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The title ''Grand Duke of Bosnia'' (veliki vojvoda) was a noble title of the Kingdom of Bosnia, bestowed by the King to the highest military commanders. == History == Unlike usage in Western Europe or Central Europe, as well as in various Slavic lands from Central to North-East Europe, where analogy between ''Grand Duke'' and ''Grand Prince'' was significant, with both titles corresponding to sovereign lower than King but higher than Duke, in Bosnia title ''Grand Duke'' corresponded more to Byzantine military title ''megas doux''. Like in rest of South Slavic neighboring states, and among their nobility, in Bosnia also existed the title ''knez'' or ''veliki knez'', nominally analogous to ''Prince'' and ''Grand Prince'', but in fact was medium to major feudal landlord, with corresponding influence in the Great Bosnian Rusag, which was institute of assembly or council of all Bosnian nobility. Generally, Slavic word ''knez'' is often referred to ruler, sometimes analogous to King, thus ''veliki knez'' was more like ''High king'' than ''Grand duke''. In neighboring countries title ''Duke'' or ''Vojvoda'' also had military signification, however in that sense Grand Duke was specifically, even exclusively, Bosnian title. Accordingly, title the ''Grand Duke of Bosnia'' was explicitly given by Bosnian ruler, at the time Ban or King/Queen respectively, to his/her highest-ranking military commanders. As such, it was an actually more like an office rather than a court rank, although it was also a grade in the court order of precedence, and was often held by one individual at the time, rarely two. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grand Duke of Bosnia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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