Paskač ( sr, Паскач; 1365) was a Serbian nobleman that served 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 ...

, with the title of '' knez''. Together with his son, ''

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, he founded the Psača Monastery, in which the ''

ktetor ''Ktetor'' ( el, κτήτωρ) or ''ktitor'' (; ka, ქტიტორი ''kt’it’ori''; ro, ctitor), meaning "founder", is a title given in the Middle Ages to the provider of funds for construction or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox ch ...

'' fresco of his family (of three generations) has been preserved, painted between 1365 and 1371. He is depicted as an old man, grey-haired, holding the church model together with Vlatko in the centre. By Paskač is his wife, noblewoman Ozra, and also their grandson, Uglješa. The family is wearing rich clothing. Nothing else is known of Paskač; he is not mentioned in donation charters. His function in the state is unknown, and it is unknown in which capacity he received the title of ''knez''. Mandić theorizes that if Paskač was a magnate, he would have succeeded

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as the ''veliki knez'', then Lazar could have received that title after Paskač's death, possibly during the Empire. The fresco composition is valued highly, and is, as other 14th-century works, part of several special studies.

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