Duchy of Saint Sava
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Emerged after the division of Serbia, it was ruled by the Kosača noble family.
Establishment
January 1436: Partition of the kingdom of Bosnia after the death of Tvrtko I.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Francesco Foscari in the Republic of Venice.
January 1445: The maximum extent of Venetian Albania was reached in 1444.
January 1453: In the eventful 15th century the Ottomans conquered the Balkans. In order to protect his territory from the Turks, Duke Stjepan Vukčić Kosača handed the Duchy of Saint Sava to the Venetians in 1452.
January 1445: The Duchy of Saint Sava conquered the city of Bar, with the fortress (now Old Bar) in Lower Zeta.
January 1445: Duchy of Stephen Vukcic Kosaca annexed Upper Zeta.
January 1457: The Principality of Zeta (Crnojevići) was formed after the withdrawal of the Serbian despotate from the area between 1451 and 1456. The Crnojevići family, led by Stefan I Crnojević, gained control of the territory and established their own principality.
December 1478: Territorial change based on available maps.
Disestablishment
January 1483: The Duchy of Saint Sava was occupied by Ottoman forces.
