At the division of Miroslav's lands in 1198 Peter withdrew to northern Hum.
After the Hungarians leave the west (about 1203) he takes western Hum and, with the nobles, drives out his brother Andrija; he holds Hum until Stefan drives him across the Neretva about 1216. Where exactly his northern Hum lay in 1200 is not documented: it is drawn round the middle Neretva (Bisce, the later Blagaj) and Nevesinje.
Who he is
- Name
- Peter (Petar), son of Miroslav (most scholars; Orbini calls him a native lord)
- Title
- Prince of Hum (in northern Hum)
- Since
- 1198 (division after Miroslav's death)
- Family
- Hum branch of the Nemanjici; brother of Andrija.
- Confidence
- low
English Wikipedia (Andrija of Hum, citing Fine 1994 pp. 52-54; Zachlumia); Srejovic et al. 1892 p. 302 (Peter withdrew to northern Hum at the division).
Overlord
Not pinned (he later defies Stefan).
What it holds
- northern Hum: the middle Neretva round Bisce (Blagaj)
- Nevesinje (not pinned)
How it was acquired
By the division of 1198.
Allies and rivals
Rival of Andrija; later of Stefan; neighbour of Kulin's Bosnia and of the Hungarian-held west.
How things stand that morning
Holds northern Hum (low confidence).
Wealth
Flocks and the Neretva road.
Military
His nobles; no figures.
Threats
- Stefan, who backs Andrija.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- about 1203 (later)Takes western Hum and expels Andrija.Depends on: Hungarian withdrawal. Stopped by: Stefan or Kulin intervening.
Where the sources disagree
- English Wikipedia (Zachlumia) and the dal research make Peter duke of all Hum from 1196 or the late 1190s (see Hum).
Evidence: Fine's reconstruction; Peter's parentage is disputed.
On the map: Location of Peter's share inferred.
Primary sources for Hum
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Chronicle of the Priest of Dioclea, Anonymous (the priest of Dioclea; Rudger, archbishop of Bar, by Zivkovic's attribution) (disputed: the 12th century on the older view, about 1295 to 1301 on the current one). The chronicle ends before 1200 and gives no event of that year. Read online
- History of the bishops of Salona and Split, by Thomas the Archdeacon, Thomas of Split (about 1266). Written two generations later by a Split churchman born about 1200. Read online
- Charters of the kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia, volume 2, 1101 to 1200 (documents of 1101 to 1200, edited 1904). The Croatian and Dalmatian charters to 1200: the acts of Duke Andrew as lord of Croatia and Dalmatia (1197 to 1204), the Hungarian kings' grants, the Templars and the bishops of Zagreb, Split, Zadar and Trogir, the communal statutes of the coastal towns, and the papal letters of 1200 to Emeric about Ban Kulin of Bosnia and heresy. Read online
- The Lives of St Simeon (Stefan Nemanja) by Sava and by Stefan the First-Crowned, Sava of Serbia (Rastko Nemanjic) and Stefan the First-Crowned (Sava's Life 1208, as the preface to the Studenica typikon (a short Life stands in the Hilandar typikon of 1199); Stefan's Life 1216). The two sons' lives of Stefan Nemanja are the Serbian witness to the situation of 1200: Nemanja's abdication at Ras in 1196 in favour of Stefan, his monastic years at Studenica and on Mount Athos, the founding of Hilandar (1198) and his death there on 13 February 1199, and, in Stefan's version written after the event, the war with the elder brother Vukan of Zeta, who seized the throne with Hungarian help in 1202. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.