Serbian nobility
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Serbian nobility was the privileged order or class of Serbia
in the Middle Ages and Early Modern times.
The first nobles of greater status was those in the 9th and 10th century, who were connected to the royal family by marriage. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the nobility greatly expanded, and in the Serbian Empire
lavish titles were given in the Byzantine order. With the fall of Serbia in the 15th century, Serbian nobility survived in Montenegro, and in the Austro-Hungarian lands. In the 19th century, with the liberation from the Ottoman turks, a new nobility based out of warriors and other wealthy intelligentsia emerged.
Titles:
Ranks:
In the mid 9th century, Grand Prince Vlastimir marries his daughter to the son of župan Beloje of Trebinje
. Krajina Belojević
rules the appanage of Travunia
under the Serbian crown. Prince Časlav (r. 927-960) marries his daughter to his voivode Tihomir
, who receives the appanage of the Drina župa.
During the reign of Constantine Bodin, neither Bosnia, Zachlumia nor Rascia were ever integrated into Duklja (the seat). Each Županate had its own nobility and institutions and acquired a Vojislavljević
to head as Župan.
In 1091 or 1092, Vukan, earlier a subordinate to Bodin, became independent, taking the title of Grand Prince (Veliki Župan). His state was centered around present-day Novi Pazar
. Subordinate to him were local dukes (Župan, holding a territory equivalent of a county), who seem to have been more or less autonomous in the internal affairs of their counties, but who were obliged to be loyal to Vukan, and supporting him in battle. It seems that the dukes were hereditary holders of their counties, holding their land before Duklja annexed Rascia.
), Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia convoked a huge assembly at Skopje
, attended by the Serbian Archbishop Joanikije II, the Archbishop of Ochrid Nikolaj I, the Bulgarian Patriarch Simeon and various religious leaders of Mount Athos
. The assembly and clerics agreed on, and then ceremonially performed the raising of the autocephalous Serbian Archbishopric to the status of Patriarchate
. The Archbishop from now on is titled Patriarch of Serbia, although one document called him Patriarch of Serbs and Greeks, with the seat at the monastery of Peć
. The new Patriarch Joanikije II now solemnly crowned Dušan as "Emperor
and autocrat of Serbs
and Romans" (Greek
).
Dušan had his son crowned King of Serbs and Greeks, giving him nominal rule over the Serbian lands, and although Dušan was governing the whole state, he had special responsibility for the "Roman", i.e. Greek lands.
A further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court followed, particularly in court ceremonial and titles. As Emperor, Dušan could grant titles only possible as an Emperor. In the years that followed, Dušan's half-brother Symeon Uroš and brother-in-law Jovan Asen became despotes
. Jovan Oliver
already had the despot title, granted to him by Andronikos III. His brother-in-law Dejan Dragaš
and Branko
is granted the title of sebastocrator. The military commanders (voivodes) Preljub
and Vojihna
receive the title of caesar. The raising of the Serbian Patriarch resulted in the same spirit, bishoprics became metropolitans, as for example the Metropolitanate of Skopje.
Serbian Grand Principality
Serbian Empire
Fall of the Serbian Empire
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
in the Middle Ages and Early Modern times.
The first nobles of greater status was those in the 9th and 10th century, who were connected to the royal family by marriage. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the nobility greatly expanded, and in 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...
lavish titles were given in the Byzantine order. With the fall of Serbia in the 15th century, Serbian nobility survived in Montenegro, and in the Austro-Hungarian lands. In the 19th century, with the liberation from the Ottoman turks, a new nobility based out of warriors and other wealthy intelligentsia emerged.
Middle Ages
The nobility (velikaši, plemići), were roughly grouped in:- Velmuz or Velmoza, magnate (great man) or vlastele
- Vlastelicic, (little ruler)
Titles:
- Prince, possessor of a lordship styled principality, a title which was only semi-official and never gave his possessor precedence at the court. Not to be confused with the rank of Prince.
- despotDespotDespot may refer to:* Despot , a Byzantine court title* Despotism, a form of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of an individual or a small groupPeople with the surname Despot:...
