Branko Rastislalić ( sr-cyr, Бранко Растислалић) was the ''"Lord of

Podunavlje Podunavlje ( sr-Cyrl, Подунавље) is the name of the Danube river basin parts located in Serbia (Vojvodina, Belgrade and Eastern Serbia) and Croatia (Slavonia, Syrmia, and Baranya). Podunavlje is located on the southern edge of Pannoni ...

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Domestikos ''Domestikos'' (; el, δομέστικος, from the la, domesticus, , of the household), in English sometimes heDomestic, was a civil, ecclesiastic and military office in the late Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. Military usage The ''dom ...

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Dušan the Mighty Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular nam ...

of the

Serbian Empire The Serbian Empire ( sr, / , ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expanded the state. Under Dušan's rule, Serbia was the major power in the ...

from circa 1340; later he became vassal of the Hungarians until his death in 1352. Branko issued his own regional coins, the 'Helmet dinars', only one of three existing prior to the fall of the

. (Summary of "Mihajlovic, Vojislav. ''Novac srpskih velikasa iz vremena carstva''. Belgrade (2000)") He ruled until his death in 1352, when he was accidentally killed by

Vuk Kosača Vuk ( cyrl, Вук; 1317–1359), sometimes also called ''Hran'' in sources, was the 14th century magnate and a powerful nobleman, who was in service to the Serbian king Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55). Vuk is considered to be a progenitor of Bosnian ...

during a hunt. Branko's relatives later avenged his death in 1359, when they murdered Vuk.Arheološko društvo Jugoslavije, 1968, ''Arheološki pregled''
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page 96 He was succeeded by his son

Radič Branković Radič Branković ( sr-cyr, Радич Бранковић) was a 14th-century Serbian feudal lord of Braničevo under Dušan the Mighty of the Serbian Empire His family ( House of Rastislalić) had gained possession of Braničevo in the 14th ce ...

, Lord of Braničevo.

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Oblasni gospodari u 14. veku
page 2 (Serbian) 14th-century Serbian nobility Rastislalić noble family 1352 deaths Year of birth unknown Medieval Serbian magnates {{Serbia-bio-stub