In the

medieval Serbia Serbia in the Middle Ages refers to the medieval period in the history of Serbia. The period begins in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, and lasts until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half ...

n states, the privileged class consisted of nobility and clergy, distinguished from commoners, part of the

feudal society Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structur ...

. The

Serbian nobility Serbian nobility ( sr, српска властела / srpska vlastela, српско властелинство / srpsko vlastelinstvo or српско племство / srpsko plemstvo) refers to the historical privileged order or class (aristocrac ...

(''srpska vlastela'', ''srpsko vlastelinstvo'' or ''srpsko plemstvo'') were roughly grouped into

magnate The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...

s (''

velikaš Velikaš ( sr-cyr, великаш, /) is the Serbo-Croatian word for 'magnate', derived from ('great, large, grand'). Another word is , which was commonly used for provincial lords (). It was used to refer to the highest nobility of Serbia in the ...

i'' or ''velmože''), the upper stratum, and the lesser nobility (''vlasteličići''). Serbia followed the government model established by the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

. The

nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

possessed hereditary allodial estates, which were worked by dependent ''

sebri The ''sebri'' ( sr-cyr, себри) was the lower-half social class, commoners, of the medieval Serbian state. The status of the groups comprising the class was regulated in medieval code of laws, such as ''Dušan's Code'' (1349). It included severa ...

'', the equivalent of Byzantine ''

paroikoi ''Paroikoi'' (plural of Greek πάροικος, ''paroikos'', the etymological origin of parish and parochial) is the term that replaced "metic" in the Hellenistic and Roman period to designate foreign residents. In the Byzantine Empire, ''paroikoi ...

''; peasants owing labour services, formally bound by decree. The nobility was obliged to serve the monarch in war.

Hierarchy

The nobility (''vlastela, vlastelinstvo'' or ''plemstvo'') of Serbia in the Middle Ages is roughly divided into

s ('' velikaši'' or ''velmože''), nobility and petty noblemen (''vlasteličići''). Sometimes, the division is made between ''vlastela'' (including "great" and "small" ones) and ''vlasteličići'', the

petty nobility The petty nobility is the lower nobility classes. Finland Petty nobility in Finland is dated at least back to 13th century and was formed by nobles around their strategic interests. The idea was more capable peasants with leader roles in local c ...

. The lower-half social class,

commoner A commoner, also known as the ''common man'', ''commoners'', the ''common people'' or the ''masses'', was in earlier use an ordinary person in a community or nation who did not have any significant social status, especially a member of neither ...

s, were the ''

'' (себри). *The '' velikaši'' (великаши) were the highest nobility class of Serbia. *The ''vlasteličići'' (властеличићи) were the lower nobility class of Serbia. It was a relatively numerous class of the small, warrior nobility, originating from the ''vojnici'' (warriors) from sources from the end of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century. They held villages, with full rights, and in

socioeconomic Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. In general it analyzes how modern societies progress, stagnate, or regress because of their local ...

and legal terms stood below the ''vlastela''. They had military obligations, such as the ''vlasteličić'' joining the army individually or with a group of his men (soldiers), dependent on his wealth.

Titles

History

Early Medieval Serbian principalities

The Serbs at that time were organized into '' župe'' (sing. ''župa''), a confederation of village communities (roughly the equivalent of a county), headed by a local ''

župan Župan is a noble and administrative title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century. It was (and in Croatia still is) the leader of the administrative unit župa (or zhupa, županija). ...

'' (a magistrate or governor); the governorship was hereditary, and the ''župan'' reported to the Serbian prince, whom they were obliged to aid in war. According to Fine Jr.: Bosnia,

Zahumlje Zachlumia or Zachumlia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Zahumlje, Захумље, ), also Hum, was a medieval principality located in the modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia (today parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia ...

and Rascia were never incorporated into an integrated state with

Duklja Duklja ( sh-Cyrl, Дукља; el, Διόκλεια, Diokleia; la, Dioclea) was a medieval South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana Ri ...

(1043–1101); each principality had its own nobility and institutions, simply requiring a member of the royal family to rule as Prince or Duke. After

Constantine Bodin Constantine Bodin ( Bulgarian and sr, italic=no, Константин Бодин, ''Konstantin Bodin''; 1072–1101) was a medieval king and the ruler of Duklja, the most powerful Serbian principality of the time, from 1081 to 1101, succee ...

died, the principalities seceded from Duklja, and Vukan became the most powerful Serb ruler, as ''Grand Prince''. Subordinate to the ruler were local counts who seem to have been more or less autonomous in the internal affairs of their counties, but who swore loyalty and were obliged to support in war. It seems that the counts were hereditary holders of their counties, holding their land before Duklja annexed Rascia.

Serbian Kingdom

Mourning nobility at the burial of Anna Dandolo

The hierarchy of the Serbian court titles was the following: '' 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 aristoc ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

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 Serbi ...

'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the

Dečani chrysobulls The Dečani chrysobulls ( sr, Дечанске хрисовуље/Dečanske hrisovulje) alternatively known as the Dečani charters (Дечанске повеље/Dečanske povelje) are chrysobulls dating to 1321-1331 which contains a detailed li ...

, King

Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош III, ), known as Stefan Dečanski ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, ; 1276 – 11 November 1331), was the King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of ...

(r. 1321–1331) mentioned that the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and ''stavilac''.

Serbian Empire

On April 16, 1346 (

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Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia 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 ...

convoked a huge assembly at

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, attended by the Serbian Archbishop

Joanikije II Joanikije ( sr-cyr, Јоаникије) is the Serbian variant of Greek name '' Ioannikios''. It may refer to: *Joanikije I, Serbian Archbishop (1272–76) * Joanikije II, Serbian Archbishop (1338–46) and first Serbian Patriarch (1346–54) * Joa ...

