Brailo Tezalović

Brailo Tezalović (Serbian Cyrillic: Браило Тезаловић, Latin: Braylus Thessalovich;[1] fl. 1392–1433) was a merchant, nobleman and diplomat, who served Bosnian magnate Pavle Radenović and his family, with the titles of carinik (customs official) and knez (count). Brailo was born into a merchant family from Prača in eastern Bosnia, the son of Mihoje and Vladija, and grandson of Radan.[2] He had three younger brothers, Bogiša, Hval, and Vukosav.[3] Brailo was first mentioned in a document dated to June 1392, then mentioned in February 1399 as a customs official (carinik) of count (knez) Pavle Radenović in Ledenice.[4] In the following years he was a diplomat in the service of the Pavlović noble family.[4] Brailo Tezalović, Bogdan Muržić and Brajko Hvaonić, all from Prača, were the biggest merchants in Bosnia of their time.[5] The main article of commerce was lead, likely mostly from the mine of Olovo.[5] The debts of individuals in Bosnia were different and ranged around 100 ducats, but sometimes could cross over 1000 ducats (merchants from Prača reaching the largest individual credits[6]); Brailo, as the representative of another merchant from Prača (Brajko Hvaonić[6]), raised the credit to 2965 ducats.[7] In 1411, Brailo is mentioned as the protovestijar of Pavle for the first time.[8] Only in 1413, Brailo sent 11,5 wagons of lead to the Republic of Ragusa.[9] He was first mentioned with the title of knez on 31 July 1421, and was inscribed as a witness in the charters of the Pavlović in 1427, 1432 and 1433.[4] His importance at the Pavlović court is evident from the fact that the Ragusans viewed him as an especially important person in the discussions over the sale of Konavle; when the sale was finalized, Brailo received 500 ducats and a parcel of land from Ragusa.[4] He was mentioned as deceased on 28 January 1446.[4]

In ca. 1466, nine noblemen from Hum stated before the Ragusan government that they had "served and courted together with knez Brailo and his brother for lord vojvoda Pavle Radenović.[10]

References
  1. Samardžić, Radovan (1984). Liber Viridis. Српска академија наука и уметности. p. 484.
  2. Rudić 2006, p. 225.
  3. Rudić 2006, pp. 225–226.
  4. Rudić 2006, p. 226.
  5. Mišić 2010, p. 217.
  6. Kovačević-Kojić 1978, p. 177.
  7. Ćirković & Mihaljčić 1999, pp. 327–328.
  8. Živković 2002.
  9. Kovačević-Kojić 1978, p. 153.
  10. Istorisko društvo Bosne i Hercegovine (1954). Annuaire de la Société historique de Bosnie et Herzégovine. 6. Istorisko društvo Bosne i Hercegovine. p. 43.

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