Dinjčić noble family

Medieval Bosnian noble family

Dinjčić
Dinjčić's Coat of Arms
Parent house	Dinjčić
Country	Kingdom of Bosnia
Founded	14th century
Founder	Dinjica
Final ruler	Ivaniš
Titles	Vojvoda English: Duke Knez English: Lord
Estate(s)	Jadar, Srebrenica, Drina
Dissolution	1463 (1463) Ottoman conquest
Cadet branches	Kovačević

Dinjčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дињчић), sometime Dinjičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дињичић), later branch known as Kovačević, were Bosnian medieval noble family which flourished during kingdom period, and ruled the Jadar-Drinjača areal and wider Srebrenica region.

Family's founder is considered to be Dinjica, who flourished during 14th century. He had four sons, Dragiša, Kovač Dinjčić [sr], Vladislav Dinjčić [sr] and Pavle Dinjčić [sr].^[1]^[2]

Coat of Arms

The family coat of arms is described in every iteration of the Illyrian Armorials, such as Fojnica Armorial at page 59. It depict a dragon motif above the helmet, in the crest. It also belongs to the Kovačević branch, which is evident from the comments.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Family tree

Dinjica
- Dragiša,
  - Pokrajec,
- Kovač Dinjčić [sr],
  - Petar Kovačević
  - Tvrtko Dinjčić [sr],
  - Ivaniš Dinjčić [sr],
- Vladislav Dinjčić [sr]
- Pavle Dinjčić [sr]

References

^ Spasić, Palavestra & Mrđenović 1991, pp. 77, 78.
^ Rudić 2006, p. 136.
^ "danica+ilirska" Google Knjige Danica ilirska, 18. lipnja 1842, br. 25. Starodavnosti bosanske. Skupio J. F. Jukić Banjalučanin 1842. (pristupljeno 3. svibnja 2016.)
^ Fojnički grbovnik Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Franjevački samostan Duha Svetoga u Fojnici, Piše: Fra Franjo Miletić, Fojnica, siječanj 2012. godine. (pristupljeno 3. svibnja 2016.)
^ Fojnički grbovnik Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, uvodni tekst fra Franje Miletića, Franjevački samostan Duha Svetoga u Fojnici, Fojnica 2012., ISBN 978-9958-545-00-9, str. 7

Bibliography

Rudić, Srđan (2006). Властела Илирског грбовника. Београд: Историјски институт САНУ. ISBN 9788677430559.
Ćirković, Sima (1964a). Историја средњовековне босанске државе. Београд: Српска књижевна задруга.
Šabanović, Hazim (1959). Bosanski pašaluk: Postanak i upravna podjela. Sarajevo: Naučno društvo Bosne i Hercegovine.
Spasić, Dušan; Palavestra, Aleksandar; Mrđenović, Dušan (1991). Rodoslovne Tablice I Grbovi Srpskih Dinastija I Vlastele [Genealogical plates and coats of arms of Serbian dynasties and rulers]. Beograd. pp. 77, 78. ISBN 978-86-7685-007-5.