Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić | |
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Ban of Croatia, Grand Duke of Bosnia and Herzog of Split. | |
Hrvoje Vukčić in Hrvoje's Missal (1404)
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Spouse(s) | Jelena Nelipčić |
Issue
Balša Hercegović
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Noble family | House of Hrvatinić |
Father | Vukac Hrvatinić |
Born | 1350 Kotor |
Died | 1416 |
Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (ca. 1350–1416) was a Ban of Croatia, Grand Duke of Bosnia and Duke of Split. He was the most prominent member of the noble House of Hrvatinić and one of three major feudal lords in Medieval Bosnia. He was Grand Duke of Bosnia under three Bosnian kings: King Stjepan (Stephen) Tvrtko I, King Stephen Dabiša and King Stephen Ostoja. In 1403 he was named regent for Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia, and was made Duke of Split. He was Grand Duke of Bosnia under Bosnian King Tvrtko I.
Hrvoje was the eldest son of Duke Vukac Hrvatinić. He had three brothers: Vuk (who was Ban of Croatia), Dragiša and Vojislav. He was married to Jelena Nelipčić, granddaughter of the powerful Croatian noble Ivan I Nelipac (Prince Nelipić) and sister of Ivan III Nelipac (Ivaniš Nelipić). He is first mentioned in 1376 as being prince and knight during the reign of Hungarian king Louis I. The territories over which he reigned were the Lower Edges in Medieval Bosnia, facing Croatia and Slavonia westwards.