, the

Archbishop of Ochrid The Archbishop of Ohrid is a historic title given to the primate of the Archbishopric of Ohrid. The whole original title of the primate was Archbishop of Justiniana Prima and all Bulgaria ( gr, ἀρχιεπίσκοπὴ τῆς Πρώτης Ἰου ...

Nikolaj I, the

Bulgarian Patriarch The Patriarch of All Bulgaria is the patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The patriarch is officially styled as ''Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia''. Patriarch Neophyte acceded to this position on 24 February 2013. Hist ...

Simeon and various religious leaders of

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. The assembly and clerics agreed on, and then ceremonially performed the raising of the autocephalous Serbian Archbishopric to the status of Serbian Patriarchate. The Archbishop from now on is titled

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, although some documents called him ''Patriarch of Serbs and Greeks'', with the seat at the

Patriarchal Monastery of Peć Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are primarily held by men. It is used, both as a technical anthropological term for families or clans controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males a ...

. The first

Joanikije II now solemnly crowned Dušan as "

Emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

and

autocrat Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject neither to external legal restraints nor to regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perh ...

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

and

Romans Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

" (

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). Dušan had his son crowned ''King of Serbs and Greeks'', giving him nominal rule over the ''Serbian lands'', and although Dušan was governing the whole state, he had special responsibility for the "Roman", i.e. ''Greek lands''. A further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court followed, particularly in court ceremonial and titles. As Emperor, Dušan could grant titles only possible as an Emperor. In the years that followed, Dušan's half-brother Symeon Uroš and brother-in-law

Jovan Asen John Komnenos Asen ( bg, Йоан Комнин Асен, Yoan Komnin Asen; gr, Ίωάννης Κομνηνός Ἀσάνης, Iōannēs Komnēnos Asanēs; sr, Јован Комнин Асен, Jovan Komnin Asen) was the ruler of the Principali ...

became ''

despotes Despot or ''despotes'' ( grc-gre, δεσπότης, despótēs, lord, master) was a senior Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy, court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initi ...

''.

Jovan Oliver Jovan Oliver Grčinić ( sr, Јован Оливер Грчинић; ca. 1310-1356) was a magnate of the Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355), holding the titles of ''sebastokrator'' and ''despotes'', and the rank of "great voivode", s ...

already had the despot title, granted to him by Andronikos III. His brother-in-law Dejan Dragaš and Branko is granted the title of ''

sebastocrator ''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 ...

''. The military commanders (''voivodes'')

Preljub Preljub ( sr-Cyrl, Прељуб; c. 1312–1356) was a Serbian magnate who served Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as '' vojvoda'' (general). He participated in the southern conquests and held Thessaly with the rank of ''caesar'' (''kesar'') i ...

and

Vojihna Vojihna or Vojin of Drama ( sr-cyr, Војихна ; ca 1298–1360), was a Serbian nobleman that rose through the ranks and became one of the most acclaimed military commanders (''voivode'') and dukes of Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia during ...

receive the title of ''caesar''. The raising of the Serbian Patriarch resulted in the same spirit, bishoprics became metropolitans, as for example the

Metropolitanate of Skopje Metropolitanate of Skopje ( sr, Митрополија скопска; el, Μητρόπολις Σκόπιάς) is an Eastern Orthodox Eparchy, currently under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, an autonomous and canonica ...

Fall of the Serbian Empire

Emperor Uroš V died childless in December 2/4 1371, after much of the Serbian nobility had been destroyed in Maritsa earlier that year. This marked an end to the once powerful Empire. Vukašin's son Marko, who had earlier been crowned ''Young King'' was to inherit his father's royal title, and thus became one in the line of successors to the Serbian throne. Meanwhile, the nobles pursued their own interests, sometimes quarreling with each other. Serbia, without an Emperor "became a conglomerate of aristocratic territories",Ross-Allen 1978
p. 505 and the Empire was thus divided between the provincial lords: Marko, the Dejanović brothers,

Đurađ I Balšić Đurađ I Balšić ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ I Балшић), or Gjergj Balsha I ( sq, Gjergj Balsha I) was the Lord of Zeta between 1362 and 13 January 1378. He was the eldest of the three sons of Balša I, and belonged to the Balšić family. Lif ...

Vuk Branković Vuk Branković ( sr-cyr, Вук Бранковић, , 1345 – 6 October 1397) was a Serbian medieval nobleman who, during the Fall of the Serbian Empire, inherited a province that extended over present-day southern and southwestern Serbia, enti ...

Nikola Altomanović Nikola Altomanović ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Алтомановић; died after 1395) was a 14th-century Serbian župan of the House of Vojinović. He ruled the areas from Rudnik, over Polimlje, Podrinje, east Herzegovina with Trebinje, reaching ...

Lazar Hrebeljanović Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-cyr, Лазар Хребељановић; ca. 1329 – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire. Lazar's state, ...

and other lesser ones.

List of nobility

Early medieval Serbian principalities (9th century–1100)

Beloje Beloje ( sr-cyrl, Белоје; gr, Βελάης; 839) was the Serbian ''župan'' of Travunia some time in the first half of the 9th century. Travunia was a polity centered in Trebinje (now in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina), subject to the Pri ...

, Lord of

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the re ...

(before 847) *

Krajina Belojević Krajina Belojević ( sr, Крајина, gr, Κράινα) was the Serbian ''župan'' of Travunia, an administrative unit of the Principality of Serbia, in the 9th century. In 847/848, not long after the three-year Bulgarian–Serbian War (839� ...

, Duke of

Travunia Travunia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Travunija, Травунија; el, Τερβουνία, Tervounía; grc, Τερβουνία, Terbounía; la, Tribunia) was a South Slavic medieval principality that was part of Medieval Serbia (850–13 ...

(after 847) *

Hvalimir Belojević The Travunian dynasty, or the Belojević' dynasty ( sr-cyrl, Белојевић), was the Serbian ruling family of Travunia, that served the first Serbian Principality under the Vlastimirović dynasty. The progenitor, Beloje, was mentioned as the ...

