Bogdan (protovestijar)

Summary

Bogdan (fl. 1407–26), was a Serbian magnate (velikaš) in the service of Despot Stefan Lazarević (r. 1402–27), with the title of protovestijar (financial manager). He was the ktetor (donator) of Kalenić monastery, built in 1407–13. He is mentioned in 1426 alongside veliki vojvoda Radoslav, čelnik Radič and logotet Voihna.[1] He had a brother, Petar. His wife was named Milica.

Bogdan
protovestijar of the Serbian Empire
Ruined ktitor composition from Kalenić. Bogdan's brother Petar to the left, Bogdan in the centre and Despot Stefan to the right.
BornSecond half of the 14th century
DiedAfter 1426
Spouse(s)Milica
OccupationFinancial manager

See also edit

  • Bogdan (d. 1252), Prince of Hum (fl. 1249)
  • Bogdan (fl. 1363), kaznac in the service of Emperor Uroš V
  • Bogdan Kirizmić (fl. 1361–71), protovestijar in the service of King Vukašin
  • Bogdan (fl. 1407), logothete in the service of Despot Stefan
  • Bogdan, chancellor in the service of Despot Đurađ Branković

References edit

  1. ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 241.

Sources edit

  • Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Državna uprava u srpskim srednjovekovnim zemljama. Službeni list SRJ. ISBN 9788635504971.
  • Lijeskić, B. (2008-10-27), "Kalenić nebeski Jerusalim", Politika - Kultura (in Serbian)
  • Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5