Ilija (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија;[a] fl. 1318–22) was a Serbian nobleman who served kings Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) and Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31) with the titles of knez (comes, count) and kefalija (governor). At the end of Milutin's reign (and life), Ilija governed Zeta (a crown land), instead of the Young King, Stefan Dečanski, who was held in Constantinople since 1314.[1][2] He first held the title of knez (fl. 1318), and received the title of kefalija by 1321.[3][4] There existed two types of kefalija in Serbia, local ones (as in Byzantium) and provincial ones; Ilija belonged to the latter.[1] Ilija was a royal deputy.[5]
Ilija | |
|---|---|
| knez (count); kefalija (governor) | |
| Born | second half of the 13th century |
| Died | first half of the 14th century |
| Family | Đurašević |
| Issue | Đuraš Ilijić |
| Father | Đuraš Vrančić |
| Occupation | Serbian royal deputy, minister, and governor of Zeta |
The Republic of Ragusa paid a tax to the Kingdom of Serbia, called the "St. Demetrius income" (svetodmitarski dohodak). In a document dated 4 November 1318, the collectors were bishop Stefan of Skadar and knez Ilija of Zeta.[3] He is mentioned in a document dated 23 September 1321, being ordered along with bishop Petar of Skadar to raise the income from Ragusa.[6] He is mentioned in 27 October 1321, regarding bishop Petar, who was authorized by Stefan Milutin to travel to Dubrovnik, but was unable to.[3] He is mentioned as Stefan Dečanski's minister in Ragusan documents dating to 24 August 1322.[7]
His father Đuraš Vrančić served King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) with the court title of stavilac.[8][9] His son, Đuraš Ilijić, served Stefan Dečanski, Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) and Stefan Uroš V (r. 1355–71), from 1326 until his death in 1362, with the title of čelnik ("head"), and governed Upper Zeta.
Annotations
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Blagojević & Petković 1989, p. 140.
- ^ a b Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti (1991) [1987]. Arhiepiskop Danilo II i njegovo doba. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 146. ISBN 9788670251373.
- ^ a b c Novak 2007, p. 96.
- ^ a b Bešić 1970, p. 66.
- ^ Vizantološki institut (2004). Zbornik radova. Vol. 41–42. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 310.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 250.
- ^ Novak 2007, p. 55.
- ^ Veselinović & Ljušić 2008, p. 125.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 34.
- ^ Konstantin Jireček; Vatroslav Jagić (1912). Staat und Gesellschaft im mittelalterlichen Serbien: Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des 13.-15. Jahrhunderts. Zentralantiquariat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. p. 30.
Sources
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- Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Državna uprava u srpskim srednjovekovnim zemljama. Službeni list SRJ. ISBN 9788635504971.
- Blagojević, Miloš; Petković, Sreten (1989). Srbija u doba Nemanjića. TRZ "VAJAT". ISBN 9788670390287.
- Novak, Viktor (2007). Revue historique. Vol. 54. Istorijski institut u Beogradu.
- Veselinović, Andrija; Ljušić, Radoš (2008). Srpske dinastije. Službeni glasnik. ISBN 978-86-7549-921-3.