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The petition to Murad II that brought Ottoman arms and toppled him

The petition to Murad II that brought Ottoman arms and toppled him

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A claimant to the Bosnian crown begs Sultan Murad II for troops and rides behind Ottoman banners to seize a kingdom-how do you fall from that high?

The petition to Murad II that brought Ottoman arms and toppled him

In this episode, we trace how Radivoj Ostojić, born illegitimate and barred by Church law, pursued a throne no European power would legitimize. We follow his choice to petition Murad II, the Ottoman military advance that followed, and the political fractures his reliance on foreign arms exposed.

Person: Radivoj Ostojić
Date: 1432-1434 (petition and Ottoman intervention)
Location: Bosnia; the Sublime Porte (Ottoman court)
Event: Petition to Sultan Murad II for military backing
Ally: Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (Kosača), Pavlović, Đurađ Branković

- Born doubly adulterine, Radivoj was structurally excluded from Christian legitimacy despite royal paternity.
- In 1432 he traveled to the Sublime Porte and formally petitioned Sultan Murad II for Ottoman military support.
- Sultan Murad II honored the petition and in 1433 Ottoman forces crossed into Bosnia with Radivoj riding with or just behind them.
- Key noble houses shifted allegiance: the Kosača and Pavlović declared for Radivoj while Đurađ Branković backed the challenge.
- By 1433-1434 Radivoj controlled most of the kingdom and held Bobovac through Ottoman hands, a military apex lacking papal or European recognition.

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