Stephen IV Babonić
Stephen (IV) Babonić | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Steničnjak | |
Seal of Stephen Babonić, 1316 | |
| Ban of Slavonia | |
| Reign | 1299 1310–1316 |
| Predecessor | James Borsa (1st term) Henry Kőszegi (2nd term) |
| Successor | Ladislaus Rátót (1st term) John Babonić (2nd term) |
| Died | after March 1316 |
| Noble family | House of Babonić |
| Issue | George John II Denis Paul |
| Father | Baboneg II |
Stephen (IV) Babonić (Croatian: Stjepan IV. Babonić, Hungarian: Babonics (IV.) István; died after March 1316) was a powerful Croatian lord at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who was Ban of Slavonia in 1299 and from 1310 until his death. He was a member of the influential Babonić family.
As one of the oligarchs in the kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia during the era of feudal anarchy, he established a domain in Lower Slavonia (areas south of the river Sava) and ruled it de facto independently of the monarch from his stronghold Steničnjak, thus he was also known Stephen of Steničnjak (Croatian: Stjepan od Steničnjaka, Hungarian: Sztenicsnyáki István). At the peak of his power, he was styled as "Duke of Slavonia" (Latin: dux Slavoniae) by foreign sources.