- House of Mrnjavčević
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House of Mrnjavčević Country Serbian Empire Titles Knez, King Founder Vukašin Mrnjavčević Founding 1365 Dissolution 1395 The House of Mrnjavčević (Serbian: Мрњавчевићи) was a medieval Serbian noble house that existed during the Serbian Empire, its fall, and the subsequent years when it held a region of present-day Macedonia region. The house ruled a province from its base at Prilep (in modern Republic of Macedonia) from 1366 to 1395.
Vukašin Mrnjavčević was a military commander in the army of Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355) and co-ruler of Serbia as King, alongside Emperor Uroš the Weak (r. 1355-1371). After Uroš' death, the Serbian Empire crumbled, as the nobility couldn't agree on its rightful successor. Vukašin's son, Marko Kraljević, ruled his hereditary lands as titular King of Serbs and Greeks.
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History
Family tree
- Mrnjava, a treasurer of Queen Helen
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- Vukašin Mrnjavčević, King and Lord of the Serbian and Greek Lands, and of the Western Provinces (1366-1371)
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- Marko Kraljević, Young King, titular King (1371-1395)
- Andrijaš Vukašinović
- Ivaniš Vukašinović
- Dimitar Vukašinović
- Olivera
- Jovan Uglješa, Župan of Zahumlje, later Despot of Serres
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- Tvrtko
- Uglješa
- Eupraxia
- Jelena
- Gojko Mrnjavčević
See also
References
Sources
- Prof. Dr Branislav Milutinović, Pomoćne istorijske nauke, Niš, 2000.
Serbian noble houses Early 1217-1389
(see Serbian Kingdom and Empire)MajorMinorRastislalić · Mladenović · Vukoslavić · Orlović · Paskačić · Bogutović · Draživojević · Branivojević · Bagaš · Balšić · Kosača1389-1540
(see Fall of the Serbian Empire)MajorMinorFootnotes r = royal originCategories:- Serbian noble families
- Serbian Empire
- 14th century in Serbia
- Medieval Republic of Macedonia
- People from Prilep
- Serbian history stubs
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