Dimitrije (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије; d. 6 March 1349) was a Serbian magnate who served emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) as veliki čelnik ("great čelnik"). As a royal čelnik, the title-holder had a very high position at the Serbian court, often compared to comes palatinus.[1] The veliki čelnik supervised over several čelniks,[1] the čelnik being a commander of military fortifications (and presumably its troops)[2] or a senior (starešina) of a larger number of villages.[3] Dimitrije entered the service of Stefan Dušan before 1349, when he was mentioned with the title of veliki čelnik.[4] Earlier, magnate Jovan Oliver had the title (fl. 1340).[4] Dimitrije died on 6 March 1349 and was buried at the Monastery of St. Nicholas at Banja.[5] According to the grave inscription, Dimitrije had held Gacko with Rudine, Drina and Dabar.[5] G. Tomović theorized that this Dimitrije was the same person as the earlier mentioned nobleman Hrvatin (magnate Vojin's brother) who served King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1322–31) and held Rudine (1330).[5] In 1350, Đurica[4] and Andronik[3] are mentioned as čelniks. After Jovan Oliver and Dimitrije, it seems that the title of veliki čelnik was not given at the Serbian Imperial court.[6] The territories held by Dimitrije were eventually consolidated by Vojin's son Vojislav (fl. 1350–d. 1363).[7] It was earlier believed that Dimitrije died in 1359.[8]
Dimitrije | |
|---|---|
| veliki čelnik ("great čelnik", equivalent of comes palatinus) | |
| Born | turn of 14th century |
| Died | 6 March 1349 |
| Occupation | Serbian royal official; governor of Gacko, Rudine, Drina and Dabar |
References edit
- ^ a b Blagojević 2001, p. 209.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 213.
- ^ a b Blagojević 2001, p. 215.
- ^ a b c Blagojević 2001, p. 212.
- ^ a b c Tomović 2011, pp. 357, 361.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 237.
- ^ Tomović 2011, p. 361.
- ^ SKA 1908, p. 196.
Sources edit
- Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Državna uprava u srpskim srednjovekovnim zemljama. Službeni list SRJ. ISBN 9788635504971.
- Tomović, Gordana (2011). Rudić, Srđan (ed.). "Vojinovići". Споменица академика Симе Ћирковића [Homage to Academician Sima Ćirković]. Istorijski institut: 355–366. ISBN 978-86-7743-091-7.
- SKA (1908). Glas. Vol. 78–80. SKA. p. 196.