The Bakić family ( sr-cyr, Бакић, ; ) was a Serbian noble family that initially held estates in

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(south of the

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) under Ottoman occupation, then crossed the river and gave its service to the

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, becoming one of the leading Serbian noble family in the country, fighting the

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History

Pavle Bakić Pavle Bakić ( sr-Cyrl, Павле Бакић, ; – 9 October 1537) was the last titular Despot of Serbia. He was one of the most notable military commanders among Serbian nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary, and fought against the Ottoman Empir ...

had a ''

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'', as did his father, and held great estates around

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called "Bakić's land". He was highly viewed of by the

, and had the rights to collect taxes ( harač) from his people. In talks with

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and

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, he left his land with his family, five brothers (including Petar Bakić), and a great number of

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, into

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, and in return he received the town of Lak among other estates. With his forces he participated in the

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in 1526. When the succession war between Ferdinand I and

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started, he took the side of Zápolya. After the defeat of Zápolya in the Battle of Tokaj in 1527, he sided with Ferdinand and would stay faithful to him for the rest of his life. In 1528, Ferdinand confirmed Bakić and his brothers' holdings and appointed him the captain of the Serbian infantry, cavalry and river forces. In the defence of

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in 1529, Bakić was an important aspect with his cavalry. In charters of 1534, Ferdinand again confirmed Bakić and his brothers' holdings ( Lak,

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and all estates that were part of these towns). The fortress of Győr was administered by his Hungarian ally Count György Cseszneky. A charter dated September 20, 1537, titles him as '' Despot'' and called all Serbs to join Bakić as the Serbian Despot. Attempts made by King Ferdinand to push the Ottomans out of

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, with the use of Pavle, were not successful. Bakić did not manage to liberate

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from the Ottomans, he then retreated to

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, where he died in 1537 at the battle of

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, against the Ottomans. Mehmed Pasha sent his son with the head of Bakić to

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Members

(Pál, fl. 1526-1537) **Margit, married Menyhért Balassa) **Angelika, married Imre Révay, later Imre Czobor. * Petar Bakić (Péter, fl. 1542-1552) * (Kelemen, fl.) * (Manó, fl.) * (Demeter, fl.) * (Mihály, fl.) ** (Bakics Mátyás, fl. 1565) ** (Bakics Péter, fl. 1715-1723) ** (Bakics Antal, fl. 1727)

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