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Tvrtko I of Bosnia
He inherited the banate from his uncle Stephen II. Displaced by his brother in 1366, he recovered power the following year.
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Key details
Birth: 1338 Approximate
Death: 1391 Documented
Role: Ban / King
Dynasty: Kotromanić · ES
Territories: Bosnia (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Ban · Bosnia · Banate Documented1353–1366Effective rule
Ban · Bosnia · Banate Documented1367–1377Effective rule
King · Bosnia · Reign Documented1377–1391Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Vladislav of Bosnia · ESPending reviewJelena Šubić · ESPending review
Partners
Dorothea of Bulgaria · ESPending review
Children
Dates and documentary notes
- governments · disputed attribution
- Vuk was proclaimed ban in February 1366; Tvrtko recovered extensive regions from March, facing eastern resistance until 1367 and consolidating power in 1369. The coronation of 1377 changed his rank; its location is disputed.
Sources for this profile
- Hrvatski biografski leksikon · Kotromanići
- Hrvatska enciklopedija · Tvrtko I Kotromanić
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Stjepan Tvrtko I., Bosnien, König
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
9 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
- BirthApproximate
1338
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathDocumented
1391
The authority record gives the death as 1391.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Vladislav of Bosnia
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Jelena Šubić
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Dorothea of Bulgaria
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (3/3 with a precise source)
- GovernmentDocumented
Ban · Bosnia · 1353–1366
The mandates and coronation of 1377 are documented. Intervals of disputed control in 1366–1367 are represented separately; the precise coronation site remains disputed. - GovernmentDocumented
Ban · Bosnia · 1367–1377
The mandates and coronation of 1377 are documented. Intervals of disputed control in 1366–1367 are represented separately; the precise coronation site remains disputed. - GovernmentDocumented
King · Bosnia · 1377–1391
The mandates and coronation of 1377 are documented. Intervals of disputed control in 1366–1367 are represented separately; the precise coronation site remains disputed.
Successions (1/1 with a precise source)
- SuccessionDocumented
Bosnia · Stephen II of Bosnia → Tvrtko I of Bosnia · 1353
Tvrtko was the son of Vladislav, brother of the deceased ban. Succession passed to the nephew; Stephen II's daughter Elizabeth had married into the Hungarian monarchy.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
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.
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