Stephen Tomašević

Stephen Tomašević was the last king of Bosnia, reigning from 1461 to 1463. He was part of the Kotromanić dynasty, which ruled Bosnia from the late 13th to the mid-15th century. This dynasty was founded by Stephen Kotroman, who ruled a portion of Bosnia from 1287 to 1316. His son, Stephen Kotromanić, became the independent lord of all Bosnia in 1322, expanding the territory to include Hum (later Hercegovina) and the Adriatic coastline.1

Under Stephen Kotromanić's nephew, Tvrtko I, Bosnia became the dominant power among the South Slavs, with Tvrtko crowning himself king in 1377. However, after Tvrtko's successors, internal conflicts and foreign intervention weakened the Bosnian state. Stephen Tomašević's reign ended with the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia in 1463, leading to his execution.1