Royal court in Sutjeska

Royal Court in Sutjeska was a medieval Bosnian court, residence and administrative seat of the Bosnian king, from mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century, located in present-day Kraljeva Sutjeska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Medieval royal court of Bosnian kings in Sutjeska
Bosnian: Stolno misto
Medieval royal court of Bosnian kings in Sutjeska
Royal court Sutjeska
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeRoyal residence / court
  • Royal residence (14th–15th c.)
  • Royal chapel
Architectural styleRomanesque, Gothic
Town or cityKraljeva Sutjeska
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44.122081°N 18.201521°E / 44.122081; 18.201521
Construction startedc. mid–14th century
Demolished1463
ClientBosnian bans and kings
Ownerstate, (proscribed by KONS)
Technical details
Structural systemVarious low buildings surrounding courtyards, pavilions, gardens and royal chapel
Size2,500 to 5,000 m2 (27,000 to 54,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Engineerunknown (probably local-traditional)

In its close proximity is the location of medieval royal castle of Bobovac, the crown jewels of Bosnia were held. The royal chapel in Bobovac consisted the burial chamber of several Bosnian kings and queens. Nine skeletons have been found in the five tombs located in the mausoleum. The identified skeletons belong to kings Dabiša, Ostoja, Ostojić, Tvrtko II and Thomas. It is assumed that one of the remaining skeletons belongs to the last king, Tomašević, decapitated in Jajce on the order of Mehmed the Conqueror. Only one of the skeletons, found next to that of King Tvrtko II, is female and assumed to belong to Tvrtko II's wife, Queen Dorothy.[2]

The court in Trstionica (present-day Kraljeva Sutjeska) was established by Ban of Bosnia, Stjepan II Kotromanić. The compound consisted of several buildings, chapel, and the nucleus of what will later become Kraljeva Sutjeska Franciscan Monastery.

above insignia: Latin: Trstivnica (Trstionica medieval village & river) - Latin: Curia Bani / Regis (transl. Ban's / Royal Office) below insignia: Bosnian Cyrillic: Сɣmѣскɖ ɴɖшє сmоʌɴо ʍѣсmо (Bosnian: Sutjeska naše stolno mjesto, transl. Sutjeska ours ruling seat)

See also

References
  1. "Rulers' court of the 14th & 15th c. in Kraljeva Sutjeska". old.kons.gov.ba (in English and Bosnian). Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Mediaeval Royal Castle of Bobovac". old.kons.gov.ba (in English and Bosnian). Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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