Milten Draživojević

{{Short description|14th century Bosnian nobleman}}

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| noble family = Bogopanković (Sanković)

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Milten Draživojević{{Cref2|a}} ({{lang-sr-cyr|Милтен Драживојевић}}; {{floruit}} 1332–43) was a Bosnian župan (county lord) in the land of Hum, who is mentioned as serving the Banate of Bosnia between 1332 and 1335 and thereafter the Kingdom of Serbia. He was known for robbing the Republic of Ragusa.

Milten was the son of Dražen Bogopenec (fl. 1306), known from sources as a robber.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|pp=18–19}} The family (later known as Bogopanković) was prominent in the early 14th century, although information is scarce.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=19}} Milten is mentioned for the first time in 1332, as a follower of Bosnian Ban Stephen II.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=19}} Hum was a border province between Serbia and Bosnia, and became part of Bosnia in the 1320s.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|pp=19–20}}

In May 1335, Milten and his relative Vidomir looted Ragusan Manuçe de Mençi in Onogošt (Nikšić).{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|pp=19–20}} On 24 May 1335, Milten and his son Sanko "from Zagorje" (de Sacorie) are mentioned as Bosnian subjects.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=20}} The next year, on 5 July 1336, vojvoda Ružir and župan Milten are mentioned as Serbian subjects.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=20}} In autumn that year, King Stefan Dušan advocated reconciliation between Serbian feudals and the Republic of Ragusa, in which these two restless feudals are prominent.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=20}}

His son Sanko, a Bosnian magnate, is the eponymous founder of the Sanković family.

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{{Cnote2|a|The surname is rendered in Latin documents as Drasenouich, Drasiuoeuich, Drasoeuich, Draseouich, Drasinoevich.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=19}} Mavro Orbini calls him Mladien, while Lukarević calls him Milutin.{{sfn|Mijušković|1960|p=19}} In Old Slavic Cyrillic, his name was spelt Militen ({{lang|sr|Милитен}}).{{sfn|Stojanović|1929|p=68}} }}

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References

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Sources

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;Books

  • {{cite book|last=Stojanović|first=Ljubomir|title=Старе српске повеље и писма|volume=1|issue=1|location=Beograd–Sremski Karlovci|year=1929}}

;Journals

  • {{cite journal|last=Mijušković|first=Jovanka|title=Хумска властеоска породица Санковићи|journal=Историјски часопис|volume=11|year=1960|pages=17–54|publisher=Istorijski institut, SANU|location=Belgrade|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Plp3CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16}}
  • {{cite journal|last=Smiljanić|first=Aranđel|title=Жупани у дипломатији|journal=Гласник|volume=V|issue=5|year=2013|pages=91–108|publisher=Удружење архивских радника Републике Српске|location=Banja Luka|url=http://www.uarrs-arhivisti.org/Upload/Udruzenje/20_4_2013_27_Glasnik_05_Prelomljeni.pdf}}

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Category:14th-century Serbian nobility

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Category:Sanković noble family

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