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'''Balša''' ({{lang-sr-Cyr|Балша}}; {{langx|sq|Balsha}})<ref>{{cite book|title=Catholicism, Culture, Conversion: The History of the Jesuits in Albania (1841-1946)|year=2006|publisher= Pontifical Oriental Institute (original from the University of California)|page=46}}</ref> or '''Balsha''' was a provincial lord of the ] in ca. 1362. He is the eponymous founder of the ].
'''Balša''' ({{lang-sr|Балша}}; {{lang-sq|Balsha}} 13??-1367) was a provincial lord of the ] in 1356–1362, subordinate to the ] ].<ref name=SLSN441> (]) Chapter 44, Oblasni gospodari: ''"Balša o kojem ćemo sada govoriti beše veoma siromašan zetski vlastelin i za života cara Stefana držao je samo jedno selo. Ali kad je umro car, a kako njegov sin Uroš nije bio valjan vladar, počeo je s nekoliko svojih prijatelja i sa svojim sinovima Stracimirom, Đurđem i Balšom da zauzima Donju Zetu." "Posle toga krenuo je sa svojim ljudima na osvajanje Gornje Zete, koju je držao Đuraš Ilijić i njegovi rođaci. Đuraša ubiše Balšini sinovi, neke njegove rođake zarobiše, a ostali napustiše zemlju. I tako su Balšini sinovi zagospodarili i Gornjom Zetom" "Isto tako pali su u njihove ruke Dukađini koji su imali mnogo poseda u Zeti. Neke su poubijali, a druge bacili u tamnicu. Pri osvajanju ovih i drugih pokrajina više su se služili lukavstvom i prevarama nego silom oružja"''</ref> He is the first eponymous ancestor of the ].


==Life==
Born of ]<ref>Nicol, p. 160; Gleichen, p. 108; Fine, 2006, p. 292</ref> or possible ]<ref name="Tsvetkov1993">{{cite book|last=Tsvetkov|first=Plamen S.|title=A history of the Balkans: a regional overview from a Bulgarian perspective|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=4K_gT_PRG8qQ4gSbqdjpDQ&id=VR5pAAAAMAAJ&dq=Balsha+%2B+1362&q=Balsha#search_anchor|accessdate=19 June 2012|year=1993|publisher=EM Text|isbn=9780773419568|page=216|quote= The first native Albanians, who tried to unite this great diversity of tribes and independent cities, were Charles Thopia and Balsha in the north, and Gjin Bua Sparta in the south. }}</ref> origin, he was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor ] (r. 1331–1355) but managed to expand his power after the death of Dušan (December 20, 1355) and gained control of the island of ].<ref name=SLSN441/><ref>{{Citation |last= Bartl |first= Peter |others=translated by Ljubinka Milenković |title=Albanci : od srednjeg veka do danas|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/49463125/Albanci-od-srednjeg-veka-do-danas-Peter-Bartl|accessdate= 1 February 2012 |origyear= 1995 |year=2001 |month= |publisher= Clio |location= Belgrade |language= Serbian |isbn=978-86-7102-017-6 |oclc= 51036121 |page=31 |pages= |chapter=|chapterurl= |quote=Род Балшића (Балша) био је српског порекла. Балша I... био је заповедник у војсци Сте-фана Душана и од 1357. године као српски намесник службоваоје на острву Мљет. |ref=}}</ref> He begins with taking lands previously held by ''Lord'' ], (south of ], '']''<ref name=SLSN441/>), and is recognized as ''Oblastni gospodar'' (Lord) in charters of Emperor ] (r. 1355–1371). In 1362 his sons defeated and killed ''Head of Upper Zeta'' ] and expand further in Upper Zeta.<ref name=SLSN441/> He died the same year. He was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor ] (r. 1331–1355) but managed to expand his power after the death of Dušan (20 December 1355) and gained control of the island of ].<ref>{{Citation |last= Bartl |first= Peter |others=translated by Ljubinka Milenković |title=Albanci : od srednjeg veka do danas|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/49463125/Albanci-od-srednjeg-veka-do-danas-Peter-Bartl|accessdate= 1 February 2012 |origyear= 1995 |year=2001 |publisher= Clio |location= Belgrade |language= Serbian |isbn=978-86-7102-017-6 |oclc= 51036121 |page=31 |quote=Род Балшића (Балша) био је српског порекла. Балша I... био је заповедник у војсци Сте-фана Душана и од 1357. године као српски намесник службоваоје на острву Мљет.}}</ref> He began by taking lands previously held by ], in Lower Zeta (south of ], and is then recognized as a "provincial lord" in charters of Emperor ] (r. 1355–1371). In 1362 his sons defeated and killed ''Head of Upper Zeta'' ] and expanded further into ]. He is believed to have died by this time.