, (court title) - sevastokrator,
- kesarCaesar (title)Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
, (court title) - gospodar (Lord), possessor of a lordship directly under the rule of the monarch
- banBanBan may refer to:* Ban , a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship* The imperial ban, a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman Empire* Cherem, usually translated as the Ban, a form of excommunication in Judaism...
(administrative) - kefalijaKephale (Byzantine Empire)In the late Byzantine Empire, the term kephalē was used to denote local and provincial governors.It entered use in the second half of the 13th century, and was derived from the colloquial language. Consequently, it never became an established title or rank of the Byzantine imperial hierarchy, but...
(from Greek kephalē, meaning "Head"), (administrative) - čelnik (Head), (administrative)
- logotheteLogotheteLogothete was an administrative title originating in the eastern Roman Empire. In the middle and late Byzantine Empire, it rose to become a senior administrative title, equivalent to a minister or secretary of state...
(administrative) - protovestijar, used after Stefan Milutin (financial)
- kaznac, (financial)
- sevast, (court title)
Ranks:
- Young King, son of the King
- King, son of the EmperorEmperor of SerbiaThe Emperor of Serbia or Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks was the imperial title used during the Serbian Empire , by only two monarchs; Stefan Uroš IV Dušan the Mighty and Stefan Uroš V the Weak.-History:...
- Prince, any legitimate male-line descendant of a Serbian monarch.
- Voivode, military commander
Early and High Middle Ages
The Serbs, who lived in so-called sklavinia, were organized into župa, a confederation of village communities headed by a local župan, a magistrate or governor. The title subsequently acted as the superior title among some Slavic monarchs. The župan was later in turn subordinate the veliki župan (Grand Prince). In Bosnia, since the early Middle Ages, the ban held the superior office, nominally under a foreign power.In the mid 9th century, Grand Prince Vlastimir marries his daughter to the son of župan Beloje of Trebinje
Beloje of Trebinje
Beloje was the Župan of Travunia in the early 9th century, a fief of the Serbian Principality under Prince Vlastimir . He may have had the position under Vlastimir's predecessors; Radoslav or Prosigoj...
. Krajina Belojević
Krajina Belojević
Krajina Belojević was the župan of Travunia, an administrative unit of the Principality of Serbia, in the 9th century. In 847/848, not long after the three-year Bulgarian–Serbian War in which Prince Vlastimir of Serbia Krajina Belojević was the župan of Travunia, an administrative unit of the...
rules the appanage of Travunia
Travunia
Travunia was a medieval region, administrative unit and principality, which was part of Medieval Serbia , and in its last years, the Bosnian Kingdom . The county became hereditary in a number of noble houses, often kin to the ruling dynasty. The region came under Ottoman rule in 1482...
under the Serbian crown. Prince Časlav (r. 927-960) marries his daughter to his voivode Tihomir
Tihomir of Rascia
Tihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja, who served as the Prince of Rascia from around 960 to 969.-Background:Tihomir's predecessor Časlav Tihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja,...
, who receives the appanage of the Drina župa.
During the reign of Constantine Bodin, neither Bosnia, Zachlumia nor Rascia were ever integrated into Duklja (the seat). Each Županate had its own nobility and institutions and acquired a Vojislavljević
House of Vojislavljevic
The Vojislavljević was the second Serb medieval dynasty, named after archon Stefan Vojislav, who wrestled the region from Byzantine hands in the 1040s...
to head as Župan.
In 1091 or 1092, Vukan, earlier a subordinate to Bodin, became independent, taking the title of Grand Prince (Veliki Župan). His state was centered around present-day Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
. Subordinate to him were local dukes (Župan, holding a territory equivalent of a county), who seem to have been more or less autonomous in the internal affairs of their counties, but who were obliged to be loyal to Vukan, and supporting him in battle. It seems that the dukes were hereditary holders of their counties, holding their land before Duklja annexed Rascia.
