Vojinović noble family

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Vojinović
Војиновићи
Country Medieval Serbia:
 Serbian Empire
Serbia Serbian Despotate
Estates
Titles voivode (military commander, Duke),
Grand Voivode,
Grand Župan,
caesar
Founded 1322, by Vojvoda Vojin
Final ruler Nikola Altomanović
Dissolution 1398
Ethnicity Serbia Serb

Vojinović (Serbian Cyrillic: pl. Војиновићи) was a medieval Serbian noble family which during the 14th century played an important role in the Serbian Empire, especially after the death of Emperor Dušan (King 1331–1346, emperor 1346–1355), when during collapse of Serbian Empire its representative Grand Dukes Vojislav Vojinović (around 1355–1363), and later his cousin Nikola Altomanović (1366–1373) were the strongest district masters in Medieval Serbia.

Its founder was Duke Vojin, which during the reign of Stefan Dečanski controlled areas around the Gacko. Over the years, their property is spread, and his heirs, Vojislav, and Nikola, held under his command area from the borders of Dubrovnik Republic, Bay of Kotor and Zvečan Fortress to Rudnik. The power of the last representative of Vojinović, broke the joint coalition that consisted of Prince Lazar (1371–1389) and the Ban Tvrtko (Ban 1353–1377, King 1377–1391), with the support of King of Hungary Louis I (1342–1382) who sent the Ban of Mačva Nikola Gorjanski Elder with 1000 Lancers, during summer and autumn of 1373. Holdings and lands of Vojisavljević House were split, and Nikola itself was captured and blinded in Užice Fortress, after which he received a small estate on which he died after 1398, when was the last time he was mentioned in sources as alive. During the 14th century the Vojinović family was connected with other Serbian patrician family, like House of Branivojević and House of Mladenović. The power of Vojinović family, left its mark in the Serbian folk tradition, so that they appear in the epic folk poetry, in Pretkosovski Cycle (Miloš Vojinović), and they are mentioned as builders and architects of Serbian medieval buildings in Vučitrn, Old Bridge (Vojinovića most) and fort (Vojinovića Kula).

They are also known as Altomanović.

Vojinović family members

  1. Vojin (1322–1347), Vojvoda of Stefan Dečanski, and Emperor Dušan,
    1. Miloš Vojinović, in service to the Emperor Dušan, participated in the sale of Ston and Pelješac to Dubrovnik, died after December 1332.
    2. Altoman Vojinović (1347–1359), married to Ratoslava Mladenović (Sister of subsequent Sebastokrator Branko Mladenović, father of Vuk Branković (1371–1391))
      1. Nikola Altomanović Vojinović (born 1348, died after the 1398, ruled 1366–1373), Grand Župan, after his father's death, in 1359, he was suppressed by uncle Vojislav, after whose death, 1363 he restored his lands.
    3. Vojislav Vojinović (around 1355–1363), grand duke, married to Goislava
      1. Dobrivoj, after his father's death, in 1363, while was still a child, suppressed by his cousin Nikola.
      2. Stefan, after his father's death, in 1363, while was still a child, suppressed by his cousin Nikola.
    4. Vojislava Vojinović, married to Brajko Branivojević, after his death in 1326, the young king Dušan intermediates to be released from prison in Dubrovnik.

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