He had three sons, ], ] and ], two of whom ruled the ]: Đurađ I and Balša II. He had a daughter ] who married ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Elsie|first= Robert|title=Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries |date=2003 |publisher=Harrassowitz|isbn=978-3-4470-4783-8 |page=52 |quote=...The aforementioned sons fled back to their country. Later on, the said Lord Charles married Lady Voisava, the daughter of Lord Balsha...}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rudolf Künker|first= Fritz |title=The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins Künker Auktion 137 - The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins, 1000 Years of European Coinage, Part III: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Balkan, the Middle East, Crusader States, Jetons und Weights |date=2008 |publisher=Numismatischer Verlag Künker|isbn= |page=284 |quote=...Karl Thopia was wedded to Vojsava, a daughter of Balsa I...}}</ref>
He had three sons, ], ], and ], two of whom ruled Zeta: Đurađ and Balša II.


==References== ==References==
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===Sources=== ===Sources===
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* {{citation | title=The Despotate of Epiros 1267–1479: A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages | first=Donald MacGillivray | last=Nicol | authorlink=Donald Nicol | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-521-13089-9 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XIj0FfKto9AC}} * {{citation | title=The Despotate of Epiros 1267–1479: A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages | first=Donald MacGillivray | last=Nicol | authorlink=Donald Nicol | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-521-13089-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIj0FfKto9AC}}
*{{cite book | last=Fine | first=John Van Antwerp | title=The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher=The University of Michigan Press | location=Michigan | year=1994 | language= | page= | isbn=0-472-08260-4}} *{{cite book | last=Fine | first=John Van Antwerp | title=The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher=The University of Michigan Press | location=Michigan | year=1994 | language= | page= | isbn=0-472-08260-4}}
*, 1998
*J. Jovanović, ''Stvaranje Crnogorske Države i Razvoj Crnogorske Nacionalnosti'', 1947, Cetinje pp.&nbsp;18, 28, 36, 43, and 54-55
*D. Živković, ''Istorija Crnogorskog Naroda'', 1989, Cetinje *D. Živković, ''Istorija Crnogorskog Naroda'', 1989, Cetinje
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Member of the Balšić noble family
Balša I
Balsha I
Lord of Zeta
Coat of Arms of the Balsha family
Lord of Zeta
Reign1356-1362
SuccessorGjergj I Balsha
Died1362
IssueGjergj I Balsha
Strazimir Balsha
Balsha II
Voisava Balsha
HouseBalsha

Balša (Serbian Cyrillic: Балша; Albanian: Balsha) or Balsha was a provincial lord of the Zeta in ca. 1362. He is the eponymous founder of the Balšić noble family.

Life

He was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331–1355) but managed to expand his power after the death of Dušan (20 December 1355) and gained control of the island of Mljet. He began by taking lands previously held by Lord Žarko, in Lower Zeta (south of Lake Skadar, and is then recognized as a "provincial lord" in charters of Emperor Uroš the Weak (r. 1355–1371). In 1362 his sons defeated and killed Head of Upper Zeta Đuraš Ilijić and expanded further into Upper Zeta. He is believed to have died by this time.

He had three sons, Đurađ, Stracimir and Balša II, two of whom ruled the Principality of Zeta: Đurađ I and Balša II. He had a daughter Voisava Balsha who married Karl Thopia.

References

  1. Catholicism, Culture, Conversion: The History of the Jesuits in Albania (1841-1946). Pontifical Oriental Institute (original from the University of California). 2006. p. 46.
  2. Bartl, Peter (2001) , Albanci : od srednjeg veka do danas (in Serbian), translated by Ljubinka Milenković, Belgrade: Clio, p. 31, ISBN 978-86-7102-017-6, OCLC 51036121, retrieved 1 February 2012, Род Балшића (Балша) био је српског порекла. Балша I... био је заповедник у војсци Сте-фана Душана и од 1357. године као српски намесник службоваоје на острву Мљет.
  3. Elsie, Robert (2003). Early Albania A Reader of Historical Texts, 11th-17th Centuries. Harrassowitz. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-4470-4783-8. ...The aforementioned sons fled back to their country. Later on, the said Lord Charles married Lady Voisava, the daughter of Lord Balsha...
  4. Rudolf Künker, Fritz (2008). The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins Künker Auktion 137 - The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins, 1000 Years of European Coinage, Part III: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Balkan, the Middle East, Crusader States, Jetons und Weights. Numismatischer Verlag Künker. p. 284. ...Karl Thopia was wedded to Vojsava, a daughter of Balsa I...

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Balša I Balšić noble familyBorn:  ? Died: before 1362
Regnal titles
Preceded byĐuraš Ilijić
Žarko
(Serbian Empire) 		Lord of Zeta
1360–1362 		Succeeded byĐurađ I


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