Dejan (nobleman)

Dejan Dragaš
Born	1310
Died	before 1371
Title	Despot of Kumanovo Sebastokrator
Religion	Serbian Orthodox Christianity
Spouse	Theodora (Eudokia) Nemanjic
Children	Constantine Dragaš Jovan Dragaš
Parents	Dragimir

Dejan Dragaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Драгаш) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman and the Despot of Kumanovo holding the title of Sebastokrator given to him by his brother-in-law Emperor of Serbia Dušan the Mighty (Dejan married Theodora Eudokia, sister of Dušan)^[1]

The Dragaš family were supporters of the House of Mrnjavčević and built up strongholds in several Serbian cities during the rule of Vukašin Mrnjavčević, such as Velbužd and Kumanovo, including former land of Jovan Oliver.^[1]

He had two sons and one daughter with his wife Theodora Eudokia^[1]:

• Constantine Dragaš
• Jovan Dragaš
• Teodora Dragaš

His wife Evdokija, Visoki Dečani

Political offices
Preceded by ?	Despot of Kumanovo Under Dušan the Mighty (Serbian Empire) fl. 1355	Succeeded by Jovan Dragaš

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest" John Van Antwerp Fine, University of Michigan Press, 1994, ISBN 9780472082605

Persondata
Name	Dragas, Dejan
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Date of birth	1310
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