The Balsici

The founder of this house was one Balsa, a general under King Stefan Dusan, who became lord of Upper Zeta (Montenegro) and conquered northern Albania, +ca 1362, and had issue:

• A1. Stracimir Balsic, +as a monk 1372/73; 1m: Irene Duklina; 2m: Milica Mrnjavcevic
  • B1. Djuradj, Lord of Upper Zeta, Prince of Albania, +1403; m.ca 1386 Jelena Lazarevic (+1443)
    • C1. Balsa III, lord of Budva, *ca 1390, +1421; m.1407 Mara Thopia, dau.of Ct Nicheta Thopia
      • D1. Jelena, +1453; m.1424 Stefan Vuksic, Duke of St.Sava (+1466)
      • D2. Todora, +after 12.4.1445; m.Petar Vojsalic
  • B2. Gojko, +ca 1372
  • B3. Ivanis, +ca 1372
• A2. Djuradj Balsic, Lord of Trebinje, etc, conquered Skutari, etc, +1379; 1m: Olivera, dau.of Kralj Vukasin of Raska; 2m: 1372/75 Todora, dau.of Despot Dejan
  • B1. Konstantini, Lord of Scuria, Kroja and Dagno, +executed at Durazzo 1402; 1m: NN; 2m: Elena Thopia
  • B2. Jelisaveta, +1443; m.Rajko Moneta, a noble of Skutari
  • B3. Gojslava; m.Radic Stankovic, Voivode of Zahumlje
  • B4. Eudoxia, Despotine of Jannina; m.1402 Isaul Boundelmonti Acciaujuoli, Despot of Jannina (+1411)
  • B5. [illegitimate] Gjergj Balsic, a burgher of Venice 1392
• A3. Balsa II Balsic, Lord of Zeta and Durazzo, +k.a.1385; m.1372 Komnina Asen Komnenos
  • B1. Kraljica Rudjina, Lady of Valona, +after 1421; m.1391 Merxa Zarkovic
• A4. Voisava; m.ca 1370 Karolus Thopia, Pr of Albania (+1388)

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Last updated 30th January 2003