, Duke of Travunia (late 9th century) *

Čučimir Belojević The Travunian dynasty, or the Belojević' dynasty ( sr-cyrl, Белојевић), was the Serbian ruling family of Travunia, that served the first Serbian Principality under the Vlastimirović dynasty. The progenitor, Beloje, was mentioned as the ...

, Duke of Travunia (first half of 10th century) *

Draško Draško () is a South Slavic male given name predominantly used by Serbs and Montenegrins. It may refer to: * Drosaico or ''Draško'', Duke of the Narentines ( fl. 839) * Draško Božović, Montenegrin footballer * Draško Petrović, Serbian p ...

, Duke of

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(fl. 836–839) * Ljudislav, Duke of Narentines (ca. 840) * Uneslaf and Diodur, Duke of Narentines (after 840) *

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, ''archon'' of Diokleia (10th- or 11th century) *John, protospatharios and katepano of Ras (fl. 971-976) *

Ljutovid Ljutovid ( sr-cyr, Љутовид) was an independent Serbian ruler of Zahumlje, in present-day western Herzegovina and southern Croatia, who flourished in the middle of the 11th century in alliance with the Byzantine Empire. He held the supreme ...

, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, hypatos, strategos of Serbia and Zahumlje (fl. 1039-1042) * Domanek, Duke of Travunia (fl. 1054-1055) *

Petrilo Vojvoda Petrilo ( sr, Војвода Петрило) was an 11th-century Serbian ''voivode'' (''military commander'') of the Serbian King Constantine Bodin. Bodin was crowned as ''Emperor of Bulgaria'' in 1072 and was set to conquer the Byzantin ...

(fl. 1072), ''vojvoda'' * Stefan, Duke of Bosnia (fl. 1081-1101)

Serbian Grand Principality (1100–1217)

Grdeša Grdeša ( sr-cyr, Грдеша, lat, Gerdessa, Gurdeses; 1150–51) or Grd, was the ''župan'' (count) of Travunija, mentioned in 1150–51 as serving Grand Prince Uroš II of Serbia. It is believed that Grdeša was born around 1120. In 1150 h ...

(fl. 1154–56), ''župan'' of Trebinje * Vučina (fl. 1150–51), ''župan'' * Radomir (fl. 1170), ''župan'' in Trebinje * Slavogast (fl. 1154–56), ''ban'' of

Hum Hum may refer to: Science * Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by insects, or other periodic motion * Mains hum, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon * The Hum, an acoustic phenomenon * Venous hum, a physiological sensation ...

* Hramko, Lord of provinces in Hum (ca 1177–1200) *Svergius (?), ''župan'' *Đura (fl. 1186), ''satnik'' (stotnik), Stefan Nemanja's delegate in the city of Kotor

Serbian Kingdom (1217–1345)

* Obrad ( 1230s), ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Vladislav *Manojlo (fl. 1237), ''vojvoda'' (duke), served king Vladislav, mentioned in king's charter to noblemen of Split * Pribilša, ''župan'', son of

, "died in the time of

Stefan Vladislav Stefan Vladislav ( sr-cyr, Стефан Владислав, ; – after 1264) was the King of Serbia from 1234 to 1243. He was the middle son of Stefan the First-Crowned of the Nemanjić dynasty, who ruled Serbia from 1196 to 1228. Radoslav ...

". *Bogdan Radojević (fl. 1278), ''kaznac''. *several (small) nobles from charter of prince Andrija of Hum in 1240. - Hrelko Rastomirić, Dobrovit Radovčić, Hrelja Stepković, Odumisl i Strezimir Adamović, Čepren Osilić, Hranislav Prvoslavić, Bigren Mrđić, Dobromisl Pobratović, Desin Berivojević, Radovan Pribidružić, Hrelja Desavčić, Pribin Zlošević, Toma Čupetić, Galic Vuksanić, Hrelja Hranidružić, Predislav Vukmirić, Vojmir Vlastinić, Bogdan Dobromirić, Hrvatin Turbić, Prvoslav Prodančić, Bratoslav Vuković, Berko Radovančić * Vlado, ''kaznac'', served between 1274 and 1279 *

Prvoslav Radojević Prvoslav Radojević ( sr-cyr, Првослав Радојевић; 1280) was a Serbian nobleman in the service of Queen Helen of Anjou (consort 1245–76; dowager 1276–1314), with the title of ''kaznac'' (chamberlain, ''camerarius''). The title-h ...

(fl. 1280), ''kaznac'', served Helen of Anjou. * Mrnjan (fl. 1288), ''kaznac'', served Helen of Anjou at the court at

* Miroslav, ''kaznac'', served Stefan Milutin *

Kuzma Kuzma may refer to: Locations *Kuzma, Kuzma, a settlement in the Municipality of Kuzma, Slovenia *Municipality of Kuzma, a municipality in Slovenia People *Kuzma, a Slavic given name derived from Cosmas **Kuzma Minin, Russian merchant and hero of ...

(fl. 1306), ''tepčija'', served Stefan Milutin. * Branko, ''čelnik'', served Stefan Milutin. *

Vladislav Jonima Vladislav Jonima ( 1303–19) was an Albanian nobleman that initially served Serbian King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), holding areas of the Kingdom of Serbia in the region of Doclea and northern Albania. He was last mentioned in 1319, as a par ...

(fl. 1303–19), ''župan'' (fl. 1306), served Stefan Milutin in northern Albania (fl. 1303–06). * Dražen Bogopenec (fl. 1306–07), ''župan'', served Stefan Milutin in eastern Hum. *

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 Hilan ...

, ''tepčija'' (1306–1321), served Stefan Milutin. * Novak Grebostrek (fl. 1312), ''veliki vojvoda''. fought at Gallipoli *

Jovan Dragoslav Dragoslav ( sr-cyr, Драгослав) or Jovan Dragoslav (Јован Драгослав; 1290–1315) was a Serbian nobleman with the titles of ''kaznac'', and then '' veliki kaznac'', serving King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). The ''kaznac' ...

