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Tepčija
Tepčija ( sr-cyr, тепчија) was a court title of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia in the Middle Ages. The functions and position in the court is unclear. It was first mentioned in Croatia in the second half of the 11th century, and later in Serbia in the first half of the 13th century, and in Bosnia during 13th and 14th century. The title-holder took care of the country's feudal estates. There were two or three levels in title, the ''veliki tepčija'' (grand), "''tepčija''" and ''mali tepčija'' (lower). "Veliki tepčija" took care of the royal estates. ''Tepčija'' had a similar office to that of the ''kaznac'' , and cared of all major feudal estates bar that which belonged to the Court. "Tepčija" had executive authorities. His servants were called ''otroci'' ( ''otrok''). The Serbian court hierarchy at the time of king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) was as follows: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batalo
}; before 1391–1404), who is simply known as Batalo, in some research also Batal, was a medieval Bosnian nobleman from Lašva. He was the holder of the medieval Bosnian title of " tepčija". In Medieval Bosnia the title of tepčija appeared some time during 13th century and was in use until second half of the 14th century. The function of a tepčija was to oversee the country's feudal estates. Life Batalo belonged to the medieval Bosnian Šantić family, who were lords of Lašva region. He married Resa Vukčić of the Vukčić noble family, cadet branch of Hrvatinić, and sister of Bosnian Grand Duke, Hrvoje Vukčić, and had three sons, Vuk, Stefan and Ostoja, who were known by their last name Šantić or Tepčić. Marrying the sister of the Bosnian Grand Duke elevated Batalo's status and gave him lordship over the medieval Sana region, or at least over some of its parts and gave him and his family the title Prince of Split. His seat was at the fortress of Toričan, above th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepčija Gradislav And His Wife, Treskavac Monastery
Tepčija ( sr-cyr, тепчија) was a court title of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia in the Middle Ages. The functions and position in the court is unclear. It was first mentioned in Croatia in the second half of the 11th century, and later in Serbia in the first half of the 13th century, and in Bosnia during 13th and 14th century. The title-holder took care of the country's feudal estates. There were two or three levels in title, the ''veliki tepčija'' (grand), "''tepčija''" and ''mali tepčija'' (lower). "Veliki tepčija" took care of the royal estates. ''Tepčija'' had a similar office to that of the '' kaznac'' , and cared of all major feudal estates bar that which belonged to the Court. "Tepčija" had executive authorities. His servants were called ''otroci'' ( ''otrok''). The Serbian court hierarchy at the time of king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) was as follows: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik'', '' kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepčija
Tepčija ( sr-cyr, тепчија) was a court title of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia in the Middle Ages. The functions and position in the court is unclear. It was first mentioned in Croatia in the second half of the 11th century, and later in Serbia in the first half of the 13th century, and in Bosnia during 13th and 14th century. The title-holder took care of the country's feudal estates. There were two or three levels in title, the ''veliki tepčija'' (grand), "''tepčija''" and ''mali tepčija'' (lower). "Veliki tepčija" took care of the royal estates. ''Tepčija'' had a similar office to that of the ''kaznac'' , and cared of all major feudal estates bar that which belonged to the Court. "Tepčija" had executive authorities. His servants were called ''otroci'' ( ''otrok''). The Serbian court hierarchy at the time of king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) was as follows: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobravac
Dobravac ( sr-cyr, Добравац; 1280) or Dobravec (Добравец) was a Serbian nobleman serving in the crown land of Hum, with the title of '' tepčija''. He is mentioned in a document dated 1280 as serving the countess of Hum (). He had a clerk or assistant, Mojše, who sold two of his bondmaids in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) that year. Although Dobravac's jurisdiction is unknown from the quotation, he was not a '' veliki tepčija'' (serving the king directly); his office was limited to the Hum land, but his type of work was the same as that of the ''veliki tepčija''. The ''tepčija'' had executive authorities; his '' otroci'' ( ''otrok''), were servants, lesser in rank but not slaves. Annotations The name is an old Serbian name, found in medieval epigraphy Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mišljen (veliki Tepčija)
Mišljen ( sr-cyr, Мишљен; ca. 1330) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31), with the title of '' veliki tepčija''. The title-holder took care of the royal estates. He was wealthy. In 1330 he had a monastery dedicated to the Holy Apostles built somewhere in eastern Hum. He restored the church, donated books, vestments and gold, and built himself an adorned tomb. This church is located in the village of Crkvina, 6 km from Goražde (in Bosnia and Herzegovina). The '' menologion'' written on demand of ''veliki tepčija'' Obrad (fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ... 1230s) is recorded to have later came into the possession of Radoslava, "the wife of the ''tepčija''", presumably of Mišljen. References Sources * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladoje (tepčija)
