Tvrtko II of Bosnia

Stephen Tvrtko II (died in November 1443) reigned as King of Bosnia from 1404 to 1409 and again from 1421 to his death. His reigns took place during a very turbulent part of Bosnian history.

Family connections

Tvrtko II was a member of the House of Kotromanić, son of King Tvrtko I of Bosnia. While it has been suggested that he was Tvrtko I's illegitimate son, it is generally accepted that he was his son by his queen, Dorothea of Bulgaria. In 1382, his father sent a charter to the Republic of Ragusa in which he mentioned a son of his, but not by name. Tvrtko's biographers assume that the son who was mentioned was indeed the future Tvrtko II; thus, if his mother was Queen Dorothea, who married King Tvrtko I in 1374, it can be concluded that Tvrtko II was born between 1374 and 1382.

King Tvrtko I died suddenly in 1391. Since Tvrtko II was still underage, Stephen Dabiša was elected king. Four years later, Dabiša himself is dead and his widow, Helen Gruba, is elected his successor. She was replaced in 1398 not by Tvrtko II, but by Tvrtko II's illegitimate half-brother, Stephen Ostoja.

First Reign as King of Bosnia

In 1404, the Bosnians under Hrvoje Vukčić (Ban of Croatia, Grand Duke of Bosnia and a Duke of Split), replaced Stephen Ostoja by his brother, Tvrtko II, because of his poor rule.

Marriage

King Tvrtko II was married to Dorothy Garai, a Hungarian noblewoman. They had no children.

Full title

By the Grace of God, King of Serbs, Bosnia, the Seaside, the Hum Land, the Western Lands, the Lower Edges, Usora, Soli and the Drina

Regnal titles
Preceded by Stephen Ostoja	King of Bosnia 1404–1409	Succeeded by Stephen Ostoja
Preceded by Stephen Ostojić	King of Bosnia 1421–1435	Succeeded by Radivoj Ostojić
Preceded by Radivoj Ostojić	King of Bosnia 1435–1443	Succeeded by Stephen Thomas

See also

• House of Kotromanić
• History of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Hrvoje Vukčić

External links

• Kotromanići by Željko Fajfrić