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Kaznac
Kaznac ( sr-cyr, казнац) was a court title of the state employee in medieval Bosnia and Serbia who was in charge for the treasury in the territory under his jurisdiction — ''kaznačina'' (казначина). The name of the title is derived from Serbo-Croatian word ''kazna'' (). The ''kaznac'' was a financial-taxation service, translated into Latin '' camerarius'' (itself rendered " chamberlain"). In the Dečani chrysobulls, King Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III, , known as Stefan of Dečani ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, Stefan Dečanski, ( – 11 November 1331), was King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of King Stefan Milutin (). He ... (r. 1321–1331) mentioned that the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', '' tepčija'', '' vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and '' stavilac''. The title of ''veliki kaznac'' (велики казнац, "grand kaznac") was later transformed into '' protovestij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Noble Titles
In the Medieval Serbian state, a range of court and honorific titles were used. Overview During the reign of King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) the Serbian court hierarchy was: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobulls, King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331) mentioned that the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and ''stavilac''. In the periods of the Serbian Kingdom and Serbian Empire, several Byzantine titles and honorifics were adopted, such as ''sevast'', ''protosevast'' and ''sevastokrator''. After the crowning of Stefan Dušan as Emperor (1346), there was a further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court, especially in court ceremonies and titles. From his new position, Dušan could grant titles only possible for an emperor to grant, such as '' despot'', '' sevastokrator'', and '' ćesar''. The higher nobility – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlado (kaznac)
Vlado Blinishti ( 1274–1304) was an Albanian nobleman and the first recorded member of the Blinishti family which held territories across northern Albania during the 13th and 14th centuries. Life Vlado is recorded for the first time in an Angevin document of 1274 outlining an agreement made between Charles I of Anjou and members of the Albanian nobility. In the document, Vlado appears with the title of ''miles'' (''Blado Bletista miles'') indicating his position and history as a knight, formerly serving under the Byzantines. Following his alignment with the Angevins, Vlado began establishing political ties with the Kingdom of Serbia and earned the title of ''kaznac'' which he held from 1274 to 1304. As a result of Vlado's distancing from the Angevins and a seeming violation of his agreement with Charles I, Vlado was captured and imprisoned by Johannes Scoctus, the captain (''miles capitaneus'') of Durazzo in 1279 and sent to Brindisi as a prisoner. However, in 1304 Vlado w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Noble Titles In The Middle Ages
In the Medieval Serbian state, a range of court and honorific titles were used. Overview During the reign of King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) the Serbian court hierarchy was: ''stavilac'', ''čelnik'', ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobulls, King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331) mentioned that the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and ''stavilac''. In the periods of the Serbian Kingdom and Serbian Empire, several Byzantine titles and honorifics were adopted, such as ''sevast'', ''protosevast'' and ''sevastokrator''. After the crowning of Stefan Dušan as Emperor (1346), there was a further increase in the Byzantinization of the Serbian court, especially in court ceremonies and titles. From his new position, Dušan could grant titles only possible for an emperor to grant, such as '' despot'', ''sevastokrator'', and '' ćesar''. The higher nobility – ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogdan (kaznac)
Bogdan ( sr-cyr, Богдан; 1363), was a ''kaznac'' (chamberlain) in the service of Serbian Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–1371). Life In 1354, A Bogdan, the son of noblewoman Višeslava was mentioned; this was either Bogdan Kirizmić or kaznac Bogdan. Bogdan, as a ''kaznac'', was mentioned in a charter dating to July 15, 1363, which regulated the substitution of the ''župa'' (county) of Zvečan and the town of Brvenik, between ''knez'' Vojislav Vojinović and ''čelnik'' Musa. The document mentions that Bogdan held the village of Glušce in the Brvenik ''župa''. His son, Nenad, built the fortified town of Koprijan, during the rule of Prince Lazar 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 ..., according to an inscription found in the Niš Fortress. References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradislav Borilović
Gradislav Borilović ( sr-cyr, Градислав Бориловић, ; 1325–1352) was a Serbs, Serbian magnate in the service of Stefan Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1321-1331) and Stefan Dušan (r. 1331-1355), having the titles of ''vojvoda'' (general), ''kaznac'', and ''tepčija'' (the latter two were financial offices). Gradislav led the Serbian army that fought the Ottoman emirate at the Battle of Demotika in October 1352. The battle was fought between the allies of the two rival Byzantine Emperors, John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos, and it was the first major battle of the Ottomans on European soil, which ended in a Serbian defeat. Greek sources spoke of Gradislav as "truly one of the most respectable among the Serbs". Service under Stefan Uroš III Metropolitan Arsenije of Prizren, ''kaznac'' Baldovin, ''vojvoda'' Gradislav, Vratko Nemanjić, ''župan'' Vratko, ''knez'' Grgur Kurjaković, ''stavilac'' Miloš, ''vojvoda'' Dejan Manjak, Gradislav Sušenica, Nikola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldovin
