Pribac Hrebeljanović ( (c. 1300 – 1362) was a Serbian

Logothete Logothete (, ''logothétēs'', pl. λογοθέται, ''logothétai''; Med. , pl. ''logothetae''; ; ; ; , ''logotet'') was an administrative title originating in the eastern Roman Empire. In the middle and late Byzantine Empire, it rose to become ...

and a part of the Serbian nobility or Vlastela. He held the lands of Prilepac and Prizrenac. During the formation of the

Serbian empire The Serbian Empire ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско царство, Srpsko carstvo, separator=" / ", ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expande ...

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 Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 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, referre ...

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-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...

. Hrebljan became rich and likely became a minor noble, governor of

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, 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

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and

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. During

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's revolts against his father Stephen of Dečani, Pribac gave Dušan full support and was given the title of

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

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, Kosovo. He had two sons, one unknown, and second was

, future ruler of

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who fought the Ottomans at The

Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middl ...

in 1389. He is mentioned as logothete on Dušan's charter in 1343.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hrebeljjanović, Pribac 1300s births 1362 deaths Medieval chancellors (government) 14th-century Serbian nobility Boyars of Stefan Dušan