Maps of Power

Branilo (1)

Description

Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery from 1347 and the prostagma charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery written between 1349 and 1353. He was a minor nobleman of the Serbian emperor (vlasteličikja carьstva mi Branila; vlasteličikь carьstva mi Branilo). He served as a čelnik of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (čelnika Branila). He together with the nobleman Kalavar were entrusted by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan with the delimitation of the border of the Hilandar’s possession in Lozikion (Lužac) He was sent by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan in order to determine the boundary of the Hilandar’s metochion above Sekirʼnikь in the region of Strumica, which was endangered by the attacks of noblemen, minor noblemen and katuns of the Vlachs.

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Sources (2)
Name Class Description
Chrysobull Charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery concerning the Metochion of Lozikion Source The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan sent at the request of Theōdul, the Hegumen of the Hilandar Monastery, his noblemen Kalavar and Branilo in order to deliminate the boundary of the Metochion in Lozikion. He confirmed their findings and endowed the metochion with other possessions in the chrysobull charter from 1347.
Prostagma Charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery Source The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan issued the prostagma charter in order to confirm proprietorial rights of the Hilandar Monastery over an area in the Strumica region. The charter might have been written between 1349 and 1353.