Stephen Tomašević
Son of Stephen Thomas and Vojača, he married Jelena, daughter of the Serbian despot Lazar Branković. The marriage accompanied his brief Serbian accession in 1459, before Smederevo’s fall.
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Key details
Birth: 1438 Approximate
Death: 1463 Documented
Role: King / Despot
Dynasty: Kotromanić · ES
Territories: Bosnia (ES) · Serbia (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Stephen Tomašević. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1459
- SerbiaDespot
View titles and jurisdictions
- Serbia · ESDespot · Effective rule1459–1459
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
How these titles came together
- 1461 · BosniaInheritance
The son of Stephen Thomas and Vojača succeeded his father. Catherine Kosača was his stepmother. The new king had briefly ruled Serbia through his marriage to Jelena Branković.
Selected explained accessions. Other titles remain in the profile’s list of recorded governments.
Sources for this profile
- Hrvatska enciklopedija · Esteban Tomašević
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Stjepan Tomašević, Bosnien, König
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
7 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
- BirthApproximate
1438
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathDocumented
1463
The authority record gives the death as 1463.
Family and relationships (1/2 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Stephen Thomas of Bosnia
The authority record identifies Stephen Thomas of Bosnia (GND 119348802) as father. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Jelena Branković
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Despot · Serbia · 1459–1459
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentDocumented
King · Bosnia · 1461–1463
Mandate and conquest at annual scale; the 1463 hatching retains the earlier territory during the first months and excludes the sultan's later provinces.Hrvatski biografski leksikon · Kotromanići · Stephen Tomašević: coronation in November 1461, conquest of Bobovac, retreat to Jajce/Ključ and execution during the campaign of 1463; disputed limits of the account.Hrvatska enciklopedija · Bosna i Hercegovina · Medieval history: Kulin, boundaries between the Drina and Grmeč; division in 1253; Usora/Soli in 1324; Vrhbosna/Hodidjed under Ottoman rule in 1435; conquest in 1463. The regional synthesis and Usora entry differ over incorporation around 1204.
Successions (1/1 with a precise source)
- SuccessionDocumented
Bosnia · Stephen Thomas of Bosnia → Stephen Tomašević · 1461
The son of Stephen Thomas and Vojača succeeded his father. Catherine Kosača was his stepmother. The new king had briefly ruled Serbia through his marriage to Jelena Branković.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.