Bosansko-ugarski odnosi kroz prizmu braka Ludovika I Velikog i Elizabete, kćerke Stjepana II Kotromanića / Relations Between Bosnia and Hungary Through the Prism of the Marriage Between Louis the Great and Elizabeth, the Daughter of Stjepan II Kotromanić

Abstract

The paper analyzes the influence of Queen Elizabeth on Bosnian-Hungarian relations from her marriage to the Hungarian King Louis I in 1353 until her death in 1387. The most significant events which the problem is considered from are the submitting of Hum to Hungary as Elizabeth’s dowry and the struggle for the Hungarian throne which occurred after Louis’ death. The author considers the cultural and historical segment of the personality profile of this Bosnian Princess and Hungarian Queen. The basic problem which we attempted to disclose was the legal status of the dowry between the two dynasties, the relation of the Bosnian Princess towards the interests of the dynasty she originated from and the position of the woman-ruler in the second half of the 14th century.