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The Serbian Despotate (Serbian: Српска деспотовина / Srpska despotovina) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is mistakenly considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravian Serbia, lasted for another sixty years, experiencing a cultural, economic, and ...
The Serbian Despotate was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is mistakenly considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravian Serbia, lasted for another sixty years, experiencing a cultural, economic, and political renaissance, especially during the reign of Despot Stefan ...
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The fall of the Serbian Empire was a decades-long process in the late 14th century. Following the death of the childless Emperor Stefan Uroš V in 1371, the Empire was left without an heir and the magnates, velikaši, obtained the rule of its provinces and districts (in so-called feudal fragmentation), continuing their offices as independent with titles such as gospodin, and despot, given to ...
- 20 December 1355 – 4 December 1371
- Serbian Empire
- Feudal fragmentation
Ruler of Serbia as an Ottoman vassal. He was awarded the title of despot during a visit to Constantinople in 1402, and ruled the "Serbian Despotate" as an autonomous lord until his death in 1427. Đurađ Branković: 1429–1456 Manuel II Palaiologos: Successor of Stefan Lazarević as ruler of Serbia from 1427, he received the title of despot in ...
THE MEDIEVAL BOSNIAN Kingdom and the Serbian Despotate were two different political, religious, and cultural state organizations. Relations between the states led to border interactions, alliances, conflicts, and affiliation to the same or a broader opposing political camp over a period of time between 1402 and 1459.
The Serbian Despotate fell to the Ottomans in 1459. The veneration of the Holy Prince Lazar was reduced to a local cult, centred on the Ravanica Monastery. Its monks continued to celebrate annually his feast day. The prince had granted 148 villages and various privileges to the monastery.
The following works also belong to newer publications: Enes Dedić, “Relations Be-tween the Bosnian Kingdom and the Serbian Despotate in a Regional Context”, in: Medieval Bosnia and South-East European Relations. Political, Religious and Cultural Life at the Adriatic Crossroads, Arc Humanities Press, 2019, 53-64.
