Matko Talovac or Matija Talovac, was a Croatian nobleman, a member of the Talovac noble family.
14 Facts About Matko Talovac
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Matko Talovac served as Ban of Slavonia from 1435 and Ban of Croatia from 1436, until his death in 1444 or 1445.
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Matko Talovac was born in the island of Korcula at the end of the 14th century.
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About that time or in the early 15th century, the Talovac family moved to the city of Dubrovnik.
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In contemporary sources, Matko Talovac is called "Matko Talovac of Dubrovnik".
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The Matko Talovac family was influential in the region of Cetina in the 15th century.
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Matko's brother Petar Talovac was the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1438 to 1453.
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Matko Talovac served at the court of Serbian Despot Stefan Lazarevic.
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Matko Talovac was in his service from 1416, according to a contemporary document from Dubrovnik.
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Matko Talovac was given control of the forts of Srebrenik, Grabovac, and Brcko, in the region of Usora.
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Matko Talovac participated in a number of battles against the Ottoman Empire in Serbia.
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Matko Talovac held land in Topolovica, given to him by Sigismund from which he took the name Talovac.
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Matko Talovac's rule came at a time of rapturous Ottoman incursions into Croatian territory and internal fighting of feudal lords.
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Matko Talovac probably died in late 1444 or the beginning of 1445, in his fort of Prodavic.