Boglia Zaharia
| Boglia Zaharia Bolja Zahariajt | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Zeta | |
 Fragment of the Zaharia Family Coat of Arms | |
| Princess Consort of Zeta | |
| Tenure | 1412-1421 |
| Predecessor | Mara Thopia |
| Born | 14th century |
| Spouse | Balsha III |
| Issue | Unknown Son Teodora Balsha |
| House | Zaharia |
| Father | Koja Zaharia |
| Mother | Bosa Dukagjini |
Boglia Zaharia (Albanian: Bolja Zahariajt), also known as Bolja Zakaria or Boya Zaharia was an Albanian Princess and member of the Zaharia family.
Life
[edit]Boglia Zaharia was the daughter of Koja Zaharia, an Albanian nobleman, and Bosa Dukagjini, a member of the prominent Dukagjini family.[1][2][3] Her father held the titles of Lord of Shati and Danjë.[4] Details about her early life remain scarce.
Boglia Zaharia became the second wife of Balsha III, the Lord of Zeta. The couple married around late 1412 or early 1413, following Balsha's divorce from his first wife, Mara, daughter of Niketa Thopia.[5][6] With Boglia, Balsha had two children: a son who died in infancy and a daughter Teodora Balsha. Balsha also had a daughter, Jelena Balsha, from his first marriage to Mara.[7][8]
Family
[edit]Boglia Zaharia married Balsha III. The couple had two children:
- Unknown Son, was born in 1415 but died shortly thereafter in infancy.[9][10]
- Teodora Balsha, married Petar Vojsalić who was a Duke of Bosnia.[11][12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ostrogorsky, George (2020). Pronija : prilog istoriji feudalizma u Vizantiji i u juznoslovenskim zemljama. Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. p. 172.
...које је био посадио Која Захарија, па чак и сама његова удовица Боса. Још је занимљивије да се удовица Боса...
- ^ Božić, Ivan (1979), Nemirno pomorje XV veka (in Serbian), Beograd: Srpska književna zadruga, p. 364, OCLC 5845972,
Члановима породице Леке Закарије — мајци Боши, сестри Бољи"
- ^ Božić 1979, p. 344
- ^ Šufflay, Milan; St. Stanojević (1925), H. Barić (ed.), Srbi i Arbanasi : njihova simbioza u srednjem vijeku, Istorijska Serija (in Serbian) (Biblioteka Arhiva za Arbanasku Starinu, Jezik i Etnologiju ed.), Belgrade: Seminar za Arbanasku Filologiju, p. 49, OCLC 249799501,
Na papiru ili pergameni predaje Djurdje tom zgodom Mlečanima i »grad Sati s carinom na Danju«. Ali dočim Skadar i Drivast domala i bez zapreke preuzimaju mletački provedituri, mali gradići u gudurama Drina, Danj i Sati, ostaju za njih Tih mjesta, u kojima 1395 vlada Kostadin Balšić, ne će izručiti njegov kaštelan, Arbanas Coya Zaccaria. On se poslije nazivao »dominus Sabatensis et Dagnensis« i bio čas turski kletvenik, čas mletački saveznik.
- ^ Djukanovic, Bojka (2023). Historical Dictionary of Montenegro. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-5381-3915-8.
...Balsa III had two marriages. In 1407 he married Mara, daughter of Niketa Topia, the lord of Krujë and the son of Karl Topia, Prince of Albania. In his second marriage, Balsa III married a daughter of the Albanian nobleman Koja Zaharia, circa 1412...
- ^ Albanološki institut u Prištini 1968 p. 125: "Poznato je takođe da se Balša III krajem 1412 ili početkom 1413 godine oženio u drugom braku ćerkom Koe Zaharije"
- ^ Fine, Jr, John V. A. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-4720-8260-5.
...But Balsa was in no position to lead a major campaign. He was much sicker and, realizing that death was approaching, was concerned with his succession. His one son had died as an infant. His eldest daughter–who was to marry Sandalj's nephew Stefan Vukcic in 1424—was then only about thirteen...
- ^ Djukanovic, Bojka (2023). Historical Dictionary of Montenegro. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-5381-3915-8.
...They had two daughters, Jelena (named after Balsa's mother) and Teodora….Balsa's only son and the only male descendant of the Balsa family died in 1415....
- ^ Fine, Jr, John V. A. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-4720-8260-5.
...But Balsa was in no position to lead a major campaign. He was much sicker and, realizing that death was approaching, was concerned with his succession. His one son had died as an infant...
- ^ Djukanovic, Bojka (2023). Historical Dictionary of Montenegro. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-5381-3915-8.
...Balsa's only son and the only male descendant of the Balsa family died in 1415...
- ^ Djukanovic, Bojka (2023). Historical Dictionary of Montenegro. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-5381-3915-8.
...They had two daughters, Jelena (named after Balsa's mother) and Teodora...
- ^ "Petar Vojsalić". Retrieved 2024-12-05.