Editing Viceroy (section)

===Ban of Bosnia===
{{Further|Ban of Bosnia}}

[[Ban Borić]] was the first ruler and viceroy of Bosnia, appointed by [[Géza II of Hungary]] by 1154. His war affairs are documented as he fought several notable battles.<ref>''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century''</ref>{{fcn|date=February 2022}} He also maintained ties with knights [[Templar]] and donated lands in [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]] and [[Slavonia]] to their order.<ref>Judith Mary Upton-Ward, H. J. A. Sire. "24. The Priory of Vrana". ''The Military Orders: On Land and by Sea''. p. 221.</ref> His own biological brother Dominic was on record as a [[Knight Templar]].<ref>Magyar Országos Levéltár</ref>{{fcn|date=February 2022}}

Due to his vast powers over Bosnian politics and essential [[veto]] powers, the modern-day position of the [[High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina|high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina]] has been compared to that of a viceroy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohr.int/interview-christian-schwarz-schilling-high-representative-for-bih-the-last-bosnian-viceroy-4/|title = Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: 'The Last Bosnian Viceroy'|date = 31 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Google books|55NPpA6EvyMC|A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good|page=25|keywords=Viceroy|text=|plainurl=}}</ref>