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Dejan (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан; fl. 1346–ca. 1366) was a magnate who served Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as sevastokrator, and Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as despot. He was married to Emperor Dušan's sister Teodora, and possessed a large province in the Kumanovo region, east of Skopska Crna Gora.
- between 1366 and 1371, Serbian Empire
- Serbian Kingdom
- sevastokrator (fl. 1346–55), despot (fl. 1355–58+)
- Teodora Nemanjić
Despot Dejan and his wife, fresco from the Zemen Monastery. The family's progenitor was Dejan, a Serbian vojvoda (military commander and lord) in the Kumanovo region, who married Teodora, the sister of Stefan Dušan. Dejan became sevastokrator in 1346. His origin is unknown.
- 1346
- Dejan
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Dejan (Serbian Cyrillic language: Дејан) was a Serbian magnate who served Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as despot, and Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as sevastokrator. He was married to Emperor Dušan's sister Teodora, and possessed a large province in the Kumanovo region, east of Skopska Crna Gora.
Dejan (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан; fl. 1346–ca. 1366) was a magnate who served Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as sevastokrator, and Emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as despot. He was married to Emperor Dušan's sister Teodora, and possessed a large province in the Kumanovo region, east of Skopska Crna Gora.
The House of Dejanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејановић , pl. Dejanovići / Дејановићи) or House of Dragaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгаш , pl. Dragaši / Драгаши)[a] originates from a medieval noble family that served the Serbian Empire of Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355) and Uroš the Weak (r. 1355-1371), and
The Dejanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејановић, pl. Dejanovići / Дејановићи) or Dragaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгаш, pl. Dragaši / Драгаши), originates from a medieval noble family that served the Serbian Empire of Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355) and Uroš the Weak (r. 1355-1371), and during the fall of the Serbian ...
