Marriages and Children
Bosnian Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić was married three times:
- daughter of Count Meinhard of Ortenburg in Carniola (concluded from sources, this remained an engagement only, the couple not having come to live together)
- daughter of a Tsar of Bulgaria, unclear which tsar, up to 1329 (historical connections place this marriage during the Serbian activities of Michael Asen III of Bulgaria, but the bride's identity and parentage remains unclear - she most probably was not Michael's daughter, but possibly a daughter of his some predecessor, or a female relative of his)
- Elizabeth of Kuyavia, daughter of Duke Casimir, nephew of Ladislaus the Short, king of Poland, since 1339
Bosnian Ban Stjepan II of Kotroman had at most three children:
- Vuk, who died during his father's lifetime
- Elizabeth of Bosnia, who married Hungarian King Louis I the Great on 20 June 1353. Having become the Regent of Hungarian kingdom, she was murdered in 1387. Born c 1340.
- Catherine, who married Herman I of Celje in 1361. She was the mother of Herman II, Count of Celje and died on 21 March 1385. Born c 1336. She may have been his niece rather than daughter.
Read more about this topic: Stephen II, Ban Of Bosnia
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