(fl. 1290–1315), ''kaznac'' (fl. 1300), ''veliki kaznac'' (fl. 1315), serving Stefan Milutin. Founder of Church of Virgin Hodegetria. *Brajko/Bradko (fl. 1319) * Mišljen, ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Dečanski. *

Radosav Radosav ( sr-cyr, Paдocaв) is a Montenegrin masculine given name. It may refer to: * Radosav Bulić (born 1977), Montenegrin retired footballer * Radosav Spasojević (born 1992), Montenegrin basketballer * Radosav Petrović (born 1989), Serbian f ...

, ''tepčija'', served Stefan Dečanski. * Ilija, ''kefalija'' (before 1326) *

Vukdrag Vukdrag ( sr-cyr, Вукдраг; d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош III, ), known as Stefan Dečanski ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, ; 1276 – 11 Nove ...

(d. 1327), ''čelnik''. took monastic vows as Nikola *

Baldovin Baldovin ( sr-cyr, Балдовин; ) was a Serbian ''knez'' (duke) and ''kaznac'' (financial chancellor) that served King Stefan Uroš III (). He held the province around Vranje. Life According to Konstantin Jireček, he was most likely born ...

, ''knez''. Governed

Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 83,524 and its urban area has 60,485 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, polit ...

during

Bagaš noble family The Bagaš ( sr, Багаш, gr, Pagases) was a Serbian noble family that served the Serbian Kingdom and Empire. History The word ''Bagaš'' is derived from the Old Slavic measurement with the same name. The family hailed from Kastoria.Rosenq ...

. *

Mladen Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name include: * Mladen (vojv ...

(fl. 1323–26), ''vojvoda''. Branković family ancestor. * Ružir (fl. 1336), ''vojvoda''. *

Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...

(fl. 1321-1329), ''župan''. Governed northern

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, younger brother of Mladen. *

Petar Brajan }, fl. 1340–42) was a Serbian ''župan'' (count) that built the White Church in Karan, Užice, as a family funeral church. The church was erected on site of an older temple from the 10th century, mentioned in a charter edited by Byzantine Empero ...

, (fl. 1340–42), ''župan''. *

Đuraš Vrančić Đuraš Vrančić ( sr-cyr, Ђураш Вранчић) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) with the court title of '' stavilac''. He is the oldest known ''stavilac''. The title of ''stavilac'' ranked as the las ...

, ''stavilac''. * Miloš Vojinović (fl. 1333), ''stavilac''. son of Vojin *

Hrelja Hrelja also known as Protosebastos Hrelija ( sr, Хреља; bg, Хрельо, ''Hrelyo''), also known as Stefan Dragovol (Стефан Драговол) or Hrelja Ohmućević ( sr, Хреља Охмућевић) was a 14th-century semi-independe ...

, ''vojvoda'', Governed

Rila Rila ( bg, Рила, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Mus ...

(fl. ca. 1320s-1342) * Vojin, ''vojvoda'', Governed

Gacko Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the m ...

(fl. 1322-1347) * Vladoje (fl. 1326), ''tepčija''. *

Mrnjava Mrnjava ( sr, Мрњава) was a Serbian provincial nobleman, born in Zahumlje, a frontier province in the western Kingdom of Serbia (medieval), Serbian Kingdom. Mrnjava is the eponymous founder of the notable Mrnjavčević family; his son Vukaš ...

, provincial lord (fl. 1329) * Bogoje, Lord of province in Zeta (fl. 1340) *Ivan Dragušin (fl. 1325–40). Dušan's maternal cousin. *Jovan and Radoslav, sons of ''vojvoda'' Dejan (Manjak?) and Vladislava *

Milten Draživojević Milten Draživojević ( sr-cyr, Милтен Драживојевић; 1332–43) was a Bosnian ''župan'' (county lord) in the land of Hum, who is mentioned as serving the Banate of Bosnia between 1332 and 1335 and thereafter the Kingdom of Serbi ...

(fl. 1332–43), ''župan'', served Stefan Dušan. * Vratko Čihorić (fl. 1335), ''župan''.

Serbian Empire (1345–1371)

(fl. 1331–56), ''veliki vojvoda'', ''

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 ...

'' and '' despot''. Governed

Štip Štip ( mk, Штип ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the city ...

and

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

. *

Dejan Dejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb ''dejati'', meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs. The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333 ...

(fl. 1346–66), ''vojvoda'', ''sevastokrator'' and ''despot''. Governed province between

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...

and Velbazhd. *

Branko Mladenović Branko ( sr-cyr, Бранко; 1331–65) was a Serbian magnate who served to king and Serbian Empire, emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55), and emperor Stefan Uroš V (r. 1355–71), with the titles of ''sluga'' and later ''sevastokrator''. A me ...

, ''sevastokrator''. Governed

Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...

. Son of Mladen. *

Vukašin 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. ...

(d. 1371), ''vojvoda'', ''despot'', ''king'', Governed

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...

. Son of Mrnjava. *

(d. 1356), ''vojvoda'', ''

caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caes ...

''. Governed

Thessaly Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thes ...

(1348–1356). *

Simeon Uroš Simeon Uroš ( sr-cyr, Симеон Урош, gr, Συμεών Ούρεσης; 1326–1370), nicknamed Siniša (Синиша), was a self-proclaimed Emperor of Serbs and Greeks, from 1356 to 1370. He was son of Serbian King Stephen Uroš III a ...

(d. 1370), ''despot''. Governed Epirus (1359–1366), and

(1359–1370). Nemanjić. * Ivaniš (fl. 1348), ''despot'', ruled a region in Toplica. * Voihna (d. ca 1360), ''vojvoda'', ''caesar''. Governed

Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

. *

Grgur Grgur ( sr-cyr, Гргур) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a variant of Greek ''Grēgorios'' (, la, Gregorius, English: Gregory) meaning "watchful, alert". It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It may refer to: * G ...

