Balša I of Zeta
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Balša was a Serbian provincial Lord of the Zeta region in 1360-1362, subordinate the Serbian Emperor Uroš the Weak. He is the founder of the noble House of Balšić
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Balša was a petty nobleman and held only one village during the rule of Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355) but manages to expand his local power sometime after the death of Dušan (20 December 1355). He begins with taking lands previously held by Lord Žarko
, (south of Lake Skadar, Lower Zeta), and is recognized as Oblastni gospodar (Lord) in charters of Emperor Uroš the Weak (r. 1355-1371). In 1362 his sons kill Head of Upper Zeta Đuraš Ilijić
and expand further in Upper Zeta. He died the same year.
He had three sons, Đurađ, Stracimir, and Balša II
, two of whom ruled Zeta: Đurađ and Balša II.
House of Balšic
The Balšić was a noble house that ruled Zeta and the coastlands , from 1362 to 1421, during the fall of the Serbian Empire. Balša, the eponymous founder, was a petty nobleman that held only one village during the rule of Emperor Dušan the Mighty The Balšić was a noble house that ruled Zeta and...
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Balša was a petty nobleman and held only one village during the rule of Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355) but manages to expand his local power sometime after the death of Dušan (20 December 1355). He begins with taking lands previously held by Lord Žarko
Žarko (nobleman)
Žarko was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman who after the death of Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty is mentioned as a lord of the coasts of the Zeta region, under the succeeding Emperor Uroš the Weak Žarko (1336—before 1371) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman who after the death of Serbian Emperor...
, (south of Lake Skadar, Lower Zeta), and is recognized as Oblastni gospodar (Lord) in charters of Emperor Uroš the Weak (r. 1355-1371). In 1362 his sons kill Head of Upper Zeta Đuraš Ilijić
Đuraš Ilijić
Đuraš Ilijić was a Serbian nobleman that held Upper Zeta with the title of čelnik during the rule of Stefan Dečanski , Dušan the Mighty and Uroš the Weak , from 1326 until his death in 1362...
and expand further in Upper Zeta. He died the same year.
He had three sons, Đurađ, Stracimir, and Balša II
Balša II
Balša II Balšić was a 14th-century nobleman, the Lord of Zeta from 1378 to 1385. He managed to expand his borders towards the south; defeating the Albanian Duke Karl Thopia....
, two of whom ruled Zeta: Đurađ and Balša II.
Sources
- Dr Željko Fajfrić - Sveta loza Stefana Nemanje, 1998
- J. Jovanović, Stvaranje Crnogorske Države i Razvoj Crnogorske Nacionalnosti, 1947, Cetinje pp. 18, 28, 36, 43, and 54-55
- D. Živković, Istorija Crnogorskog Naroda, 1989, Cetinje