić ( sr-cyr, Балша Балшић); or Balsha II ( sq, Balsha II) died September 18, 1385), known in historiography as Balša II, was the Lord of Lower Zeta from 1378 to 1385. He managed to expand his borders towards the south; def ...
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Balša III
Balša III ( sr-cyr, Балша III) or Balsha III ( sq, Balsha III) (1387 – 28 April 1421, in Belgrade) was the fifth and last ruler of Zeta from the Balšić noble family, from April 1403 to April 1421. He was the son of Đurađ II and Jele ...
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Balša Hercegović }, 1455) was the titular "Duke of St. Sava" (dux sancti Save), as son of Vladislav Hercegović, the '' Duke of Saint Sava'', sprung from the marriage to Byzantine princess Anna Kantakouzene. Historian D. Lovrenović noted that it was possible that ...
, medieval nobleman
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