(fl. 1361), ''vojvoda'', ''caesar''. Governed

Polog Polog ( mk, Полог, Polog; sq, Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley ( mk, links=no, Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina; sq, links=no, Lugina e Pollogut), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of North Macedo ...

. *

Branko Rastislalić Branko Rastislalić ( sr-cyr, Бранко Растислалић) was the ''"Lord of Podunavlje"'' and ''Domestikos'' under Dušan the Mighty of the Serbian Empire from circa 1340; later he became vassal of the Hungarians until his death in 1352. ...

(d. 1352), ''vojvoda'', ''

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 ...

''. Governed

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 Pannonia ...

. *

Nikola Radonja Nikola Radonja ( sr, Никола Радоња) or Nikola Radonja Branković or Gerasim or Roman, (c. 1330–1399) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman and chronicler, a member of the Branković dynasty as the eldest son of Branko Mladenović. He ...

(d. 1399),''caesar''. Estate in

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...

. Son of Branko Mladenović. * Vratko (fl. 1331–47), ''vojvoda''. Governed

Prokuplje Prokuplje ( sr-cyrl, Прокупље, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the city urban area has a population of 27,333 inhabitants, while the administrative area has 4 ...

. Nemanjić. *

Radoslav Hlapen Radoslav Hlapen ( sr, Радослав Хлапен; 1350–1383) was a Serbian magnate who served Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–1355) and Stefan Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as '' vojvoda'' (military commander). He took part in the conquest ...

, ''vojvoda''. Governed

Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

Voden Edessa ( el, Έδεσσα, ; also known as the "''City of Waters and of the 5 Senses''"), until 1923 Vodena ( el, link=no, Βοδενά), is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of ...

and

Kastoria Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Gree ...

. *

Đuraš Ilijić Đuraš Ilijić ( sr-cyrl, Ђураш Илијић, 1326–62) was a nobleman who served the Serbian monarchs Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331), Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–1355) and Uroš V (r. 1355–1371), from 1326 until his death in 1362. He had ...

(d. 1356), ''čelnik''. Governed Upper Zeta. Son of Ilija. *

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 ...

(fl. 1365), ''sevastokrator''. Governed Slavište. Son of Paskač. *

Palman Palman (Serbian Cyrillic: , la, Palmanus; fl. 1310-1363) was a German noble (dominus), knight, and mercenary commander of the Alemannic Guard in the Serbian Imperial army of one of the most prolific European rulers of its time, Dušan the Migh ...

, knight, bodyguard and mercenary commander. * Vojin (fl. 1322-1347), ''vojvoda''. Governed

. * Bogut (fl. 1331), ''vojvoda''. Governed

Ugljevik Ugljevik ( sr-cyrl, Угљевик) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 15,710 inhabitants, while the town of Ugljevik has a population of 4,155 inhabitan ...

. *

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 ...

(d. 1359), ''vojvoda''. Governed

Rogatica Rogatica ( sr-cyrl, Рогатица) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica has a population of 6, ...

. *

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(fl. 1354–85), ''gospodar''. Governed

Edessa Edessa (; grc, Ἔδεσσα, Édessa) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, founded during the Hellenistic period by King Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Seleucid Empire. It later became capital of the Kingdom of Osroene ...

and

Trikala Trikala ( el, Τρίκαλα; rup, Trikolj) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Stati ...

. *

(d. 1389), ''stavilac''. Son of Pribac. * Pribac (fl. 1346), ''logotet'', ''veliki sluga''. *

Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

(fl. 1363), ''kaznac'' in the service of Emperor Uroš V *

Thomas Preljubović Thomas Preljubović ( sr, Тома Прељубовић / Toma Preljubović; el, Θωμάς Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος, Thōmas Komnēnos Palaiologos) was ruler of the Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina from 1366 to his death on December ...

, ''despot''. Governed

Ioannina Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...

. Son of Preljub. * Altoman (fl. 1335–59), ''veliki župan''. Son of Vojin. * Maljušat, ''župan''. Governed

. Son of Baldovin. *

Pribil }, fl. 1370s) was a Serbian '' župan'' (count) who built the Dobrun Monastery in Dobrun, Višegrad, as a family funeral church. He founded the church together with his sons, župan Petar and župan Stefan. There are frescoes of the family, and of ...

(fl. 1370s), ''župan''. *

Novak Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), Nowak or Novack (in German and Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, s ...

(fl. 1369), ''kesar''. Governed

Lake Prespa The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greece ...

. *

Mladen Vladojević Mladen Vladojević ( sr-cyr, Младен Владојевић; 1330–48) was a Serbian nobleman who served king and emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55). Together with his parents, he was the ''ktetor'' (founder, donator) of the Church of the ...

(fl. 1348). * Tolislav, ''kaznac'' *

Dabiživ Čihorić Dabiživ Čihorić ( sr-cyr, Дабижив Чихорић; 1334 – died January 1362) was a Serbian nobleman who served king and emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) and emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71), with the title of ''sluga''. He was not a u ...

(fl. 1334–d. 1362), ''sluga'' (1343–62). Governed Trebinje and Konavle (1330s–1346). *

Stepko Čihorić Oleg Stepko ( uk, Олег Степко, born 25 March 1994 in Zaporizhzhya) is a Ukrainian (until 2014), Azerbaijani (2014–2018) and Russian (since March 2018) gymnast. Career Oleg competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympic ...

(fl. 1334–69), ''tepčija''. * Nenac Čihorić (fl. 1336–75), ''župan''. * Đurađ Balšić (d. 1378), ''gospodar''. Governed Zeta. *

Jovan Dragaš Jovan Dejanović ( sr-cyr, Јован Дејановић), known as Jovan Dragaš (Јован Драгаш), was a Serbian nobleman that held the title of despot under the Serbian Emperor Uroš V, his cousin. He later became an Ottoman vassal a ...

