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 (1380–1448).

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".

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See also

  • velikaš (magnate)
  • veliki čelnik
  • veliki župan
  • veliki kaznac

References

  1. Ćirković & Mihaljčić 1999, p. 72.
  2. Etnografski institut 1958, p. 35.
  3. Purković 1985, p. 22.
  4. Jasna Bjeladinović-Jergić (2001). Зборник Етнографског музеја у Београду: 1901-2001. Етнографски музеј. pp. 119–. 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.
  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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