Late Middle Ages · Europe · Politics

1375

Tvrtko I crowned King of Bosnia and Serbia

1375

The Ban of Bosnia crowned himself at the monastery of Mileseva, claiming both the Bosnian and Serbian royal traditions as heir to the Nemanjic line. Under Tvrtko, Bosnia reached its greatest territorial extent, briefly rivaling Serbia and Hungary. His kingdom perched between Catholic west and Orthodox east, embracing both and belonging fully to neither.