Dejan Manjak ( sr-cyr, Дејан Мањак, 1333) was a nobleman in the service of Serbian King
Stefan Dušan, only mentioned in a charter dated January 22, 1333,
in which Stefan Dušan officially sold
Ston and
Prevlaka to the
Republic of Venice.
Based on the order in which the witnesses appear, ''vojvoda'' Dejan was of lower rank than ''
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suggested that Dejan Manjak was the same person as
Dejan, the ''sevastokrator'' of Dušan.
According to two fresco compositions dated between 1332 and 1337 in the
Kučevište Monastery, in the narthex, on the northern and southern wall, Dejan had a wife, Vladislava, and two sons, Jovan and Dmitar. Dejan is depicted on the southern wall with his wife standing next to Stefan Dušan and his wife Jelena.
Annotations
*His surname may also be rendered Manak (Манак) or Manijakis (Манијакис). It is unknown whether ''Manjak'' was a demonym or an actual surname.
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14th-century Serbian nobility
Generals of Stefan Dušan
People of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Boyars of Stefan Dušan