Back Герцагства Святога Савы Byelorussian Херцогство на свети Сава Bulgarian Vojvodstvo Svetog Save BS Vévodství svatého Sávy Czech Herzogtum des heiligen Sava German Βοεβοδάτο του Αγίου Σάββα Greek Ducado de San Sava Spanish Püha Sava hertsogkond Estonian Ducato di San Sava Italian Księstwo Świętego Sawy Polish

Duchy of Saint Sava

Duchy of Saint Sava
1448–1482
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War in Zeta (1441–1444). Duchy of Stephen Vukcic Kosaca annexed Upper Zeta. Conquered the city of Bar, with the fortress (now Old Bar) in Lower Zeta.
War in Zeta (1441–1444). Duchy of Stephen Vukcic Kosaca annexed Upper Zeta. Conquered the city of Bar, with the fortress (now Old Bar) in Lower Zeta.
CapitalBlagaj
Largest cityHerceg-Novi
GovernmentFeudal state
Historical eraLate Medieval
• Established
1448
• Disestablished
1482
 Succeeded by
Sanjak of Herzegovina
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Duchy of Saint Sava[1][2][3][4][5][6] (Serbo-Croatian: Vojvodstvo Svetog Save, Војводство Светог Саве) was a late medieval polity in southeastern Europe, that existed from 1448 up to 1482, when it was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire. It was ruled by the Kosača noble family, who held the title "Duke of Saint Sava" (Serbo-Croatian: Herceg od Svetog Save, Херцег од Светог Саве). Their domains included southern parts of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, extending to southern parts of modern-day coastal Croatia, northwestern Montenegro and southwestern Serbia. Its founder, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (duke since 1448), titled himself Herceg of Saint Sava,[7][8][9][10][11] a title which would later give rise to the new name to the region: Herzegovina, and will be also used by the Ottomans as Hersek Sancağı (Sanjak of the Herzeg), designating the Sanjak of Herzegovina.[12]

In various sources, and historiographical traditions, the name of the duchy is recorded or used in several forms, varying mostly in the way the name of Saint Sava is spelled in different languages: Latin: Ducatus Sancti Sabbae,[13][14] Italian: Ducato di San Sabba,[15] German: Herzogtum des hl. Sava.[16] In English historiography, forms such as the "Duchy of Saint Sava" or "Duchy of St. Sava" were used since the 19th century.[17]

  1. ^ Miller 1923, p. 574.
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, t. 15 (1953), p. 756.
  3. ^ Pitcher 1972, p. 71.
  4. ^ Zlatar 1992, p. 374, 414.
  5. ^ Nicol 1997, p. XV.
  6. ^ Kozličić, Bratanić & Uglešić 2011, p. 35: "Herzegovina’s real name was Duchy of St. Sava (Ducatus Sancti Sabbae)"
  7. ^ Fine 1994, p. 578.
  8. ^ Bataković 1996, p. 21.
  9. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 106.
  10. ^ Bataković 2005, p. 82.
  11. ^ Behmen 2009, p. 208.
  12. ^ Šabanović 1959, p. 44-46.
  13. ^ Fresne 1746, p. 126.
  14. ^ Zirdum 1977, p. 196.
  15. ^ Orbini 1601, p. 380-382.
  16. ^ Vogel, Walther (1925): Dan neue Europa und seine historisch-geografischen Grudlagen. Paderborn: Salzwasser Verlag, p. 336.
  17. ^ Evans 1876, p. LI, 217, 300, 302.

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