, ''despot''. Governed Kumanovo (d. 1378, son of ''vojvoda'' Dejan) * Jeremias Chranislav, ''archon'' of the Diocese of Stagi (fl. 1355) *

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

, ''archon'' of Prosek (fl. 1342) *Đorđe Ostouša Peklal (d. 1377), monastic vows as Jefrem. Relative of Jovan Oliver. *Jovan Prosenik ( 1350–60), ''sevast''. *

Musa Musa may refer to: Places *Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia * Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon * Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province *Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran *Musa, Kerman, Iran * Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaijan ...

, ''čelnik'', member of Musić family * Čuljko ''veliki vlastodržac'' ( 1376), nobleman at Tsar Dušan's court

Fall of the Serbian Empire (1371–1395)

Milutin Milutin ( sr, Милутин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to: *Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia *Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet *Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), football ...

(d. 1389), ''vojvoda''. Governed Rudnik. *

Radič Crnojević Radič Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Радич Црнојевић, 1392–96) was a lord of the Crnojević family who maintained a domain in Upper Zeta. Radič later expanded his domain to parts of Lower Zeta, including Grbalj, Paštrovići and Budva. R ...

(fl. 1392–96), ''gospodar''. Estates in Upper Zeta. * Bratoslav (fl. 1370), ''logotet''. *

Dragoslav Dragoslav (Cyrillic: Драгослав) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from '' drag'' ("dear, beloved") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names."Behind the Name", 's.v.'' https://www.behindthen ...

(fl. 1357-1360), ''logotet''. *

Uglješa Vlatković Uglješa Vlatković (Serbian Cyrillic: Угљеша Влатковић) (c. 1359 – after 1427) was a Serbian nobleman. He had the title of ''kesar'' (caesar) and ruled over the area of Inogošt (today Surdulica), Preševo and Vranje. His gran ...

(fl. 1427), ''kesar''. Governed Slavište. * Dabiživ Spandulj (fl. 1375–76), ''kefalija''. Governed

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

. Served Dejanović brothers. *Žarko Merešić and Mihajlo Davidović (d. 1371). *Stefan Musić and Lazar Musić. Sons of Musa. ;Lazar of Serbia * Crep (fl. 1380), ''vojvoda''. Governed

Paraćin Paraćin ( sr-Cyrl, Параћин, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac. In 2011 the town had a p ...

. Son of Vukoslav. *

Vitomir Vitomir ( pl, Witomir, sr, Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin. The word is derived from two Proto-Slavic elements: ''vito'' which means "to rule" and ''mir'' which means "peace, world, prestige". The ''vit'' is also found in ...

(fl. 1380), ''vojvoda''. * Grubac (fl. 1377), ''protovestijar''. *Nenad(a) (fl. 1372–87), ''logotet''.: "Први по редоследу поменут је логотет Ненад, а тек после њега жупан Петар, челник Михо и кефалија Гојислав.40 Исто место у редоследу милосника имао је и логотет Богдан на исправи деспота Стефана којом се 2. децембра ..." Son of ''kaznac'' Bogdan. *Petar (fl. 1387), ''župan'' *

Miho is a feminine Japanese given name and a masculine Croatian name. It can have many different meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used. Possible Japanese writings Miho can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *実穂, ...

(fl. 1387), ''čelnik'' * Gojislav (fl. 1387), ''kefalija''. Served Lazar. Governed

Novo Brdo Novo Brdo ( sr-Cyrl, Ново Брдо), or Novobërda and Artana ( sq-definite, Novobërdë or ''Artanë''), is a municipality located in the Pristina district of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 6,729 inhabitants. Th ...

. * Ljudina Bogosav (fl. 1381). Governor of

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. According to ...

. * Desivoje (fl. 1380). *Detoš (before 1389). Governed Dragobilj. *Dragoslav Veter (before 1389). Lord of Sinji Vir. *Dragosav Probiščić, ''vojvoda''. Unknown in history. *Vlatko Vlađević. Unknown in history. *Ivaniš Ivanišević. Grandson of Ivaniš. *Jugda (fl. 1381) * Krajmir or Krajko (d. 1389), ''vojvoda''. Son of Jovan Oliver. *Novak (fl. 1381), ''logotet''. *Obrad Dragogaljić (fl. 1387) *Ognjan (fl. 1381). *Petar Vojinović *Uglješa Desisalić (d. 1394) ;Vuk Branković *Branislav, treasurer *Todor, son of Žegar, nobleman *Todor Hamirović, nobleman *Smil, ''čelnik'' *Stefan, logothete *Dragosav, nobleman ;Mrnjavčević brothers *''logothete''

Gojko Mrnjavčević Gojko ( Serbian script: Гојко) is a masculine given name of an old South Slavic origin. Meaning is little hidden but is connected with peace, as Pacific. It may refer to: *Gojko Balšić, 15th-century nobleman *Gojko Berkuljan (1923–1989), p ...

. Served Mrnjavčević. *''logothete'' Dabiživ,. Served Mrnjavčević. *''logothete'' Kosan,. Served Mrnjavčević. *''čelnik'' Manko. Served Mrnjavčević. *''čelnik'' Ivoje. Served Mrnjavčević. *''čelnik'' Stanislav. Served Mrnjavčević. *''čelnik'' Milan/Miljan. Served Mrnjavčević. *''kefalija''

Miloš Miloš, Milos, Miłosz or spelling variations thereof is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name Sportsmen * Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower * Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer * Miloš Budaković, Serbian ...

. Served Mrnjavčević. * Radoslav SabljaRadosthlabos Sampias - Radoslav Sablja
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Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

. Served Mrnjavčević. *

Ostoja Rajaković Ostoja Rajaković ( sr-cyr, Остоја Рајаковић, d. October 1379) was a Serbian nobleman in the service of Marko Mrnjavčević. He governed land around Ohrid. He was the son-in-law of ''župan'' (count) Andrea Gropa. He belonged to th ...

, around Ohrid *''kefalija'' Georgije, brother of ''protostrator'' Staniša * Georgije Isaris, under Dušan and Uglješa *''veliki čauš'' Kardamis, member of the higher law-court in Serres *Grgur

Serbian Despotate (1402–1540)

;Stefan Lazarević * Hrebeljan (fl. 1399), ''čelnik''. *

Radič Radič ( sr-Cyrl, Радич) is a Serbian names, Serbian masculine given name, popular in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Slavic word root ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care"), with the Slavic suffix ''-ič'', a diminutive of Radoslav, Radom ...

(fl. 1413–41), ''čelnik''. * Mazarek (fl. 1414–23), ''vojvoda''. Governor of Rudnik and Ostrovica (1414–?), and Zeta (1422–1423) * Logosit (fl. 1422), ''vojvoda''. *

(fl. 1408), ''protovestijar''. Served Despot

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

. ''ktetor'' of Kalenić. *Petar, brother of Bogdan. *Mihailo (fl. 1398–1413), ''vojvoda''. * Nikola Zojić and

Novak Belocrkvić Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), Nowak or Novack (in German and Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, s ...

(fl. 1398). conspiracists. * Mladen Psisin (fl. 1405). Holder of

Jabučje Jabučje ( sr, Јабучје) is a village in Valjevo municipality Lajkovac city district in the Šumadija District of central Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked co ...

. *

Radoslav Mihaljević Radoslav Mihaljević ( sr-cyr, Радослав Михаљевић; 1426–d. 1436) was a Serbian magnate ('' velikaš'') in the service of Despots Stefan Lazarević (r. 1402–27) and Đurađ Branković (r. 1427–56), with the title of '' veliki ...

, ''veliki vojvoda'' *Mihal, nobleman, from Parakinov Brod *Vukašin (fl. 1399), treasurer *Šainac (fl. 1399), nobleman *Miltoš (fl. 1402), ''vojvoda'' *Ivan, treasurer, from Novo Brdo *Vuk, ''čelnik'' *Vitan, ''čelnik'' *Petar (fl. 1405), ''kefalija'' *Tuba (fl. 1402), ''kefalija'' of Novo Brdo *Vladislav, ''vojvoda'' (duke) in the vicinity of Užice *Novak Karaljuk (fl. 1404-1410), nobleman *Nikola Dorjenović (fl. 1425), nobleman, founder of Nikolje monastery *Ivčin Hodanović, emissary to city of Dubrovnik *Đurađ Zubrović, nobleman *Vlatko (fl. 1422), ''vojvoda'' (duke), emissary to Venice on behalf of despot Stefan ;Despot Đurađ Branković *

Paskoje Sorkočević Paskoje Sorkočević or Pasko Junijev Sorkočević ( la, Paschalis (de) Sorgo/Pascoe de Sorgo; 1419/50 – 1454) was a Ragusan nobleman, diplomat, judge and merchant from Dubrovnik, the Republic of Ragusa. He was a member of the Sorkočević noble ...

, ''čelnik riznički'' *Damjan Đurđević, from Dubrovnik, counselor *Aloviz Rastić, from Dubrovnik, counselor *Nikola de Arhilupus, from Kotor, counselor *Nikola Rodop, treasurer *Stefan and Jovan Rodop (both fl. 1441), noblemen, brothers, possibly sons of Nikola Rodop * Andrija Humoj (fl. 1422), fortress of Baleč *Kalojan Rusota, counselor, nobleman from Greece *Mihailo Mihaljević, nobleman, brother of

*Vitomir (fl. 1435), ''vojvoda'' (duke), negotiator with Venetians on behalf of despot Đurađ. *Nikša (fl. 1435), ''cancellarium'', mentioned in despot Đurađ's peace treaty with Venice (1435) *Altoman, ''vojvoda'' (duke), warfare in Zeta *Jeremija (fl. 1428), ''vojvoda'' (duke), fortress of Golubac *Mihal (fl. 1445), ''veliki čelnik'' *

Thomas Kantakouzenos }, ''Thomás Kantakouzenós'', modern pronunciation ''Thomás Kantakouzinós'', sr, Тома Кантакузин/''Toma Kantakuzin''; died 25 July 1463) was a Byzantine aristocrat, a member of the Kantakouzenos family, who became a Serbian magnat ...

Janja Kantakouzenos Janja Kantakouzenos ( sr, Јања Кантакузиновић; after 1435 – September 1477) was a nobleman from the mine town of Novo Brdo (then Serbian Despotate) who had economic deals in the mining industry with the Ottoman Empire after t ...

* Dimitrije Kantakuzin *

(fl. 1413–41), ''veliki čelnik''. *

Jakša Jakša ( sr-cyr, Јакша; 1452–53), was a military commander (''vojvodа'') in the service of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković (r. 1427–56). Jakša is the eponymous founder of the Jakšić noble family In 1452, he was sent as a deputy ...

