Žarko ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко; 1336–before 1371) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman. After the death of Serbian Emperor

Dušan the Mighty Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in the former Yugoslavia and the former Czechoslovakia. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name fo ...

(r. 1331–1355†), he became a lord of the coasts of the Zeta region, under the succeeding Emperor

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(r. 1355–1371). Around 1356 he married Teodora Dejanović,„Rodoslovne tablice i grbovi srpskih dinastija i vlastele (prema tablicama Alekse Ivića)“ (drugo znatno dopunjeno i prošireno izdanje), Beograd, 1991. the daughter of

Dejan Dragaš Dejan ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан; floruit, fl. 1346 – c. 1366) was a magnate who served Serbian Empire, Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as ''sevastokrator'', and Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as ''Despot (court title), despot''. He wa ...

and Theodora Nemanjić (sister of Dušan and Symeon Siniša). Together, they had a son, Mrkša, in 1363. He is mentioned in records from 1356, when he raided some traders from

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, not far from Sveti Srđ at

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. Zeta itself was held by the widow of Dušan, Jelena, who at the time was in

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where she had her court. The next year, in June, he became a citizen of the

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, where he was known as a baron lord of the Serbian King, with holdings in the Zeta region and Bojana of the maritime. In 1360, Balša I and his sons were mentioned as "lords of Skadar", thus, he may have either lost his position or died.Andrija Veselinović Radoš Ljušić, „Srpske dinastije“, Novi Sad, 2001. After his death, the widow Teodora remarried with Đurađ Balšić. His son Mrkša married Ruđina Balšić, the daughter of

Balša II Balša Balšić ( sr-cyr, Балша Балшић; ; died 18 September 1385) or Balša II was the Lord of Lower Zeta from 1378 to 1385. He was a member of the Balšić noble family, which ruled Zeta (with Scutari) from 1362 to 1421. Early life ...

, in 1396 and held the title of ''oblast'' around Valona and Kanina.

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*„Istorija srpskog naroda I“, Beograd, 1981 {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarko (Nobleman) 14th-century Serbian nobility Princes of Zeta People from the Serbian Empire Medieval Serbian military leaders Serbs of Montenegro 1336 births Year of death unknown Boyars of Stefan Dušan

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