Kujava Radinović
| 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.
Queenship
Kujava married King Ostoja in 1399, shortly after he repudiated his first wife, Queen Vitača.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Queen Kujava's marriage started falling apart in 1415. Prince Pavle Radenović, Kujava's brother or cousin,[4] was killed in a plot set by Kujava's husband. Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić died soon after, leaving behind a wealthy widow, Jelena Nelipčić.[4] Seizeing the opportunity, Ostoja repudiated Kujava and married the widowed duchess.[4] 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.[5]
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.
Intrigues
Kujava's son was dethroned in favour of Tvrtko II in 1420. He died before April 1422, when Kujava asked the Ragusan authorities to intervene with Tvrtko on her behalf.[6] Nevertheless she set about seeking revenge for her son's deposition. She received support from the Republic of Ragusa during its hostility towards Tvrtko, and conspired with certain magnates to dethrone him.[7] She failed in her endeavour to enthrone Vuk Banić, a purpoted relative of the royal family, and Vuk had to flee to Ragusa along with some other conspirators. In March 1423 Tvrtko reprimanded Ragusa for allowing Vuk to exchange letters with his aunt, while Vuk himself maintained that he had never contacted her. The former queen then attempted to make use of the souring relations between Tvrtko and some of his vassals. With this in mind, she turned to Ragusa, but it is not clear what exactly she wanted. Ragusan authorities tried to reconcile her with Tvrtko, and also intervened on her behalf with Sandalj Hranić Kosača and the Zlatonosović family. They also assisted her with her financial difficulties.[8] Kujava was still intriguing in 1426, secretly corresponding with Vuk. Her influence in the kingdom and abroad had waned considerably, however. Ragusan authorities, having settled their differences with Tvrtko, refused her appeal for financial aid.[9] In 1434, they again sent her gifts, this time through an envoy of another pretender, her husband's illegitimate son Radivoj Ostojić.[10]
Three sets of remains were discovered in a small tomb in the Bobovac chapel during archaelogical excavations in the 1960s, apparently reinterred there during the reign of Tvrtko II. They are believed to belong to Kujava, her former husband and her son.[11]
References
- ↑ Fine 2007.
- ↑ Euzebije Fermendžin, Acta Bosnae potissimum ecclesiastica cum insertis editorum documentorum regestis ab anno 925 usque ad annum 1752, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium, 1892
- ↑ Pavao Anđelić, Bobovac i kraljeva Sutjeska: stolna mjesta bosanskih vladara u XIV i XV stoljeću, Veselin Masleša, 1973
- 1 2 3 Fine 1994.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 75.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 81.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 103.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 104.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 117.
- ↑ Živković 1981, p. 174.
- ↑ Anđelić 1973, p. 92.
Bibliography
- Anđelić, Pavao (1973). Bobovac i Kraljeva Sutjeska: stolna mjesta bosanskih vladara u XIV i XV stoljeću (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo: Veselin Masleša.
- Draganović, Krunoslav (1942). Poviest hrvatskih zemalja Bosne i Hercegovine (in Serbo-Croatian). Hrvatsko kulturno društvo "Napredak". pp. 22–23.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp, Jr. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08260-4.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp, Jr. (2007). The Bosnian Church: Its Place in State and Society from the Thirteenth to the Fifteenth Century. Saqi. ISBN 0863565034.
- Živković, Pavo (1981). Tvrtko II Tvrtković: Bosna u prvoj polovini xv stoljeća (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo: Institut za istoriju. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-472-08260-4.
| Royal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Vitača |
Queen consort of Bosnia 1399–1404 |
Vacant Title next held by unknown wife of Tvrtko II |
| Preceded by unknown wife of Tvrtko II |
Queen consort of Bosnia 1409–1415 |
Vacant Title next held by Jelena Nelipčić |
| Bans of Bosnia (1254–1377) |   | |
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| Banitsas of Bosnia | ||
| Kings of Bosnia (1377–1463) | ||
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