Serbian Empire
On April 16, 1346 (EasterEaster
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
), Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia convoked a huge assembly at Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, attended by the Serbian Archbishop Joanikije II, the Archbishop of Ochrid Nikolaj I, the Bulgarian Patriarch Simeon and various religious leaders of Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
. The assembly and clerics agreed on, and then ceremonially performed the raising of the autocephalous Serbian Archbishopric to the status of Patriarchate
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
. The Archbishop from now on is titled Patriarch of Serbia, although one document called him Patriarch of Serbs and Greeks, with the seat at the monastery of Peć
Patriarchate of Pec
The Patriarchate of Peć is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć. The complex of churches is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs....
. The new Patriarch Joanikije II now solemnly crowned Dušan as "Emperor
Basileus
Basileus is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by the Byzantine Emperors, but also has a longer history of use for persons of authority and sovereigns in ancient Greece, as well as for the kings of...
and autocrat of Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
and Romans" (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
).
Dušan had his son crowned King of Serbs and Greeks, giving him nominal rule over the Serbian lands, and although Dušan was governing the whole state, he had special responsibility for the "Roman", i.e. Greek lands.
A further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court followed, particularly in court ceremonial and titles. As Emperor, Dušan could grant titles only possible as an Emperor. In the years that followed, Dušan's half-brother Symeon Uroš and brother-in-law Jovan Asen became despotes
Despotes
Despot , was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent...
. Jovan Oliver
Jovan Oliver
Jovan Oliver Grčinić, known as Despot Jovan Oliver was a magnate of the Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty , holding the titles of sebastokrator and despotes, and the great voivode-military rank, showing his prominence and status as one of the most important nobles of Dušan...
already had the despot title, granted to him by Andronikos III. His brother-in-law Dejan Dragaš
Dejan Dragaš
Dejan Dragaš was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman and the Despot of Kumanovo holding the title of Sebastokrator given to him by his brother-in-law Emperor of Serbia Dušan the Mighty...
and Branko
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...
is granted the title of sebastocrator. The military commanders (voivodes) Preljub
Preljub
Gregory Preljub or simply Preljub was a 14th-century Serbian noble and voivode who conquered and ruled Thessaly with the rank of Caesar in 1348–1356 under Emperor Stephen IV Dushan...
and Vojihna
Vojihna
Vojihna or Vojin of Drama , was a Serbian nobleman that rose through the ranks and became one of the most acclaimed military commanders and dukes of Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia during the Serbian Kingdom and Empire , he was titled Caesar , hence, he is mostly known as Caesar Vojihna...
receive the title of caesar. The raising of the Serbian Patriarch resulted in the same spirit, bishoprics became metropolitans, as for example the Metropolitanate of Skopje.
Early (768-960)
- župan BelojeBeloje of TrebinjeBeloje was the Župan of Travunia in the early 9th century, a fief of the Serbian Principality under Prince Vlastimir . He may have had the position under Vlastimir's predecessors; Radoslav or Prosigoj...
, Lord of TrebinjeTrebinjeTrebinje is the southernmost municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity and is located in southeastern Herzegovina, some from the Adriatic Sea....
(before 847) - župan Krajina BelojevićKrajina BelojevićKrajina Belojević was the župan of Travunia, an administrative unit of the Principality of Serbia, in the 9th century. In 847/848, not long after the three-year Bulgarian–Serbian War in which Prince Vlastimir of Serbia Krajina Belojević was the župan of Travunia, an administrative unit of the...
, Duke of TravuniaTravuniaTravunia was a medieval region, administrative unit and principality, which was part of Medieval Serbia , and in its last years, the Bosnian Kingdom . The county became hereditary in a number of noble houses, often kin to the ruling dynasty. The region came under Ottoman rule in 1482...
(after 847) - župan Hvalimir Belojević, Duke of Travunia (late 9th century)
- župan Čučimir Belojević, Duke of Travunia (first half of 10th century)
- župan TihomirTihomir of RasciaTihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja, who served as the Prince of Rascia from around 960 to 969.-Background:Tihomir's predecessor Časlav Tihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja,...
