Dmitar ( sr-cyr, Дмитар; 1321) or Dimitrije (Димитрије)
was a Serbian nobleman that served kings
Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...
and
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. 1321–31), with the title of ''
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 derive ...
'' (
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
A ''metochion'' or ''metochi'' ( or ; ) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is usually from one autocephalous or autonomous church to another. The term is also used to refer to a parish representation (or ...
'') his village of Brčele (near
Bar, Montenegro
Bar (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Bar, Бар, , ) is a town and seaport in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center for tourism. According to the 2023 census, the city proper ...
) 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.
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14th-century Serbian nobility
Kaznac
People from the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
14th-century deaths
13th-century births
Medieval history of Montenegro