Branko Rastislalić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Растислалић) was the "Lord of Podunavlje" and Domestikos under Dušan the Mighty of the Serbian Empire from circa 1340; later he became vassal of the Hungarians[1] until his death in 1352.[2]

Branko Rastislalić
Born
Branko Rastislalić
Died1352
TitleLord of Podunavlje
Domestikos
(Serbian Empire)
SuccessorRadič Branković
ChildrenRadič Branković
ParentRastislav

Branko issued his own regional coins, the 'Helmet dinars', only one of three existing prior to the fall of the Serbian Empire.[3] He ruled until his death in 1352,[2] when he was accidentally killed by Vuk Kosača during a hunt. Branko's relatives later avenged his death in 1359, when they murdered Vuk.[4]

He was succeeded by his son Radič Branković, Lord of Braničevo.

Political offices
Preceded by
Rastislav
Lord of Podunavlje
Under Dušan the Mighty
(Serbian Empire)

~1340–1352
Succeeded by
Radič
as Lord of Braničevo

References edit

  1. ^ Katarina Belovukovic (2011-12-06). "BEO-BOOKS - Ivanisevic, Vujadin: Novcarstvo srednjevekovne Srbije". beo-books.de. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. ^ a b Coinage in South Eastern Europe, 820–1396 at Google Books
  3. ^ "Numismatic Literature". The American Numismatic Society. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-04-07. (Summary of "Mihajlovic, Vojislav. Novac srpskih velikasa iz vremena carstva. Belgrade (2000)")
  4. ^ Arheološko društvo Jugoslavije, 1968, Arheološki pregled, Volumes 10-11, page 96