Vukac Hrvatinic
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Vukac Hrvatinić was a Duke
Duke
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 in the service of Ban
Ban (title)
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 Tvrtko Kotromanić of Bosnia
Bosnia (region)
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. He was a member of the Croat House of Hrvatinić
House of Hrvatinic
Hrvatinić dynasty was a medieval Bosnian/Croatian noble house which ruled over various parts of Bosnia, Croatia and Dalmatia between the 13th century and the 15th century....

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In 1363 Bosnia was invaded by the Hungarian King. The city of Soko
Soko
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 on Pliva
Pliva
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 was defended by Vukac during the King's siege on 8-10 July. Vukac defended it so efficiently that the King practically became too bored to besiege it any further and retreated to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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Vukac had three sons:
  • Hrvoje
    Hrvoje Vukcic
    Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić was a Ban of Croatia, Grand Duke of Bosnia and a Herzog of Split. He was the most prominent member of the Croatian noble House of Hrvatinić and the strongest of the three main large feudalists of early feudal medieval Bosnia...

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  • Vuk,
  • Vojislav.
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