, Duke of Drina, Rascia (ca. 950-960)
Byzantine overlordship/Serbian Principality of Duklja (960-1101)
- archon PeterPeter of DiokleiaPeter of Diokleia or Petar was an archon of Duklja in the 10th or 11th century. The only information on him is from a seal found in the 19th century, which is decorated on the observe with a bust of the Virgin Mary holding a medallion of Christ and flanked by two cruciform invocative monograms...
, Lord of Diokleia (10th- or 11th century) - strategos John, protospatharios and katepano of Ras (fl. 971-976)
- strategos Ljutovid, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, hypatos, strategos of Serbia and Zahumlje (fl. 1039-1042)
- Domanek, Duke of Travunia (fl. 1054-1055)
- voivode PetriloVojvoda PetriloVojvoda Petrilo was a 11th-century Serbian voivod of the Serbian King Constantine Bodin.Bodin was crowned as Emperor of Bulgaria in 1072 and was set to conquer the Byzantine territories of Bulgarian interest together with Georgi Voiteh Vojvoda Petrilo (Војвода Петрило) was a 11th-century Serbian...
(fl. 1072) - StefanStephen, Duke of BosniaStephen , Duke of Bosnia, was the first known office-holder of Bosnia , he was appointed governor by Constantine Bodin Stephen (Bosnian: Stjepan/Стјепан; Serbian: Stefan/Стефан), Duke of Bosnia, was the first known office-holder of Bosnia (lower course of Bosna, the Vrbas and the Neretva), he was...
, Duke of Bosnia (fl. 1081-1101)
Serbian Grand PrincipalitySerbian Grand PrincipalityThe Serbian Grand Principality or Rascia was a medieval state that was founded in 1090, and ended with the elevation to Kingdom in 1217. During the reign of Constantine Bodin, the King of Duklja, Vukan was appointed to rule Rascia as a vassal, and when Bodin was captured by the Byzantines, Vukan...
(1101-1217)
- župan GrdešaGrdešaGrdeša or Grd was a 12th-century Serbian Lord of Trebinje under the Rascian Grand Prince Uroš II Prvoslav.It is believed he was born around 1120...
, Lord of Trebinje (ca 1120-1180) - župan VučinaVučinaVučina was a 12th-century Serbian Duke under the Rascian Grand Prince Uroš II Prvoslav.In 1150 he was one of the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire, the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where he and his fellow nobleman...
, (fl. 1150-1151) - ban SlavogastSlavogastSlavogast was a 12th-century Serbian noble that ruled as Ban of Zachlumia 1154-1156.He governed Zahumlje under the rule of Desa of Serbia ....
, Lord of HumZahumljeZachlumia or Zahumlje was a medieval principality located in modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia...
(fl. 1154-1156) - HramkoHramkoHramko was a 12th-century Serbian noble that supposedly held parts of Zahumlje under the House of Nemanjic, according to Chronicles of Priest Dukljan....
, Lord of provinces in Hum (ca 1177-1200)
Serbian Kingdom (1217-1345)
- kaznac MrnjavaMrnjavaMrnja or Mrnjava was a Serbian provincial nobleman and treasurer serving Helen of Anjou at Trebinje , the wife of Stephen Uroš I of Serbia. He was the father of Vukašin Mrnjavčević, the co-ruler of the Serbian Empire and founder of the Mrnjavčević dynasty.He was born in Zahumlje...
(fl. 1289) - župan Dražen BogopenecDražen BogopenecDražen Bogopenec was a early 14th-century Serbian noble, that held lands of Hum, centered at his birthplace Nevesinje, he is an ancestor of the House of Sanković.He is mentioned in papers from Dubrovnik in 1306....
, Lord of NevesinjeNevesinjeNevesinje is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in eastern Herzegovina between Mostar and Gacko. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity.-Geography:...
(Hum) (fl. 1306) - veliki vojvoda Novak GrebostrekNovak GrebostrekNovak Grebostrek was a Serbian veliki vojvoda under the Serbian Kingdom of Stefan Uroš II Milutin . Stefan Milutin sent an army under the command of Novak to aid the Byzantine Emperor in the defense of his lands against the stronger Ottoman Turks. The Battle of Gallipoli ended in a victory of...
