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Vukdrag ( sr-cyr, Вукдраг; d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served 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. 1321–31) as ''
čelnik ''Čelnik'' ( sr-Cyrl, челник) was a high court title in the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Serbian Despotate. In its early form, the holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Orthodox Church from the aristo ...
''. He was a magnate in the Rudnik mountain area, who founded (as the '' ktetor'') the Raška style church in Dići (near
Ljig Ljig ( sr-cyr, Љиг) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. It has a population of 2,938 inhabitants, while the municipality has a total of 10,711 inhabitants. It is surrounded by Mount Rajac and Mount ...
, central Serbia), below the Rudnik, before 1327, most likely as a family temple. He must have had one of the important gubernatorial functions in the Rudnik ''oblast'' (province) during the reigns of 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 ...
(r. 1282–1321) and Stefan Dečanski. Unknown in historical sources, he was buried in his church, where his gravestone inscription tells that he died on 8 May 1327, on the
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(''Spasovdan''), and that he had taken monastic vows as Nikola (Никола) and nceheld the title of ''čelnik''. It is unclear if there was one or several individuals with that title at the court at that time;
Đuraš Ilijić Đuraš Ilijić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђураш Илијић, 1326–62) was a Serbian commander and nobleman who served the Serbian monarchs Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331), Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–1355) and Uroš V (r. 1355–1371), from 1326 until h ...
( 1326–62) was mentioned with the title in 1326, and
Gradislav Vojšić Gradislav Vojšić (; 1284–1327) was a Serbian nobility in the Middle Ages, Serbian nobleman who served the Serbian Kings Stefan Uroš II Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stefan Uroš III (r. 1322–1331). He was the first known ''čelnik'' of th ...
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1284–1327), for the second time, in 1327. He was buried in a special tomb inside the church, and his gravestone was set by his wife Vladislava (nun Ana). The unearthing of the gravestone gave new facts in the understanding of the territorial contours of the Serbian state north of Rudnik at the end of the 13th- and beginning of 14th century.; The largest medieval necropolis in Serbia was unearthed around the church, with flat gravestones (more than 180 slabs) belonging to the oldest phase of the
Stećak Stećak (plural stećci; Cyrillic стећак, стећци) is the name for monumental medieval tombstones, that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the border parts of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. An estimated 60,000 are found w ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlgdrag 14th-century Serbian nobility 14th-century Serbian judges Medieval Serbian magnates People from the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) 1327 deaths Ktetors Kolubara District