Veliki vojvoda (; from veliki = great and vojvoda = duke) was a Serbian military and noble title in use during the Middle Ages and the Modern period. It is often translated into "grand duke". __NOTOC__
Middle Ages Veliki vojvoda was a title used in Serbia in the Middle Ages and the Kingdom of Bosnia. Serbia It signified superiority over the other vojvodas. The title-holder commanded the army on occasions when the monarch did not attend in military campaigns, usually with lesser important military operations inside the country, or when a detachment was sent to aid allies. Another term used for the title was "standard-bearer" (stegonoša, ).
Novak Grebostrek ( 1312), served Stefan Milutin Hrelja ( 1320s–31), served Stefan Dečanski Gradislav Borilović ( 1333), served Stefan Dušan Jovan Oliver ( 1341–55), served Stefan Dušan Nikola Stanjević ( 1355–66), served Stefan Dušan and/or Stefan Uroš V Uglješa Mrnjavčević ( 1358), served Stefan Uroš V Radoslav Mihaljević ( 1426–d. 1436), served Stefan Lazarević Mihailo Anđelović ( 1456–58), served Lazar Branković
There are also mentions of the title-holders in Serbian epic poetry regarding the Battle of Kosovo, such as Dimitrije.
Bosnia
Modern period
Montenegro The title was adopted in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš bore the title, as "Grand Duke of Grahovo".
Vojvodina The Grand title of the emperor of Austria included "Grand Voivode of the Voivodeship of Serbia" originating during the Serb uprising of 1848–1849.
See also velikaš (magnate) veliki čelnik veliki župan veliki kaznac
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