House of Berislavić
Berislavić ([Beriszló] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) was a medieval Croatian[1] and Serbian noble family. According to a legend, they are descendants of Ban Borić of Bosnia.
The Berislavić family was divided in three groups (in accordance to their field of operation):
- Berislavići of Mala Mlaka
- Berislavići of Grabarje, they got their name from their land in Grabarje, near the Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
- Berislavići of Trogir
Stjepan Berislavić (Berislavići Grabanski) was a Serbian Despot.[2] He was executed by the Ottomans in 1535.[3][4] Stjepan's heir Ivan Berislavić converted to Islam in 17th century.[5]
Prominent members
- Franjo Berislavić, Count of Jajce
- Ivan Berislavić
- Petar Berislavić, Ban of Croatia (1513-1520) (Berislavići Trogirski)
- Ivaniš Berislavić, Serbian despot (1503-1514)
- Stjepan Berislavić, also Stevan Berislavić, and titular despot of Serbia (1514-1536)
References
- ^ Povijest Hrvata od najstarijih vremena do svršetka XIX stoljeća
- ^ Nadilo, Branko (2004) Utvrde. Građevinar 56,12:775-783 (The Citadels)
- ^ Karbić, M. Hrvatsko plemstvo u borbi protiv Osmanlija, primjer obitelji Berislavića Grabarskih iz Slavonije. Povijesni prilozi 31,31:71-85, 2006 (Croatia's nobility in fight against the Ottomans, an example of the Berislavić Grabarski family from Slavonia)
- ^ Hrvatska enciklopedija, sv.III:375 (Croatian Encyclopedia)
- ^ Bosna Franciscana 10, 17. Franjevačka teologija Sarajevo, 2002 (Franciscan Faculty of Theology Sarajevo)
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