Vuk Branković

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Vuk Branković was a medieval Serbian nobleman and regional lord best known for his prominent role in late 14th-century Serbian politics and his controversial legacy in epic tradition surrounding the Battle of Kosovo.

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Label Occurrences
Vuk Branković canonical 5
Grgur Branković 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
medieval Serbian nobleman ⓘ
regional lord ⓘ
activeInPeriod 14th century ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ
allegiance Serbian Principality of Lazar ⓘ
Serbian nobility ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Kosovo ⓘ
battle Battle of Kosovo ⓘ
causeOfDeath died in Ottoman captivity ⓘ
child Grgur Branković ⓘ
linked to: Vuk Branković

Lazar Branković (son of Vuk) ⓘ
Đurađ Branković ⓘ
contemporaryOf Ottoman Sultan Murad I ⓘ
linked to: Murad I

Prince Lazar of Serbia ⓘ
Tvrtko I of Bosnia ⓘ
country Serbian Despotate ⓘ
culture Serbian medieval culture ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1397 ⓘ
era post-Nemanjić period ⓘ
ethnicity Serb ⓘ
linked to: Serbs
father Branko Mladenović ⓘ
fatherInLaw Prince Lazar of Serbia ⓘ
governedRegion Kosovo ⓘ
parts of Macedonia ⓘ
parts of Raška ⓘ
historicalReputation portrayed as a traitor in some Serbian epic songs ⓘ
viewed by many historians as a loyal Serbian lord ⓘ
language Serbian ⓘ
legacy central figure in the Kosovo myth in Serbian tradition ⓘ
mentionedIn Serbian epic poetry ⓘ
motherInLaw Princess Milica of Serbia ⓘ
nobleFamily Branković family ⓘ
linked to: House of Branković
nobleRank magnate ⓘ
notableFor controversial legacy in Serbian epic poetry ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Kosovo ⓘ
role in late 14th-century Serbian politics ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ottoman Empire ⓘ
politicalRole regional power-broker in Morava Serbia ⓘ
vassal and ally of Prince Lazar ⓘ
predecessor Branko Mladenović in regional holdings ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
spouse Mara Lazarević ⓘ
successor Đurađ Branković ⓘ
title Lord of Kosovo ⓘ
Lord of Prizren ⓘ
Lord of Skopje ⓘ
Lord of Vučitrn ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Kosovo 1389 → commander → Vuk Branković ⓘ
Vuk Branković → child → Grgur Branković ⓘ
linked to: Vuk Branković
House of Branković → notableMember → Vuk Branković ⓘ
House of Branković → founder → Vuk Branković ⓘ
Đurađ Branković → father → Vuk Branković ⓘ