BALKAN STATES
This will be a series of pieces attempting to account for the genealogy of the medieval rulers of the Balkan states. There are lots of uncertainties about these lines, since many records have not survived. Source materials for most things in the medieval Balkans are ususally not from contemporary writers, and the few contemporary sources existing are usually from Byzantine writers, not writers from the various states themselves. The trees are based on Europaeische Stammtafeln, but modified by some recent scholarship by John V.A.Fine in his two books, "The Early Medieval Balkans" and "The Late Medieval Balkans". (P.Theroff)

Albania:
Bua Spatas family
Thopia family
Zenevisi family
Zogu family

Bosnia:
Kotromanic family (1254-1463)
The Hrvatinici (The Zupans of Dolnji Kraji)
The Dukes of St.Sava

Bulgary:
first Bulgarian Empire in Preslava (803-971)
first Bulgarian Empire in Ochrida (976-1018)
The house of Aseniden (1185-1258)
Tich family
Terter family (1280-92)+(1300-21)
The house of Shishman (1323-93)

Croatia:
Trpimirovic family (ca 800-1000)
Garay family
Frangepani family
Subich family

Dioclecia:
The house of St.Vladimir

Montenegro (Crna Gora):
The Balsici (ca 1350-1421)
Petrovish-Njegosh family

Moldavia:
Cantacuzino family
Cantemir family
Musati family

Serbia:
Vukanovic family (1083-1162)
Nemanjiden family (1166-1372)
Mrnjavcevic family (1356-1395)
The Lazarevici (1395-1427)
The Brankovici (1427-1459)
Obrenovic family
Karageorgevich family

Wallachia:
Basarab family
Cantacuzino family

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Last updated 18th December 2003