Andrijaš Mrnjavčević
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Andrijaš Vukašinović Mrnjavčević or Andrija Kraljević (?) was a 14th-century Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n nobility that governed the region of Prilep
Prilep
Prilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...

 1371-1395. His father was the Serbian King Vukašin
Vukašin Mrnjavcevic
Vukašin Mrnjavčević was a Serbian ruler in modern-day central and northwestern Macedonia, who ruled from 1365 to 1371. According to 17th-century Ragusan historian Mavro Orbin, his father was a minor noble named Mrnjava from Zachlumia, whose sons Vukašin and Uglješa were born in Livno in western...

 (co-ruler with Stefan Uroš V). His brother was the Serbian King Marko, who ruled the region of Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
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 (Old Serbia
Old Serbia
Old Serbia is a modern name for the territory which was the core of medieval Serbia. It included Raška , Kosovo and Metohija and the Macedonia...

) from 1371-1395.

He held a territory of his older brother Marko's realm, he minted his own coins and had the title of "King" (hence "Kraljević"). After the death of Marko in 1394, Andrijaš and his brother Dmitar
Dmitar Mrnjavčević
Dmitar Vukašinović Mrnjavčević or Dmitar Kraljević was a Serbian medieval noble and member of the House of Mrnjavčević. He was the son of Vukašin Mrnjavčević and brother of Prince Marko and Andrijaš Mrnjavčević....

 left Macedonia to settle with the Serbs in Ragusa, there they receive a treasure which their father King Vukašin had left for them. From Ragusa they headed for Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 where they settled with other Serbs, Dmitar became "Great Zupan of Zarand
Zarand
Zarand may refer to:* Zarand, Iran, a city in Kerman Province, Iran* Zarand County, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province, Iran* Zărand , Arad County, Romania...

" and "Royal Commandant of the city of Villagoš" where there were many Serbs.
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