The Paskačić family (

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: Паскачић, Paskačići / Паскачићи) was a Serbian noble family that served the

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, of

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(r. 1331-1355) and

Uroš the Weak __NOTOC__ Uroš ( sr-Cyrl, Урош) is a South Slavic given or last name primarily spread amongst Serbs, and Slovenians (mostly of Serbian descent). This noun has been interpreted as "lords", because it usually appears in conjunction with ''velmõ ...

(r. 1355-1371), then the

Mrnjavčević family The House of Mrnjavčević ( sr-Cyrl, Мрњавчевић, Mrnjavčevići / Мрњавчевићи, ) was a medieval Serbian noble house during the Serbian Empire, its fall, and the subsequent years when it held a region of present-day Macedo ...

' as Lords of Prilep (1371–1395) during the ''

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''.

History

The eponymous founder was ''kefalija'' Paskač, and the family base was in

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(modern

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) and they held the modern border region between Serbia and the latter. Paskač had a son,

Vlatko Paskačić Vlatko Paskačić ( sr, Влатко Паскачић) was a 14th-century Serbian feudal lord (''sebastokrator'') of Slavište region around Kriva Palanka under the Mrnjavčevići (1366-1395), in modern Republic of Macedonia. His father was Pa ...

, (hence, the family is also known as Vlatković (

: Влатковић, Vlatkovići / Влатковићи)) who received the title of ''

sevastokrator ''Sebastokrator'' ( grc-byz, Σεβαστοκράτωρ, Sevastokrátor, August Ruler, ; bg, севастократор, sevastokrator; sh, sebastokrator), was a senior court title in the late Byzantine Empire. It was also used by other rulers wh ...

'' in 1365, when

Vukašin Mrnjavčević Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname. ...

was declared co-ruler as ''King of Serbs and Greeks''.

Family

*''knez'' Paskač, married Ozra **''sevastokrator''

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, married Vladislava *** Stefan ***''kesar'' Uglješa (fl. 1371 - after 1427) ****Stefan (d. ca. 1400) ***son (possibly

Uroš __NOTOC__ Uroš ( sr-Cyrl, Урош) is a South Slavic given or last name primarily spread amongst Serbs, and Slovenians (mostly of Serbian descent). This noun has been interpreted as "lords", because it usually appears in conjunction with ''velmõ ...

)

References

Sources

* Grupa autora, „Rodoslovne tablice i grbovi srpskih dinastija i vlastele (prema tablicama Alekse Ivića)“ (drugo znatno dopunjeno i prošireno izdanje), Beograd, 1991. * Fajfric
''Sveta loza Stefana Nemanje''
chapter X * The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, John Van Antwerp Fine, 1987 * М. Шуица, ''Немирно доба српског Средњег века, Властела српских обласних господара'', Београд 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paskacic Noble Family Serbian noble families Medieval Macedonia Serbian Empire