The Dukes of St.Sava

This family descended from one Vuk of the house of Kosaca; he had two sons:

• A1. Vlatko Vukovic, Gov of Croatia
• A2. Hranja, Grand Voivode of Bosnia; m.Anka; they had issue:
  • B1. Sandalj Hranic Kosaca, Grand Voivode of Bosnia, Knez of Zahumlje, +1435; 1m: NN; 2m: 1396 Jelena N; 3m: 1405 Katarina, dau.of Vuk Vukcic, Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia; 4m: Jelena, dau.of Knez Lazar of Serbia
    • C1. Stefan Vuksic Kosaca, Gr Voivode of Bosnia, Lord of Zahumlje and Primorje, Duke of St.Sava, +1466; 1m: 1424 Jelena of Zeta (+1453); 2m: 1455 Varvara (possibly of the del Balzo family); 3m: Cecilie, a German lady
      • D1. Vladislav, Duke of St.Sava, Lord of Krain, *ca 1427, +1487/89; m.1455 Kyra Ana, dau.of Georgios Kantakuzenos
        • E1. Petar Balsa, Duke of St. Sava, +after 1511; m.Quirina, dau.of Francesco Quirini, Archbishop of Sebenico and Lesina
          • F1. Matija Balsa, Duke of St.Sava, +ca 1533; m.Irina Jaksic (+after 1539)
            • G1. Miklos Balsa, Duke of St.Sava, +after 1556
              • H1. Ivan
              • H2. Andrija
              • H3. Tomas
              • H4. a daughter
            • G2. a daughter, +after 1552
          • F2. Vladislav Hercegovic, a monk, +after 1514
      • D2. Vlatko Hercegovic, Duke of St.Sava, *ca 1426, +on the Island of Rab ca 1489; 1m: 1455 N von Cilli; 2m: 1474 Margherita di Marzano
        • E1. Jovan Hercegovic, Duke of St.Sava, +after 1546; m.Sofia Sossia, from Vicenza
          • F1. Vlatko; m.Taddea Belasij
            • G1. Giovanni, lived in Dubrovnik; m.Isabella Zorzi
              • H1. Vlatko, lived in Dubrovnik, +after 1570; m.N Loredano
                • I1. Elisabeta; m.1615 Angelo Zorzi
          • F2. Ferante; m.1564 Faustina Erizzo
          • F3. Isabella; m.Pompeo Avogrado
          • F4. Sava; m.1544 Paolo Boldu
        • E2. Marija; m.Antonio Pesare
      • D3. Stefan Hercegovic, became a Moslem and was Grand Vizier and Grand Admiral to the Sultan; m.1482 Fatima, dau.of Sultan Bayezid II; he left descendants
      • D4. Katarina, beatified, *1424, +Rome 25.11.1478, bur Ara Coeli, Rome; m.1446 King Stefan Tomas of Bosnia (+1461)
    • C2. Teodora, +1450; m.1421/22 Radoslav Pavlevic, Gr Voivode of Bosnia
  • B2. Vukac, +1432; m.Katharina N
  • B3. Vuk Hranic, +1425
    • C1. Ivan Vukovic
      • D1. Adam Vukovic

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