The Republic of Ragusa: An Episode of the Turkish ConquestVillari, Luigi
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The Republic of Ragusa: An Episode of the Turkish Conquest
Villari, Luigi
Dubrovnik (Croatia) -- History
The country was indeed in a most terrible condition—the Turks
threatened it from the south, the Banus of Croatia from the west,
and internally the Bogomils were in open revolt and protected by the
Duke of St. Sava. The Papal legate managed, however, to bring about
a reconciliation between the latter and Stephen Tomašević, who now
retired to Jajce. There he collected his magnates around him, and was
solemnly crowned, being the first and last Bosnian king who was crowned
with the favour of the Catholic Church,[408] styling himself “King
of Servia, Hlum, the Littoral, Dalmatia, Croatia, Dolnji-Kralj, the
Western Land, Usora, Soli, Prodrinje,” &c. He granted many privileges
to the Ragusans, confirmed the Republic in possession of all its
territories, and promised to pay his father’s debts towards it.[409]
By the end of 1461 he managed to make peace with the Banus of Croatia
and his own rebels, and obtained help against the Turks from Venice,
Ragusa, and elsewhere. Kosača himself was in danger from the Turks, who
only supported him as long as he was of any use to them; he too applied
to Ragusa for money and ammunition. Pius II. succeeded after long
negotiations in reconciling the King of Hungary and Stephen Tomašević,
the latter paying the former a sum of money and giving up a fortress.
But in spite of this slightly improved outlook the final ruin was fast
approaching. The Bosnian king’s Catholicism had alienated his Bogomil
subjects, many of whom had taken refuge among the Turks, while several
of the magnates were holding treasonable intercourse with the enemy.
[Illustration: MAP OF THE RAGUSAN REPUBLIC AND NEIGHBOURING STATES.
_After the Peace of Carlovitz (1699.)_]
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