Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Duchy of Saint Sava
1448–c. 1482
as a duchy, 1448–c. 1482. Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–22 May 1466), Grand Duke of Bosnia, styled himself "Herceg (Duke) of Saint Sava" around 1448 (upgraded from "Herceg of Hum and the Coast," 1448, to "of Saint Sava," c. 1449–1450), honoring the miracle-working relics of St. Sava at Mileševa in his territory.
- Existed
- 1448–c. 1482
- Shown on the map
- 1453–1474
- Peak area
- 3k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
as a duchy, 1448–c. 1482. Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–22 May 1466), Grand Duke of Bosnia, styled himself "Herceg (Duke) of Saint Sava" around 1448 (upgraded from "Herceg of Hum and the Coast," 1448, to "of Saint Sava," c. 1449–1450), honoring the miracle-working relics of St. Sava at Mileševa in his territory. (An outlier claim dating this to 1419 is an error, since he was only about fifteen then.) From the German Herzog → Slavic herceg + the suffix -ovina comes the regional name Herzegovina (Ottoman Hersek Sancağı, "Sanjak of the Herzog"). His capital was at Blagaj (also Soko, Novi/Herceg-Novi, Ključ). In 1470 Herzegovina was separated from the Sanjak of Bosnia and organized into the Sanjak of Herzegovina; his son Vlatko was the last herceg (to c. 1481/82).
Common questions
- What was the Duchy of Saint Sava?
- as a duchy, 1448–c. 1482. Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–22 May 1466), Grand Duke of Bosnia, styled himself "Herceg (Duke) of Saint Sava" around 1448 (upgraded from "Herceg of Hum and the Coast," 1448, to "of Saint Sava," c. 1449–1450), honoring the miracle-working relics of St. Sava at Mileševa in his territory.
- When did the Duchy of Saint Sava exist?
- The Duchy of Saint Sava existed 1448–c. 1482. On this map it is drawn 1453–1474.
- How large was the Duchy of Saint Sava?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Duchy of Saint Sava covered about 3,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Duchy of Saint Sava en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Saint_Sava
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