Stephen I, Ban Of Bosnia
Stephen I Kotromanić (Bosnian: Stjepan Kotromanić/Стјепан Котроманић) (1242–1314) was a Bosnian Ban from 1287 to 1290 jointly with Ban Prijezda II and 1290–1314 alone as a vassal of the Kingdom of Hungary. Internally, he was a vassal of the Banate of Croatia and Kingdom of Srem. He is the eponymous founder of the Bosnian ruling dynasty, the House of Kotromanić.
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