Životni put posljednje bosanske kraljice Mare nakon propasti Bosanskog kraljevstva / The Life of the Last Bosnian Queen Mara After the Fall of the Bosnian Kingdom

Abstract

The growing Ottoman force during the mid 15th century endangered the sovereignty of the Bosnian medieval state. Shortly after, in 1463, the Bosnian Kingdom disappeared from the political map of European countries. In this chaos, the Bosnian nobility and the members of the Bosnian dynasty Kotromanići looked for the possibilities of salvation in the neighbouring Christian countries. The last Bosnian Queen Mara found at first shelter in Dubrovnik in October 1463 and then moved to the Venetian Split. Under unknown circumstances, ten years later, she was to be found within the Ottoman Empire where she remained. Our intention in this paper is to present the data related to the life of Queen Mara in refuge, her relationship with the Ragusans and her family members, i.e. the intrigues that followed her all up to her death.