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Stracimir Balšić
Stracimir Balšić ( sr-Cyrl, Страцимир Балшић; ) or Strazimir Balsha fl. 1360 – 15 January 1372) was a Lord of Zeta, alongside his two brothers Đurađ I Balšić, Đurađ I and Balša II, in ca. 1362–1372. The Balšić family took over Zeta, by 1362, during the fall of the Serbian Empire. Stracimir took monastic vows and died in 1372. He left three sons, one of whom later became the Lord of Zeta (Đurađ II). Life Stracimir was the eldest son of Balša I (his two brothers were Balša II and Đurađ I), a petty nobleman who held only one village during the rule of Serbian Empire, Serbian Emperor Stephen Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331–1355).Fajfrić 2000, ch. 44, "Oblasni gospodari" Some years after the death of the Emperor, Balša I and his sons managed to expand their local power, beginning by taking lands previously held by Lord Žarko (south of Lake Skadar, Lower Zeta). In 1361, during a conflict between the Republic of Ragusa and Vojislav Vojinović, they sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of The Holy Archangels
The Monastery of the Holy Archangels (; ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Prizren, Kosovo. The monastery was founded by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia, Stefan Dušan (reigned 1331–1355) between 1343 and 1352 on the site of an earlier church, part of the Višegrad (Bistrički), Višegrad fortress complex. It was the burial church for Emperor Dušan, and represented the culmination of the Serbian art, Serbian ecclesiastical architectural style, that led to the birth of the Morava school style. The complex, which ranges over 6,500 Square metre, m², includes two churches, the main one is dedicated to the Holy Archangels (where Dušan's tomb lied), and the second one is dedicated to St. Nicholas, both built in the Rascian architecture, Rascian architectural style. The monastery was looted and destroyed after the Ottoman Turks, Ottomans arrived in 1455, and in 1615 it was razed to the ground and its material was used for the construction of the Sinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
