Beloje of Trebinje
| Beloje | |
|---|---|
| Count (Župan) of Travunia | |
| Period | before 842 |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Krajina |
| Issue
Krajina, Župan of Travunia
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| Family | Belojević |
| Born | Trebinje |
| Died | 9th century |
Beloje (Serbian: Белоје[a]) was the Župan (Lord or Count[1]) of Travunia in the early 9th century,[2] a fief of the Serbian Principality under Prince Vlastimir (r. 836–851). He may have had the position under Vlastimir's predecessors; Radoslav or Prosigoj (fl. 819). Beloje is the first known ruler, or in any case, holder of office in Travunia (a province centered in Trebinje, modern Bosnia and Herzegovina), mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio, by Emperor Constantine VII (945–959).
Sometime after the Bulgaro-Serb War (839–842), Beloje's son Krajina marries the daughter of Vlastimir and receives Travunia as an appanage to rule in his name. Beloje's descendants are entitled the rule of Travunia. There are no more mentions of the family after the Byzantine annexation of Serbia in 969–976.
References
Sources
- Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De Administrando Imperio, edited by Gy. Moravcsik and translated by R.J.H. Jenkins, Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, Washington D. C., 1993