(fl. 1312), fought at GallipoliBattle of Gallipoli (1312)The Battle of Gallipoli was fought in 1312, between the Byzantine Empire and Serbian Kingdom, against Turcopoles led by Halil Pasha.The Turks were looting and pillaging the countryside. For two years Thrace was in the hands of Halil Pasha, the local inhabitants did not cultivate their lands at the... - kaznac Jovan Dragoslav (fl. 1315), founder of Church of Virgin Hodegetria
- kefalija Ilija (before 1326)
- vojvoda Mladen (fl. 1321-1326), ruled TrebinjeTrebinjeTrebinje is the southernmost municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity and is located in southeastern Herzegovina, some from the Adriatic Sea....
and Dračevica, founder of the Branković noble familyHouse of BrankovicHouse 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... - župan Nikola (fl. 1321-1329), ruled northern AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, younger brother of Mladen - stavioca Miloš Vojinović (fl. 1333), son of Vojin
- voivode HreljaHreljaHrelja , also known as Stefan Dragovol or Hrelja Ohmućević was a 14th-century semi-independent feudal lord in the region of northeastern Macedonia and the Rila mountains who served medieval Serbian kings Stefan Milutin, Stefan Dečanski and Stefan Dušan...
, Lord of RilaRilaRila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m...
(fl. ca. 1320s-1342) - voivode VojinVojvoda VojinVojin of Gacko or Vojvoda Vojin was a Serb voivode and magnate that held the province of Gacko, also known as Hum , in ca.1322-1347, serving King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski and Emperor Stephen Dušan the Mighty...
, Lord of GackoGackoGacko is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the Foča Region.-Geography:The town is in a short distance from Montenegro...
(fl. 1322-1347)
Serbian EmpireSerbian EmpireThe 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...
(1345-1371)
- knight PalmanPalmanVitez Palman or Palman Braht born ~1290, death 1363+) was a 14th century German noble and mercenary commander in the Army of Dušan the Mighty .-Biography:...
, bodyguard and mercenary commander - knight Đuraš IlijićĐuraš IlijićĐuraš Ilijić was a Serbian nobleman that held Upper Zeta with the title of čelnik during the rule of Stefan Dečanski , Dušan the Mighty and Uroš the Weak , from 1326 until his death in 1362...
, Lord of Upper Zeta (d. 1356, son of kephaleKephale (Byzantine Empire)In the late Byzantine Empire, the term kephalē was used to denote local and provincial governors.It entered use in the second half of the 13th century, and was derived from the colloquial language. Consequently, it never became an established title or rank of the Byzantine imperial hierarchy, but...
Ilija) - great voivode Jovan OliverJovan OliverJovan Oliver Grčinić, known as Despot Jovan Oliver was a magnate of the Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty , holding the titles of sebastokrator and despotes, and the great voivode-military rank, showing his prominence and status as one of the most important nobles of Dušan...
, sebastocrator and despotesDespotesDespot , was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent...
of ŠtipŠtipŠtip is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the Štip municipality alone had a population of about 47,796...
and StrumicaStrumicaStrumica is the largest city in eastern Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with Bulgaria. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. The city is named after the Strumica River which runs through it...
(d. after 1356) - voivode Dejan DragašDejan DragašDejan Dragaš was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman and the Despot of Kumanovo holding the title of Sebastokrator given to him by his brother-in-law Emperor of Serbia Dušan the Mighty...
, sebastocrator and despot of province between KumanovoKumanovoKumanovo is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and is the seat of Kumanovo Municipality which is the largest municipality in the country. Municipal institutions include a city council, mayor and other administrative bodies.-Name:...
and Velbazhd (d. before 1371) - voivode Altoman VojinovićAltoman VojinovićAltoman Vojinović of Zeta in the 14th century.He was born the eldest son of Vojvoda Vojin, who had fought under Stefan Dečanski and Stefan Dušan.He is believed to have died in 1363, but the last mention of him is in 1359....
, Grand Duke of HumZahumljeZachlumia or Zahumlje was a medieval principality located in modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia...
