Pribac Hrebeljanović ( sr, Прибац Хребељановић (c. 1300 – 1362) was a Serbian
Logothete and a part of the Serbian nobility or Vlastela. He held the lands of
Prilepac and
Prizrenac. During the formation of the
Serbian empire many Serb nobles gained higher titles and more land, however Pribac was not offered this.
Pribac played a big role in getting his son
Lazar of Serbia to the title he bared during the fall of the Serbian empire.
Life on the Serbian throne
He was born around 1300, to an influential merchant Hrebljan, who came to prominence in the army of
Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...
. Hrebljan became rich and likely became a minor noble, governor of
Stalać
Stalać ( sr-cyr, Сталаћ; ) is a village located in the municipality of Ćićevac, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,521 inhabitants.
Features
Stalać lies at the banks of South Morava, near its confluen ...
, a wealthy and large city at the time. Pribac likely served in the army as well, as he is listed as a commander of 1000 soldiers in Dečani edict of 1330, and fought in battle of Velbazhd and capture of Prilep and Ohrid.
During
Dušan Nemanjić
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 name ...
's revolts against his father
Stephen of Dečani
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...
, Pribac gave Dušan full support
and was given the title of
Logothete and given lands in Kosovo. Pribac wasn't a very rich noble but not a small one either and mostly organized royal feasts, weddings and meetings, and may have become royal chancellor. He died in 1362 in Uroševac, Kosovo. He had two sons, one unknown, and second was
Lazar of Serbia, future ruler of
Moravian Serbia who fought the Ottomans at The Battle of Kosovo in 1389. He is mentioned as logothete on Dušan's charter in 1343.
References
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1300 births
1362 deaths
Medieval chancellors (government)
Medieval Serbian nobility
Boyars of Stefan Dušan