Kujava
| Kujava Radinović | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Bosnia | |
| Tenure | 1399–1404 1409–1415 |
| Spouse | Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia |
| Issue | Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia |
| House | House of Kotromanić |
| Father | Radin Jablanić |
Kujava Radinović was the second wife of King Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia and as such she was Queen of Bosnia from 1399 to 1404 and again from 1409 to 1415. She was the daughter of the nobleman Radin Jablanić.
Kujava married King Ostoja in 1399, shortly after he repudiated his first wife, Queen Vitača. Ostoja gained support of the noble family of Radenović by marrying Kujava, as they were closely related to the new queen consort. Kujava is first mentioned as queen in a charter dating from 5 February 1399. Queen Kujava resided in Bobovac along with her husband and son, Stephen Ostojić. When her husband was deposed in 1404, he left Bobovac and fled to Hungary, but Kujava and Stephen remained in Bosnia. The crown was given to Kujava's nephew, King Tvrtko II. Tvrtko II himself was deposed in 1409 when Kujava's husband returned from exile and resumed the throne.
Queen Kujava's marriage started falling apart in 1415. Prince Pavle Radenović, Kujava's brother or cousin, was killed in a plot set by Kujava's husband. Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić died soon after, leaving behind a wealthy widow, Jelena Nelipčić. Seizeing the opportunity, Ostoja repudiated Kujava and married the widowed duchess. His complicity in the plot and murder of Pavle Radenović outraged the magnates, who sharply denounced him at a stanak. The 16th century Ragusan historian Mavro Orbini wrote that even his son sided against him, resenting the treatment of his mother and the union with Jelena.
In 1418, Kujava's former husband died and their son was elected king. Kujava was now recognized as queen mother and suddenly became very influential and powerful, de facto ruling along with her son. Her son's short reign was marked by Queen Kujava's conflicts with Queen Jelena. Their conflicts stopped in the summer of 1419, when Stephen imprisoned his stepmother. Jelena died under suspicious circumstances in 1422.
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