Grgur Golubić
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Grgur Golubić, known as Caesar Gregory ' onMouseout='HidePop("53759")' href="/topics/Floruit">fl.
1347-1361) was a Serbian nobleman during the Serbian Empire
of Stephen Dušan (r. 1331-1355) and Stephen Uroš V (r. 1355-1371). He held the Polog
region with the title of Caesar
. Grgur was the son of sebastocrator Branko Mladenović
, the deputy of Ochrid under Emperor Dušan, thus part of the Branković noble family
.
, the deputy of Ochrid under Emperor Dušan (fl. 1346). His older brother was Nikola Radonja (d. 1399), the younger was Vuk Branković (1345-1397). His cousin was magnate Nikola Altomanović
(fl. 1348-1395), whose mother Ratoslava was Grgur's paternal aunt. His grandfather was Mladen (d. 1326), a military commander of Kings Stephen Uroš II Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1321–1331). Mladen and his brother Nikola were the first known of the House of Branković, which according to royal edicts drew descent from an older aristocratic family that had served the Nemanjić dynasty, with the main task of war, and held the hereditary lands of the Drenica
-region in Kosovo
.
He is mentioned as a caesar in a letter from Pope Innocentius VI to the Emperor dated 1347. Grgur is mentioned in charters of Dušan dated 1348-54 for the Sveti arhanđeli monastery in Prizren
, which points to that Grgur held a region around Prizren. Grgur and Bishop Grigorije of Devoll
founded the Zaum monastery (Church of the Holy Virgin Zaumska, Bogorodica Zahumska) on Lake Ohrid
near Zaum
, to which he brought the cult of the Virgin of Zahumlje
(hence its name).
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1347-1361) was a Serbian nobleman during the Serbian Empire
Serbian Empire
The Serbian Empire was a short-lived medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the Serbian Kingdom. Stephen Uroš IV Dušan was crowned Emperor of Serbs and Greeks on 16 April, 1346, a title signifying a successorship to the Eastern Roman Empire...
of Stephen Dušan (r. 1331-1355) and Stephen Uroš V (r. 1355-1371). He held the Polog
Polog
Polog also known as the Polog Valley , is located in the north-western part of the Republic of Macedonia near the border with Serbia.It is divided into Upper and Lower Polog...
region with the title of Caesar
Caesar (title)
Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
. Grgur was the son of sebastocrator Branko Mladenović
Branko Mladenović
Branko Mladenović was a 14th-century Serb feudal lord in the Lake Ohrid border region in 1346 between the Serb lands ruled by Stefan Dušan and Albanian lands ruled by Matarango...
, the deputy of Ochrid under Emperor Dušan, thus part of the Branković noble family
House of Brankovic
House of Branković or Brankovići was a noble Serbian medieval dynasty. The family descent via female line through marriage from the Royal House of Nemanjić. The families rise to prominence during the time of disintegration of Serbian Empire under the last ruler of House of Nemanjić...
.
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Grgur was the second son of sebastocrator Branko MladenovićBranko Mladenović
Branko Mladenović was a 14th-century Serb feudal lord in the Lake Ohrid border region in 1346 between the Serb lands ruled by Stefan Dušan and Albanian lands ruled by Matarango...
, the deputy of Ochrid under Emperor Dušan (fl. 1346). His older brother was Nikola Radonja (d. 1399), the younger was Vuk Branković (1345-1397). His cousin was magnate Nikola Altomanović
Nikola Altomanovic
Nikola Altomanović was Serbian župan from 14th century. He ruled vast areas from Rudnik, over Polimlje, Podrinje, east Herzegovina with Trebinje, till Konavle and Dračevica, neighboring the Republic of Dubrovnik...
(fl. 1348-1395), whose mother Ratoslava was Grgur's paternal aunt. His grandfather was Mladen (d. 1326), a military commander of Kings Stephen Uroš II Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1321–1331). Mladen and his brother Nikola were the first known of the House of Branković, which according to royal edicts drew descent from an older aristocratic family that had served the Nemanjić dynasty, with the main task of war, and held the hereditary lands of the Drenica
Drenica
Drenica also known as the Drenica Valley, is a hilly region in central Kosovo, covering . Located west of the capital Prishtina, its population of 110,000 is largely ethnic-Albanian....
-region in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
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He is mentioned as a caesar in a letter from Pope Innocentius VI to the Emperor dated 1347. Grgur is mentioned in charters of Dušan dated 1348-54 for the Sveti arhanđeli monastery in Prizren
Prizren
Prizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...
, which points to that Grgur held a region around Prizren. Grgur and Bishop Grigorije of Devoll
Devoll
Devoll may refer to*Devoll District, in the Korçë County of south-eastern Albania.*Devoll Hydro Power Plant, a proposed power plant on the Devoll River, in Albania.*Devoll , in southern Albania....
founded the Zaum monastery (Church of the Holy Virgin Zaumska, Bogorodica Zahumska) on Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species that is of worldwide importance...
near Zaum
Zaum
Zaum is a word used to describe the linguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation of Russian Futurist poets such as Velimir Khlebnikov and Aleksei Kruchenykh....
, to which he brought the cult of the Virgin of Zahumlje
Zahumlje
Zachlumia or Zahumlje was a medieval principality located in modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia...
(hence its name).
Sources
- Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, 1980, p. 405. Google Books
- Невообичаена-иконографска-програма-во-пештерната-црква-Свети-Петар-и-Павле-Преспа, p. 16
- Zbornik radova, Volume 34, 1995. p. 173. Google Books
- The Serbs and Byzantium during the reign of Tsar Stephen Dušan (1331-1355) and his successors, p. 215. Google Books