Vojvoda Vojin

Vojvoda Vojin
Vojin of Gacko / Vojvoda Vojin
Војвода Војин
Duke of Gacko (Hum)
Coat of arms Vojinovicgrb.png
1322-1347
Predecessor Unknown
Successor Altoman
Issue
Altoman (fl. 1359)
Vojislav
Miloš
Vojislava
Titles and styles
Lord of Gacko
Vojvoda
(Serbian Empire)
Noble House Vojinović

Vojin of Gacko or Vojvoda Vojin (Serbian: Војвода Војин; fl. 1322-1347[a]) was a Serb voivode (military commander, Duke) and magnate (velikaš) that held the province of Gacko, also known as Hum (in modern Herzegovina), in ca.1322-1347, serving King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1322–1331) and Emperor Stephen Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355). He is described as one of the most important nobles (velmoža) of King Stephen,[1] and when the King and his son Dušan entered a succession war, Vojin supported the son.[2] Vojin plundered Dubrovnik in August 1325,[3] and took part in the Battle of Velbazhd (1330), and the southern military campaigns of the Serbian Empire.

Vojin is the eponymous founder of the Vojinović noble family, which eventually became one of the most powerful families as provincial lords during the fall of the Serbian Empire. His sons Altoman and Vojislav were recognized as overlords of the Hum region (Herzegovina). His daughter Vojislava married nobleman Brajko Branivojević.[4]

Contents

Family

  • Miloš, mentioned as stavioca in 1333, died young
  • Altoman (d. 1359), veliki župan, married Ratoslava Mladenović (Branković)
  • Vojislav (d. 25.10.1363), veliki knez
  • Vojislava (also Voisava or Sela), married Brajko Branivojević

Notes

  1. ^ Time: He is first mentioned during the rule of Stephen Uroš III (1322–1331), and is succeeded by his son in 1347/1348. The date of his death is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Mihaljčić, p. 34
  2. ^ Grupa autora, p. 103
  3. ^ Fine, p. 264
  4. ^ Fine, p. 267

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