Balsici ( Serbian. Balsihi ) - or descendants of Balsi ( Serbian. Baosha ), a sovereign family that ruled in the Principality of Zeta , Walloon despotate and Albania in 1356-1421.
| Balshichi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A country | Serbia Zeta Albania |
| Founder | Balsha I |
| The last ruler | Balsha III |
| Year of foundation | 1356 |
| Titles | |
| ban lord the prince despot | |
Content
Family History
The founder of the clan is Balsha I , who in 1356 became the ban (ruler) of the Zeta, which became independent after the collapse of the Serbian kingdom [1] . The first of the Balshich clan to receive historical fame was George I Balshich (Juraj I), who ruled from 1373 to 1379; he and his subjects joined in 1368 the Roman Catholic Church. Part of his vast possessions was taken from him by the Bosnian ban Stepan Tvertko .
After the death of George I, power passed to his brother, Balshe II , who died in the battle with the Turks in 1385, leaving his possessions to the son of his brother, George II Stratimirovich (1385-1405); the latter, according to Lyubomir Kovachevich , entered into Serbian epic poetry under the name of Ban Stračinić. George II in 1393, being a prisoner, gave the city of Skadar to the Turks for his freedom, but in 1395 he again captured it and gave this city to Venice .
The son of George II, Balsha III (1405-1421) waged a war with Venice all his life. After his death, Serbia and Venice shared his possessions.
The Balshich Dynasty (1356-1421)
- 1356–1368 Balsha I
- 1368–1373 Stratimir , son of Balsha I.
- 1373–1379 George I , son of Balsha I
- 1379-1385 Balsha II , son of Balsha I, from 1382 the prince of Albania
- 1385-1405 George II , son of Stratimir
- 1405-1421 Balsha III , son of George II
Notes
- ↑ According to the Montenegrin tradition, Balsha was a relative of the Nemanichs and descended from Vukan II , the son of Stephen I Nemani, on the female side. Therefore, after Vukashin Mrnyavchevich came to power, who was called the culprit of the death of Stefan Uros V , Balshichi proclaimed their independence from the “regicide”.
Montenegrin reigning dynasty / Historical background I. Ya. Vatslika. - St. Petersburg: Printing House of V.V. Komarov, 1889. - S. 4-6. - 23 p.
Literature
- Balshichi // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Miyatovich , “Balsici” (“Glasnic”, vol. 49., 1881);
- Hopf K. "Geschichte Griechenlands im Mittelalter";
- Makushev , “Slavs in Albania”;
- Miclosich , "Monumenta serbica";
- Lubitsch , "Monumenta Slavorum mendionalium".
- Sychev , "Book of Dynasties."
- Montenegrin reigning dynasty / Historical background I.Ya. Watslik. - St. Petersburg: V.V. Printing House Komarova, 1889 .-- S. 4-6. - 23 p.
Links
- BALŠIĆI (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment May 20, 2011.
- Novak Adžić. BALŠIĆI . Montenegrina . Date of treatment May 20, 2011. Archived April 2, 2012.
- Pushtimet e para osmane në Shqipëri (in Albanian)
- Die Balšići (in Serbian)