dissolution color article_title surname founder
1483 red kosača noble family
 kosača vuk kosača
kosača noble family

the kosača family was a bosnian medieval noble family which ruled over parts of modern bosnia and herzegovina , dalmatia -lrb- in southern croatia -rrb- , old herzegovina -lrb- in western montenegro -rrb- and raška -lrb- in southwestern serbia -rrb- , between the 14th century and the 15th century .
the land they controlled was known as hum -lrb- zahumlje -rrb- , roughly corresponding to modern region of herzegovina , which itself was derived from the title `` herzog '' , which stjepan vukčić kosača adopted in 1448 .
the family ruled as vassals to several states , including the kingdom of bosnia and ottoman empire .
the kosača family members belonged to the bosnian church , catholic church and serbian orthodox church .
