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This is a list of rulers of Bosnia, containing bans and kings of Medieval Bosnia.

Early rulers (1082–1136)

Picture	Name	House	Reign	Overlordship	Notes
	Stephen	Vojislavljević dynasty	fl. 1082–1101	Constantine Bodin Duklja	He was appointed governor of Bosnia by King Constantine Bodin of Dioclea (r. 1081–1101), his kinsman, sometime between 1082-5.
Annexed by the Vukanović dynasty (1101–1136)

Banate of Bosnia (1136–1377)

Picture	Name	House	Reign	Overlordship	Notes
Conquered by Béla II of Hungary in 1136; Ladislaus II of Hungary first held the title Duke of Bosnia 1137–1154
	Borić	Borićević	1154–1163	Beloš (1154–1158) Géza II (1158–1162) Stephen IV (1162–1163) Hungary
1167: Bosnia claimed by the Byzantine Empire
1180s: Bosnia claimed by the Kingdom of Hungary
	Kulin	Kulinić	1180–1204	Manuel I Comnenus (1180–1183) Byzantine Emeric I (1183–1204) Hungary
	Stephen	Kulinić	1204–1232
	Matej Ninoslav (Matthew Ninoslaus)	Kulinić	1232–1253
	Prijezda I	Kotromanić	1254–1287	Michael of Bosnia (1262–1266) Béla of Macsó (1266–1272) Stephen Gutkeled (1272–1273)
	Prijezda II	Kotromanić	1287–1290
	Stephen I	Kotromanić	1287–1314		In 1299, Paul I Šubić of Bribir took the title Lord of Bosnia (Bosniae dominus) and named his brother Mladen I Šubić of Bribir as the Bosnian Ban. From 1299–1304 Mladen I was at war with Stephen I.
	Paul	Šubić	1305–1312		In 1305, Paul I Šubić took the title Lord of Bosnia (Bosniae dominus).
	Mladen II	Šubić	1312–1322		Paul's eldest son Mladen II Šubić of Bribir was Lord of Bosnia from 1312–1322. In 1314, Mladen II appoints Stephen II Kotromanić, his former enemy, as vassal in Bosnia.
	Stephen II	Kotromanić	1322–1353
	Tvrtko I	Kotromanić	1353–1366
	Vuk	Kotromanić	1366–1367
	Tvrtko I (2nd time)	Kotromanić	1367–1377

Kingdom of Bosnia (1377–1463)

All Bosnian kings added the honorific Stephen to their baptismal name upon accession.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Tvrtko I 26 October 1377 – 10 March 1391		1338 son of Vladislav Kotromanić and Jelena Šubić	Dorothea of Bulgaria Ilinci 8 December 1374 no children	10 March 1391 aged 53
Dabiša 10 March 1391 – 8 September 1395		after 1339 illegitimate son of Vladislav Kotromanić	Jelena Gruba one daughter	8 September 1395 Kraljeva Sutjeska
Jelena Gruba 8 September 1395 – 1398		born to the House of Nikolić	Stephen Dabiša one daughter	after 1399
Stephen Ostoja 1398–1404 1409–1418		illegitimate son of Vladislav Kotromanić or Tvrtko I	(1) Vitača no children (2) Kujava one son (3) Jelena Nelipčić no children	after 23 March 1418
Stephen Ostojić 1418–1421		son of Stephen Ostoja and Kujava	never married	1421
Tvrtko II 1404–1409 1421 – November 1443		illegitimate son of Tvrtko I	Dorothy Garai no children	November 1443
Radivoj anti-king 1432–1435		illegitimate son of Stephen Ostoja	Catherine of Velika three sons	June 1463
Thomas 1443 – 10 July 1461		illegitimate son of Stephen Ostoja	(1) Vojača one son (2) Katarina Kosača two children	10 July 1461
Stephen Tomašević 10 July 1461 – 5 June 1463		son of Stephen Thomas and Vojača	Jelena Branković Smederevo 1 April 1459 no children	5 June 1463 beheaded

Pretenders and titular kings

See also

• List of Bosnian consorts
• List of dukes of Bosnia
• List of grand dukes of Bosnia
• High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. Edgar Hösch, The Balkans: a short history from Greek times to the present day, Vol 1972, Part 2, pages 68 and 83. Google Books
2. Vjekoslav Kljaic, Geschichte Bosniens von den ltesten Zeiten bis zum Verfalle des K nigreiches, p. 61 (in German)
3. Fine's The Late Medieval Balkans, p. 17

Sources

• Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1250. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1991) . The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1994) . The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina history-related lists
• Bans of Bosnia
• Pretenders to the Bosnian throne
• Lists of European rulers
• Heads of state of Bosnia
• Bosnian monarchs