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3 unusual facts about Tvrtko I of Bosnia


Tvrtko I of Bosnia

He built, and in 1382 opened the ports of Brstanik near Počitelj and Sveti Stefan, now known as Herceg Novi in Bay of Kotor Monte Negro as a line of defence from Dubrovnik and Kotor.

Finally his forces reached Vrane and freed the rebels from the Hungarian rule that were being besieged there.

The ceremony took place in December 1374 in Saint Ilija (today's Ilinci) near Šid.


John Horvat

Horvat's ally was Elizabeth's first cousin, King Tvrtko I of Bosnia, who appointed him and his brothers governors of Usora.

Ljubinje

From 1324 to 1326 this part of Hum was occupied by Bosnia's Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić, whose heir Tvrtko I had by 1373 extended the borders of the Bosnian state southwards to take in the whole of Hum.


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