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military and noble title in use during the Middle Ages and the Modern period in the Western Balkans
Veliki Vojvoda

Veliki vojvoda (Serbian Cyrillic: велики војвода; from veliki = great and vojvoda = duke) was a military and noble title in use during the Middle Ages and the Modern period in the Western Balkans. It is often translated into "grand duke".


Middle Ages

Veliki vojvoda was a title used in Serbia in the Middle Ages and the Kingdom of Bosnia.

Serbia

It signified superiority over the other vojvodas.[1] The title-holder commanded the army on occasions when the monarch did not attend in military campaigns, usually with lesser important military operations inside the country, or when a detachment was sent to aid allies.[1] Another term used for the title was "standard-bearer" (stegonoša, Latin: vexilifer).[2]

There are also mentions of the title-holders in Serbian epic poetry regarding the Battle of Kosovo, such as Dimitrije.[8]

Bosnia

Modern period

Montenegro

The title was adopted in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš bore the title, as "Grand Duke of Grahovo".

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ćirković & Mihaljčić 1999, p. 72.
  2. ^ a b Etnografski institut 1958, p. 35.
  3. ^ a b Purković 1985, p. 22.
  4. ^ Jasna Bjeladinović-Jergić (2001). Зборник Етнографског музеја у Београду: 1901-2001. Етнографски музеј. pp. 119–. ISBN 9788678910081. У питању је велики војвода Никола Стањевић, који је познатији као ктитор цркве Св. Николе у Кончи. У хрисовуљи која је издата Хи- ландару 1366. године, цар Урош саопштава како га је непосредно замолио: „вољени властелин ...
  5. ^ Svetislav Mandić (1986). Velika gospoda sve srpske zemlje i drugi prosopografski prilozi. Srpska književna zadruga. p. 56. ISBN 9788637900122.
  6. ^ Blagojević 2001, pp. 241–242.
  7. ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 243.
  8. ^ Mitološki zbornik. Centar za mitološki studije Srbije. 2006. ... Дејановић био је „угледни војвода" Димитрије, а у њиховим повељама се помиње као "суродник", „брат" и „брат господства ми".24 Пре косовског боја се помиње велики војвода Димитрије када је повратио од Турака град Пирот, ...

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