Radič Branković ( sr-cyr, Радич Бранковић) was a 14th-century Serbian feudal lord of Braničevo under

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of the

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His family (

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) had gained possession of Braničevo in the 14th century. His father, Branko Rastislalić, was a ''

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'' of

and was titled ''

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'' until his death in 1352, Radič succeeds him as Lord of Braničevo. He issued his own regional currency, the "Helmet dinars" only one of three existing prior to the fall of the

. (Summary of "Mihajlovic, Vojislav. ''Novac srpskih velikasa iz vremena carstva''. Belgrade (2000)") In 1371

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succeeds the central bulk of the

, his possessions are now under

Lazar Hrebeljanović Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval List of Serbian monarchs, Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empir ...

(''Tsar Lazar'' of

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). He becomes a vassal of Hungary, and is supervised by Nicholas II Garay.

Tsar Lazar 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 ...

begins a military operation against Nikola Altomanovic, seizing his territory, sub-ordinating Radič to the north, successfully re-taking the region to the Serbian throne, he is finally evicted in 1379, hence ending the history of the Rastislalić house.

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