Baldovin ( sr-cyr, Балдовин; ) was a Serbian ''knez'' (duke) and ''kaznac'' (financial chancellor) that served King Stefan Uroš III (). He held the province around Vranje. Life According to Konstantin Jireček, he was most likely born in Kotor. Most scholars maintain that Baldovin was a nobleman mentioned by both his titles (knez and kaznac), although some theorize that there were in fact two magnates by that name.Društvo istoričara SR Srbije 1976, p. 18: "О родбинским односима кнеза Балдовина и жупана Мажьушата види 'В. Сп. Радойичин, Феудалиа породица Багаш, Враъьски Гласник 1 (1965), 20. Ако би била иста личност кнез Балдовин и казнац Балдовин‚ онда би Балдовин био родом из Котора ..." Baldovin was possibly an ancestor of the Bagaš noble family. Metropolitan Arsenije of Prizren, ''kazn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitar (kaznac)
Dmitar ( sr-cyr, Дмитар; 1321) or Dimitrije (Димитрије) was a Serbian nobleman that served kings Stefan Milutin and Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31), with the title of ''kaznac'' ( chamberlain, ''camerarius''). The title-holder was among the foremost at the Serbian court, taking care of state finances. Stefan Dečanski, after becoming king, allowed Dmitar to donate (as a ''metochion'') his village of Brčele (near Bar, Montenegro) to the Monastery of St. Nicholas on the Vranjina Vranjina () is a settlement, island, and a hill in Lake Skadar, in the new Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. Until 2022, it was part of Podgorica Municipality. Until the first half of the 18th century, Vranjina like other islands of Skadar lake, ... island. References Sources * {{refend 14th-century Serbian nobility Kaznac People from the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) 14th-century deaths 13th-century births Medieval history of Montenegro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Dragoslav
Dragoslav ( sr-cyr, Драгослав) or Jovan Dragoslav (Јован Драгослав; 1290–1315) was a Serbian nobleman with the titles of ''kaznac'', and then '' veliki kaznac'', serving King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). The ''kaznac'' was a financial-taxation office, translated into Latin '' camerarius'' ( chamberlain). In the hierarchy of the Serbian court, ''kaznac'' ranked higher than ''stavilac'' and ''čelnik'', and lower than ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. He was part of the generation of Serbian nobility that were empowered in the early 14th century. Dragoslav served as ''kaznac'' in the area of Skopje, mentioned in ca. 1300, then was elevated to ''veliki kaznac'' some time prior to 1315. According to P. Grujić, he first served Milutin in ca. 1290 as ''sluga'', became ''kaznac'' in ca. 1300, then ''veliki kaznac'' in ca. 1315. P. Grujić stressed that his career started as ''sluga'' (a special court office, similar to ''stavilac''), mention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav (kaznac)
Miroslav ( sr-cyr, Мирослав; 1305–06) was a Serbian nobleman with the title of ''kaznac'', serving King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). He was among the witnesses mentioned in the charter issued to the Ratac Monastery by Milutin in 1306, alongside noblemen ''čelnik'' Branko and ''župan'' Vladislav, holding the title of ''kaznac''. Miroslav held the surroundings of Vranje, while ''tepčija Tepčija ( sr-Cyrl, тепчија) was a court title of Medieval Croatia, Croatia, Medieval Serbia, Serbia and Medieval Bosnia, Bosnia in the Middle Ages. The functions and position in the court is unclear. It was first mentioned in Croatia in the ...'' Kuzma held the ''župa'' of Vranje. References Sources * {{s-end 14th-century Serbian nobility People from the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) 13th-century births 14th-century deaths Kaznac Vranje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prvoslav Radojević
Prvoslav Radojević ( sr-cyr, Првослав Радојевић; 1280) was a Serbian nobleman in the service of Queen Helen of Anjou (Queen consort, consort 1245–76; Queen dowager, dowager 1276–1314), with the title of ''kaznac'' (Chamberlain (office), chamberlain, ''camerarius''). The title-holder was among the foremost at the Serbian court, taking care of state finances. He was a provincial ''kaznac'', as opposed to the royal (statewide) ''veliki kaznac''. Queen Helen was the consort of king Stefan Uroš I (r. 1243–76) and mother of kings Stefan Dragutin (r. 1276–82) and Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). The Queen governed Zeta (crown land), Zeta and Trebinje during the rule of her sons, until 1309. Prvoslav Radojević is mentioned as serving the Queen in Trebinje in a document dated 8 February 1280 (). This also shows that Queen Helen had her own ''kaznac'' in Trebinje. His office was succeeded by Mrnjan, who is known to have held that office between 1288 and 1290 (possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrnjava
Mrnjava () was a Serbian provincial nobleman, born in Zahumlje, a frontier province in the western Serbian Kingdom. Mrnjava is the eponymous founder of the notable Mrnjavčević family; his son Vukašin Mrnjavčević became the co-ruler of the Serbian Empire (1365–1371) as king during the fall of the Serbian Empire. Mrnjava's father was "Mrnjan" (; fl. c. 1280-1289), a financial chancellor (, sr. ''kaznac'', lit. chamberlain) who served the king and queen, Stephen Uroš I and Helen of Anjou, at the court at Trebinje (in the royal province of Travunia). Mavro Orbini wrote that the family hailed from Hum, and that the poor Mrnjava and his two sons, who later lived in Blagaj, quickly rose to prominence under Stephen Uroš IV Dušan who sent for them to come to his court. Possibly, the family had left Hum, which had been part of the Serbian Kingdom, after the Bosnian conquest of Hum (1326), and settled in Livno (where Vukašin was allegedly born). The family most likely support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |