The Vukoslavić family ( sr, Вукославић) was a
Serbian noble family that held a region in
Pomoravlje during the
Serbian Empire (1331–1379) and its fall (1379–1459).
History
The history starts with župan (Duke)
Vukoslav, who held
Trebinje,
Gacko and
Rudine in the western lands of King
Stefan Dečanski, but loses them in 1328–1331. He was given an ''
oblast'' that connected
Pomoravlje (
Ćuprija and
Paraćin) with the lower part of the
Timok Valley over
Čestobrodice, by Emperor
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 ...
(r. 1331–1355).
[''Balcanoslavica'', p. 33]
Vukoslav had two sons, Crep and Držman. Crep was a vassal to Prince
Lazar of Serbia, and held the frontier region around
Petrus Fortress, in
Paraćin.
[ Crep, together with his neighbour noble ]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 ...
, defeated an Ottoman army at the Battle of Dubravnica on the Dubravnica River near Paraćin on 25 December 1380/1381.[
Crep founded Sisojevac monastery, he also contributed to the Great Lavra (Athos).
The family was involved in a brief conflict about a church and its villages (Lešje][) that Vukoslav had given to Chilandar in 1360. The two brothers had asked for the return of these, and Lazar had supported them (mentioned in the chrysobulls of Lazar][Društvo istoričara SR Srbije, ''Istorijski Glasnik'', 1975]
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/ref>). It was settled in 1411, when 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), ...
gave Hilandar other donations, returning Vukoslavs' donations to Venedikt, the son of Crep.
Members
*Vukoslav, Duke of towns in Herzegovina, later Pomoravlje
**Crep The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is run by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The US program provides funds to farmers for the purpose of preserving lands once used for agriculture, with the goal of introducing and encouraging plant l ...
, voivode
***Venedikt Crepović, Lord and monk (kyr)
****Anisija, Orthodox nun, died 1426/1427
** Držman (''Dionisije'', monastic name)
References
Sources
Primary:
* Jašović Predrag, Petković Đorđe, ''Petruška vlastela i kosovskometohijski duhovni prostor'', 2007
Other:
* ''Balcanoslavica, Volumes 6-9'', 1978
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* Marko Šuica, „Nemirno doba srpskog srednjeg veka“, Beograd, 2000.
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Serbian noble families
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