Vladoje ( sr-cyr, Владоје; 1326) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31), with the title of '' tepčija''. He was mentioned in 1326, but most likely began his office at the end of king Stefan Milutin's reign (1282–1321). He succeeded Hardomil, who had served Stefan Milutin as ''tepčija''. King Stefan Dečanski's confirmation on the rights of Ragusan merchants dating to 25 March 1326 was attended by ''vojvoda'' Mladen, ''tepčija'' Vladoje, and ''čelnik'' Đuraš Ilijić. The Serbian court hierarchy was as follows: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik ''Čelnik'' ( sr-cyr, челник) was a high court title in the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Serbian Despotate. In its early form, the holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Orthodox Church from the aristocr ...'', '' kaznac'', '' tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. Vladoje marked the boundaries of Belaćevac as an arbitrator in 1326. He was included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardomil
Hardomil ( sr-cyr, Хардомил; d. before 1327) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), with the title of '' tepčija''. He was mentioned as deceased in 1327, in a litigation between his sons' estates and Hilandar. His sons inherited notable land property, which evidents his social status and property state, but not his jurisdiction. The judgement established that his sons, Dmitar and Borislav (called the Hardomilić brothers in historiography), had unlawfully used Hilandar's property, and thus the property was returned to Hilandar. Hardomil was succeeded by Vladoje ( 1326), who served king Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31) as ''tepčija''. The Serbian court hierarchy at that time was as follows: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik ''Čelnik'' ( sr-cyr, челник) was a high court title in the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Serbian Despotate. In its early form, the holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Orthodox Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuzma (tepčija)
Kuzma ( sr-cyr, Кузма; 1306) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), with the title of ''tepčija''. The Serbian court hierarchy at that time was as follows: '' stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. He was given the governorship of Vranje (a ''župa'', "county", including the town and neighbouring villages) some time before 1306. He was a contemporary of ''kaznac Kaznac ( sr-cyr, казнац) was a court title of the state employee in medieval Bosnia and Serbia who was in charge for the treasury in the territory under his jurisdiction — ''kaznačina'' (казначина). The name of the title is derived ...'' Miroslav, who held the surroundings of Vranje. References Sources * 14th-century Serbian nobility People of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) Vranje 13th-century births 14th-century deaths Tepčija {{Serbia-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obrad (veliki Tepčija)
Obrad ( sr-cyr, Обрад) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Vladislav (r. 1234–43), with the title of '' veliki tepčija''. He is the oldest ''veliki tepčija'' known by name. The title-holder took care of the royal estates. He is mentioned in the 1230s, as a "great lord" (''veliki gospodin''). He had a ''menologion'' written, which later came into the possession of Radoslava ("the wife of the ''tepčija''", presumably ''veliki tepčija'' Mišljen). The work includes songs to St. Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous .... He seems to have not belonged to the royal family. References Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Obrad 13th-century Serbian nobility People of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) 13th-century deaths 12th-century births Tepčija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
čelnik
''Čelnik'' ( sr-cyr, челник) was a high court title in the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Serbian Despotate. In its early form, the holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Orthodox Church from the aristocrats (compare Catholic Vidame), so the holder appeared in the role of a judge or executor of the ruler's decisions, in disputes between the church and the nobility. At the beginning of the 15th century, during the Serbian Despotate, the title of ''veliki čelnik'' (велики челник, "grand čelnik") was the equivalent of count palatine and was the highest court title, with the title-holders holding great provinces, property and honours. History During the reign of King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), the title holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Church from the aristocrats, so the holder appeared in the role of a judge or executor of the ruler's decisions, in disputes between the church and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Noble Titles
In the Medieval Serbian state, a range of court and honorific titles were used. Overview During the reign of King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) the Serbian court hierarchy was: '' stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobulls, King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331) mentioned that the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and ''stavilac''. In the periods of the Serbian Kingdom and Serbian Empire, several Byzantine titles and honorifics were adopted, such as ''sevast'', ''protosevast'' and ''sevastokrator''. After the crowning of Stefan Dušan as Emperor (1346), there was a further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court, especially in court ceremonies and titles. From his new position, Dušan could grant titles only possible for an emperor to grant, such as '' despot'', ''sevastokrator'', and '' ćesar''. The higher nobility – ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
