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Vukašin Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукашин Мрњавчевић, pronounced [ʋukǎʃin mr̩̂ɲaːʋtʃeʋitɕ] ⓘ; c. 1320 – 26 September 1371) was King of Serbia as the co-ruler of Stefan Uroš V from 1365 to 1371.
Oct 29, 2016 · He was a member of the Mrnjavčević family, and his father was Vukašin, the king of the southern Serbian lands, the capital of which was at Prilep. Vukašin is recorded to have been the co-ruler of the Serbian Tsar Stefan Uroš V. Marko’s mother is said in one source to have been Jevrosima, the sister of another Serbian hero, Momčilo.
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role in Battle of the Maritsa River. …was organized in 1371 by Vukašin, the king of the southern Serbian lands, who gathered an army of 70,000 men and marched into the Maritsa valley.
Vukašin Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic language: Вукашин Мрњавчевић , pronounced [ʋukǎʃin mr̩̂ɲaːʋtʃeʋitɕ] ( listen); c. 1320 – 26 September 1371) was King of Serbia as the co-ruler of Stefan Uroš V from 1365 to 1371.[1] He was also a nobleman. Principal domains of Vukašin and his family were...
Vukasin of Serbia is most famous for being the last ruler of the Serbian Empire. He was the son of Stefan Uroš I, and was crowned the King of Serbia in 1355. He was overthrown by his cousin, Lazar Hrebeljanović, and killed in 1371.
On 26 September 1371, Vukašin was killed and his forces defeated in the Battle of Maritsa. About two months later, Tsar Uroš died. This formally made Marko the king of the Serbian land; however, Serbian noblemen, who had become effectively independent from the central authority, did not even consider to recognise him as their supreme ruler.
Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk ( wolf ) and sin ( son ), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.
