About Vonko
Lived 1301 – 1401 (aged 99–100). Vonko was a military personnel.
Vonko (fl. 1400-1401) was a "Serb-Albanian-Bulgarian-Vlach" who conquered Arta from the Shpata family in 1400, holding it until late 1401, when the Shpatas regained the town.
Life Not much is known of him. In a Greek monastic chronicle, the Chronicle of Proclus and Comnenus (also known as the Chronicle of Ioannina the last inclusion mentions: "October 29, on Wednesday (1400), Despot Shpatas enters Eternity (dies). Immediately afterwards, his brother Skurra holds Arta. After some days, the Serb-Albanian-Bulgarian-Vlach Bokoes (Vonko) attacked and expelled Skurra, and started to round up all the elders and imprisoned them in the fort, and he destroyed their possessions." He treated the citizens badly, and they called on the Republic of Venice for help. No more is mentioned of him.
Annotations
Cnote2|a|Name: His name appears in the "Chronicle of Ioannina" as Μποκόης (Bokoes) and has been transliterated as Vonko, in other languages.
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Who was Vonko?
Medieval European ruler
When was Vonko born?
Vonko was born in 1301.
When did Vonko die?
Vonko died in 1401.
What was Vonko's occupation?
Vonko was a military personnel.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vonko. https://biography.guide/vonko/
MLA: "Vonko." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vonko/.
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