(fl. 1453), ''vojvoda'' *Đurađ Golemović, nobleman *Oliver (Olko) Golemović (fl. 1448), ''kefalija'' of Priština *Miljen (fl. 1405), ''čelnik'' *Stefan (fl. 1405), ''čelnik'' *Divko Zaulović, nobleman from Drivast *Junc, nobleman from Dečani *Vukašin, nobleman from Paštrovići area, known to be a subject of despot after conflict with Venetians in Zeta *Stefan Belmužević (fl. 1448), nobleman *Miloš Belmužević (fl. 1453), ''vojvoda'' (duke), defender of Medun fortress in Upper Zeta *Novak Pavlović (fl. 1417), emissary of Đurađ Branković to city of Dubrovnik. *Mihajlo Nikolić (fl. 1415), courier of Đurađ Branković in Dubrovnik. *Radoman from Trepča, emissary of Đurađ Branković in Dubrovnik *Vojin Juga (fl. 1423), ''vojvoda'' (duke), present during peace talks with Venetians in Zeta *Radoje Jezdrović (fl. 1414), court clerk of despot Đurađ *Bogosav "Kruška" (fl. 1406), nobleman of Branković family, emissary in Dubrovnik *Novak (fl. 1423), ''vojvoda'' (duke) *Lukač (fl. 1405-1426), ''vojvoda'' (duke), witness on peace treaty between despot Đurađ and Venetian emissary F.Quirin *Mrkša (fl. 1426), ''vojvoda'' (duke) *Andrija Angelović (fl. 1442), ally of despot Đurađ Branković during siege of Drivast. *Manojlo Radić (fl. 1446), ''vojvoda'' (duke), trustee of Đurađ Branković in his correspondence with city of Dubrovnik. *Voihna, ''logothete'' of despot Đurađ *Dmitar Radojević (fl. 1455), ''čelnik'', active in war against Bosnian kingdom *Dmitar Krajković (fl. 1450), grand ''čelnik'' *Stojko Gizdavić (fl. 1444), ''vojvoda'' (duke), negotiator of despot Đurađ during peace talks with Turks in Edirne in June 1444 *Junije (Džono) Gradić, from Dubrovnik, counselor of despot Đurađ *Komnen, ''vojvoda'' (duke), despot Đurađ's commander in Zeta *Vuk Biomužević (fl. 1450), ''vojvoda'' (duke), despot's commander in Luštica *Radič Bogdašić (fl. 1435), nobleman, one of the witnesses on peace treaty with Venetian Republic *Radisav Zančić (fl. 1433), nobleman in Srebrenica *Branko Zančić (fl. 1433), nobleman, brother of Radisav, despot's official *Radič (fl. 1436), ''vojvoda'' (duke) of Srebrenica *Vukosav Govedinić (fl. 1450-1456), ''vojvoda'' (duke) of Smederevo *Petar Kovačević Dinjičić, ''vojvoda'' (duke) of Srebrenica, ally of despot Đurađ in 1443. *Bogavac Milaković, nobleman, entourage of Kantakuzina Branković *Pavle Mikšić, nobleman, entourage of Kantakuzina (Katarina) Branković when married to Ulrich II of Celje *Bezubica (fl. 1431), despot Đurađ's ambassador to Ottoman court in Edirne *Nikola Vitomirović, nobleman *Novak Naselorić (fl. 1428), in service of grand ''čelnik'' Radič * Dragić Ruparić (fl. 1430), nobleman, despot's negotiator during War of Konavle *Nikola Ptičić (fl. 1439), despot's emissary from Novo Brdo to Hungarian court *Petar Span (fl. 1441), nobleman in despot's entourage during exile in Dubrovnik in 1441. *Lješ (Aleksa) Span (fl. 1446), ''vojvoda'' of Novo Brdo, son of Peter, also in despot's service. Had two brothers Božidar and Hrvoje. *Radič Kužević (fl. 1446), ''vojvoda'', member of despot Đurađ's embassy to welcome his future daughter-in-law Jelena Paleolog *Radoje Tvrtković (fl. 1446), ''vojvoda'', also present on Jelena Paleolog's arrival in Dubrovnik *Ivan (fl. 1446), despot's negotiator during peace talks between Dubrovnik and herceg

Stjepan Vukčić Kosača Stjepan Vukčić Kosača ( sr-Cyrl, Стјепан Вукчић Косача; 1404–1466) was the most powerful Bosnian nobleman whose active political career spanned the last three decades of medieval Bosnian history, from 1435 to 1465. D ...

*Oliver (fl. 1451), ambassador in Dubrovnik *Vukosav Dobrojević (fl. 1450), ''kefalija'' of Trepča *Nikola Radulinović (fl. 1445-1459), merchant from Dubrovnik, despot Đurađ's trustee on several occasions *Brajan (fl. 1453), ''vojvoda'' of Srebrenica *Grgur Vlah, ''vojvoda'' Nikola and ''čelnik Radoslav'', despot's witnesses when mine Rudište near Belgrade was granted to Janos Hunyadi in 1453. *Vukašin Lipić (fl. 1443), court man of despot Đurađ *Đuro Srdić (fl. 1443), court member *Bratić (fl. 1441), court member *Petar (fl. 1417), ''vojvoda'' (duke) *Bogdan Zlokunić (fl. 1444), counselor *Vladislav (fl. 1429), ''vojvoda'', holder of "Seel" estate in the vicinity of Kovin *Mihailo (fl. 1439), ''vojvoda'', also holder of "Seel" estate in the vicinity of Kovin * Nikola Skobaljić (fl. 1454), ''vojvoda''. Lord of Zelen-grad. *

Gojčin Crnojević Gojčin Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Гојчин Црнојевић, 1398–d. after 1451) was a Lord of Zeta, initially as a vassal of the Serbian Despotate until he revolted against Despot Stefan Lazarević. He disappeared from sources in 1451. Goj ...

(fl. 1444–51). *

Stefan Ratković Stefan Ratković ( sr-cyr, Стефан Ратковић; 1456–59) was a Serbian nobleman and the last ''veliki logotet'' (Serbian Despotate#State administration, Grand Logothete) of the Serbian Despotate. His court was in Draginovci, in the Le ...

(fl. 1450-1458), ''veliki logotet''. *

Mihailo Anđelović Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) or Mihajlo () is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name '' Michael''. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. It may refer to: * Mihailo Vojislavljević ( fl. 1050� ...

(fl. 1458), ''veliki čelnik'' *Marko Altomanović (fl. 1457), ''vojvoda'' (duke) *Hrnjko, ''vojvoda'' (duke) in fortress of

*Prijezda (fl. 1438), ''vojvoda'' (duke) in Novo Brdo *Oliver Kosijer, ''knez'' (comes) in Rudnik ;Despot Lazar Branković *Stefan Zahić (fl. 1457), court man of despot Lazar Branković *Paskoje Ćeljubinović (fl. 1457-1459), trustee of despot Lazar *Radoslav (fl. 1457), treasurer ;Despot Stefan Branković *Bogdan Čokeša (fl. 1458), nobleman

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