(d. 1359, son of voivode Vojin) - voivode Vukašin MrnjavčevićVukašin MrnjavcevicVukašin Mrnjavčević was a Serbian ruler in modern-day central and northwestern Macedonia, who ruled from 1365 to 1371. According to 17th-century Ragusan historian Mavro Orbin, his father was a minor noble named Mrnjava from Zachlumia, whose sons Vukašin and Uglješa were born in Livno in western...
, despot of PrilepPrilepPrilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...
(d. 1371, son of MrnjavaMrnjavaMrnja or Mrnjava was a Serbian provincial nobleman and treasurer serving Helen of Anjou at Trebinje , the wife of Stephen Uroš I of Serbia. He was the father of Vukašin Mrnjavčević, the co-ruler of the Serbian Empire and founder of the Mrnjavčević dynasty.He was born in Zahumlje...
) - voivode PreljubPreljubGregory Preljub or simply Preljub was a 14th-century Serbian noble and voivode who conquered and ruled Thessaly with the rank of Caesar in 1348–1356 under Emperor Stephen IV Dushan...
, caesarCaesar (title)Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
of EpirusDespotate of EpirusThe Despotate or Principality of Epirus was one of the Byzantine Greek successor states of the Byzantine Empire that emerged in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Byzantine Empire, along with the Empire of Nicaea, and the Empire of Trebizond...
(d. 1356) - voivode Voihna, caesar of DramaDrama, GreeceDrama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the...
(d. ca 1360) - voivode Grgur GolubićGrgur GolubićGrgur Golubić, known as Caesar Gregory was a Serbian nobleman during the Serbian Empire of Stephen Dušan and Stephen Uroš V . He held the Polog region with the title of Caesar...
, caesar of PologPologPolog 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...
(d. after 1361) - voivode Branko RastislalićBranko RastislalićBranko Rastislalić was the "Lord of Podunavlje" and Domestikos under Dušan the Mighty of the Serbian Empire from circa 1340 until his death in 1352....
, domestikosDomestikosDomestikos , in English sometimes [the] Domestic, was a civil, ecclesiastic and military office in the late Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.-Military usage:...
of PodunavljePodunavljePodunavlje is the name of the Danube river basin parts located in Serbia and Croatia .-History:...
(d. 1352) - voivode Vratko, Lord of ProkupljeProkupljeProkuplje is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 43.24° North, 21.59° East. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 27,163 inhabitants, while population of municipality is 43,631. It is the administrative center of the Toplica District of Serbia. It is one of the...
(d. after 1347, great-grandson of Vukan of Serbia) - voivode Radoslav HlapenRadoslav HlapenRadoslav Hlapen was a Serbian voivode in the service of Emperor Dušan the Mighty . He took part in the operations into the south, Macedonia, and was given a region north of Thessaly to govern in the early 1350s.-Life:Radoslav was born around 1322...
, Lord of VeriaVeriaVeria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
, Voden and KastoriaKastoriaKastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
(d. 1383-1385) - voivode VojinVojvoda VojinVojin of Gacko or Vojvoda Vojin was a Serb voivode and magnate that held the province of Gacko, also known as Hum , in ca.1322-1347, serving King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski and Emperor Stephen Dušan the Mighty...
, Lord of GackoGackoGacko is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the Foča Region.-Geography:The town is in a short distance from Montenegro...
(fl. 1322-1347) - voivode Bogut, Lord of UgljevikUgljevikUgljevik is a municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality located in the eastern foothills of Mount Majevica, in picturesque countryside, where wondrous and beautiful mountain starts descending towards the flatlands of Semberija, to which it is tied more than any other...
(d. after 1331) - voivode Milutin, Lord of RudnikRudnikRudnik is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Cvijićev vrh, named after geologist and biologist Jovan Cvijić, has an altitude of 1132 meters above sea level...
- voivode Vuk KosačaVuk KosacaVuk Kosača was a 14th-century military commander of Dušan the Mighty, the Emperor of Serbia . He is the founding father of a medieval Herzegovinian noble family known as the Kosačas, that would later rule a semi-independent realm under the Bosnian crown...
