Radič Božić
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Radič Božić was the Despot of Serbia in 1527 until his death in September 1528. He ruled a territory under the Hungarian crown
, and was the voivode of a large army that fought the Ottoman Empire in several battles, most notably the Battle of Mohács
.
by Vladislas II of Hungary. He was part of the Hungarian-Serbian Army that crossed into Serbia in 1502 and burnt the Ottoman bases at Kladovo
, Vidin
and Nikopolje.
In 1522, he became the commander of a flottila with 500 chaiki
. Together with Pál Tomori
he defeated the Bosnian Pasha Ferhat at Manđelos in Syrmia
in August 12, 1523. Although he was sick and old, he defeated an Ottoman band at Petrovaradin
in 1526, then participated in the Battle of Mohács
, as well as destroying an Ottoman Army department at Titel
after the battle. Voivode John Zápolya
called him the most revered Serbian person in Hungary.
During the succession war between Ferdinand I
and John Zápolya, he took the side of Zápolya. In 1527, he received the title of Despot by Zápolya, the King of Hungary.
He died in September 1528.
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, and was the voivode of a large army that fought the Ottoman Empire in several battles, most notably the Battle of Mohács
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács was fought on August 29, 1526 near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent....
.
Life
He left Ottoman-occupied Serbia for Hungary, and received the towns of Solymos and LippaLipova, Arad
Lipova is a town in Romania, Arad County, located in the Banat region of western Transylvania. It is situated at a distance of 34 km from Arad, the county capital, at the contact zone of the Mureș River with the Zarand Mountains, Western Plateau and Lipovei Hills...
by Vladislas II of Hungary. He was part of the Hungarian-Serbian Army that crossed into Serbia in 1502 and burnt the Ottoman bases at Kladovo
Kladovo
Kladovo is a town and municipality in the Bor District of eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube river...
, Vidin
Vidin
Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin...
and Nikopolje.
In 1522, he became the commander of a flottila with 500 chaiki
Chaika (boat)
A chaika was a wooden boat with a mast and sail, a type of Galley, used by the:*Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 16th–17th centuries in Ukraine on the Dnipro River and the Black Sea....
. Together with Pál Tomori
Pál Tomori
Pál Tomori was a Catholic monk and archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary. He defeated an Ottoman army near Sremska Mitrovica in 1523....
he defeated the Bosnian Pasha Ferhat at Manđelos in Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
in August 12, 1523. Although he was sick and old, he defeated an Ottoman band at Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin , is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad in Serbia...
in 1526, then participated in the Battle of Mohács
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács was fought on August 29, 1526 near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent....
, as well as destroying an Ottoman Army department at Titel
Titel
Titel is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of the Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,831, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 16,936...
after the battle. Voivode John Zápolya
John Zápolya
John Zápolya was King of Hungary from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary between 1526 and 1540. He was the voivode of Transylvania before his coronation.- Biography :...
called him the most revered Serbian person in Hungary.
During the succession war between Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...
and John Zápolya, he took the side of Zápolya. In 1527, he received the title of Despot by Zápolya, the King of Hungary.
He died in September 1528.
See also
- Ottoman Serbia
Sources
- Stanojević, Pavle, Classification of archive material in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Arad a comprehensive list of documents, in Temišvarski zbornik 2006, iss. 4, pp. 143-174, Matica srpska, Novi Sad
- Aleksa Ivić: Istorija Srba u Vojvodini. Novi Sad 1929.
- Tekst dr Bogomila Hrabaka akademika ANUK univ. prof, Filozofskog fakulteta u Novom Sadu i Beogradu za Enciklopediju Jugoslavije JLZ, Zagreb 1982. god.