Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia
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Stephen Tomašević or Stephen II was the last sovereign from the Bosnian Kotromanić dynasty, reigning as Despot of Serbia briefly in 1459 and as King of Bosnia from 1461 until 1463.
A detail of the painting of the King kneeling in front of Christ, painted by Lovro Dobričević in c. 1460
The acquisition of the Smederevo Fortress in 1459 was an important but short-lived success.
Pope Pius II's memoirs provide a major insight into Stephen Tomašević's reign.
Putative remains of King Stephen
Thomas of Bosnia
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Stephen Thomas, a member of the House of Kotromanić, reigned from 1443 until his death as the penultimate king of Bosnia.
Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia
…sovereign from the Bosnian Kotromanić dynasty, reigning as Despot of Serbia briefly in 1459 and as King of Bosnia from 1461 until 1463. Stephen's father, King Thomas, had great ambitions for him. An attempt to expand into Croatia by marrying Stephen to a wealthy noblewoman failed, and negotiations for a marital…
Blagaj Fort, contested between Thomas and his brother-in-law
Mehmed, painted by a follower of Gentile Bellini
Smederevo Fortress, an important, but not lasting, acquisition
Restored chapel among the ruins of Bobovac