, Lord of RogaticaRogaticaRogatica is a municipality and town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina located 60 kilometres northeast of Sarajevo; midway on the road from Goražde towards Sokolac...
(d. 1359) - voivode Pavle Orlović, Lord of Novo BrdoNovo BrdoNovo Brdo is a town and municipality in the Pristina district of eastern Kosovo. The population of the municipality is estimated at 6,720 people .-History:...
(d. 1389) - stavioca Lazar, chancellor at the court of Dušan and gospodar of MoravaMoravaMorava is a Slavic river name. It may refer to:Rivers:* Great Morava in central Serbia** South Morava , tributary of the Great Morava** West Morava , tributary of the Great Morava...
(d. 1389, son of Pribac) - kaznac Pribac, chancellor at the court of Dušan
- župan Andrija GropaAndrea GropaAndrea Gropa was a 14th-century Albanian nobleman, who ruled the region and the city of Ohrid. His domains included the region of Ohrid after the death of Stephen Uroš V of Serbia and in medieval Slavic chronicles he is mentioned as the Grand Župan or the Hospodar of Ohrid...
, Lord of Ohrid (d. after 1371) - gospodar Balša, Lord of Scodra (d. before 1362)
- Branko MladenovićBranko MladenovićBranko 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...
, sebastocrator of OhridOhridOhrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
(d. before 1371, son of voivode Mladen) - Jovan DragašJovan DragašJovan Dragaš was a 14th-century Serbian noble that held the title of Despot of Kumanovo, Kocani and Strumica under his uncle Stephen Uroš V of Serbia; he later became an Ottoman vassal after the Battle of Maritsa in 1371....
, despot of Kumanovo (d. 1378, son of voivode Dejan) - Vlatko PaskačićVlatko PaskačićVlatko Paskačić was a 14th century Serbian feudal lord of Slavište region around Kriva Palanka under the Mrnjavčevići , in modern Republic of Macedonia....
, sebastocrator of Slavište (d. after 1365, son of kephale PaskačPaskačPaskač was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman, that held the title of knez during the rule of Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia ....
) - Uglješa Vlatković,
Fall of the Serbian EmpireFall of the Serbian EmpireFollowing the death of child-less Uroš the Weak, the Serbian Empire was left without an heir and the military commanders obtained the rule of the past provinces and districts , continuing their offices with titles such as gospodin and despot etc., given to them during the Empire...
/Serbian DespotateSerbian DespotateThe Serbian Despotate was a Serbian state, the last to be conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of the medieval Serbian state, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravian Serbia survived for 70 more years,...
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- Grand Head RadićRadić (Serbian nobleman)Radić or Radič was a wealthy Serb nobleman with the title Grand Head , who held silver mines in Novo Brdo, during the Serbian Despotate....
, owner of silver mines in Novo BrdoNovo BrdoNovo Brdo is a town and municipality in the Pristina district of eastern Kosovo. The population of the municipality is estimated at 6,720 people .-History:... - voivode JakšaJakšaJakša , was a military commander in the Serbian Despotate, under Đurađ Branković. In 1452, he was sent as a deputy of the Despot to Dubrovnik. As an Ottoman vassal, Đurađ was forced to send an army to participate in the siege of Constantinople . Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror did not tell Đurađ his...
, - voivode Nikola SkobaljićNikola SkobaljićNikola Skobaljić was a mid 15th-century Serbian voivode who ruled a region around Leskovac, Southern Serbia, during the rule of Đurađ Branković...
, Lord of Zelen-gradZelen-gradZelen-grad is a fortress and former town in Serbia. It is located 15 km south from Leskovac, near the village of Vučje. It belonged to the Vojvoda Nikola Skobaljić, and it is also known as Skobaljić Grad. Today only remains of the town can be seen....
(LeskovacLeskovacLeskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia...
region) - Mihailo AnđelovićMihailo AnđelovićMihailo Anđelović was a 15th century Serbian governor of Serbia briefly in 1458.After the Ottoman conquest of Thessaly in 1394, the ruling Angeloi Philanthropenoi family took refuge in Serbia...
, governor of Serbia 1458 - knight Radič Postupović, (fl. 1428-1431)