Rastislalić noble family

{{Infobox noble house

|surname =Rastislalić

|estates =Braničevo

|coat of arms =

|country ={{flag|Serbian Empire}}
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary}} Kingdom of Hungary

|titles =Lord (domesticus)

|founded =before 1352

|final ruler =Radič Branković

|dissolution =1379 (Eviction)

}}

The Rastislalić family (Растислалић) was a Serbian noble family that held lands in the Braničevo region of Serbia in the 14th century, initially under the Serbian crown and later under the Hungarian. They held Braničevo and Kučevo.[https://books.google.com/books?id=twYuAAAAYAAJ p. 169]

History

During the rule of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan 'the Mighty' (r. 1331-1355), Branko (d. 1352) gained control of the Braničevo region, he was accidentally killed during a hunt by voivode Vuk Kosača, his relatives later avenged his death in 1359, when they murdered Vuk.Arheološko društvo Jugoslavije, 1968, Arheološki pregled, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ym8rAAAAIAAJ Volumes 10-11], page 96 The feud continued between the two families, Stefan Uroš V 'the Weak' was at war with Tsar Symeon, the Rastislalići turned to the other side of the Danube, where Hungarian-ruled territory in Mačva was held by Ban Nicholas I Garay. A Hungarian band was sent to take care of the enemies in Braničevo, and they became vassals of the Kingdom of Hungary.The Serbs, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sJJWEnXTHdIC&pg=PA80 p. 80] In 1359, perhaps at their invitation, Louis I of Hungary marched into Serbia and defeated Uroš V.The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vEJNBqanT_8C&pg=PA164 p. 164]

Radič Branković was the last feudal lord; he was evicted in 1379 by Knez Lazar who issued a military action against him.{{Cite web|url=http://www.srpska-mreza.com/bookstore/kosovo/kosovo10.htm|title = Prologue to Kosovo: The Era of Prince Lazar}}

The family also issued a regional currency, the "Helmet dinars"Coinage in South Eastern Europe, 820-1396, [https://books.google.com/books?id=-FNmAAAAMAAJ&q=rastislalic p. 308] one of only three to be created prior to the end of the Serbian Empire in 1371.{{cite web| title = Numismatic Literature| url = http://www.numismatics.org/numlit/dates144.html| publisher = The American Numismatic Society | accessdate = 2007-04-07 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403081922/http://www.numismatics.org/numlit/dates144.html |archivedate = 2007-04-03}} (Summary of "Mihajlovic, Vojislav. Novac srpskih velikasa iz vremena carstva. Belgrade (2000)")

Members

Branko Rastislalić, domesticus of Podunavlje (d. 1352), Serbian crown
Radič Branković, Lord of Braničevo -1379, under Hungarian crown
Brajko, nobleman
Raosav, nobleman
Radoslav Rastislalić

References

=Further reading=

[http://www.rastko.rs/istorija/loza_nemanjica/fajfric-svloza_5.html Zeljko Fajfrić: Sveta loza Stefana Nemanje]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125303/http://www.graduzice.org/userfiles/files/oblasnigospodariu14veku.pdf Oblasni gospodari u 14. veku] (Serbian)

Category:Serbian Empire

Category:14th century in Serbia

Category:Serbian noble families