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Stefan Uroš III Dečanski's Charter for the Bishopric of Prizren

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ID 11424
System Class Source
Source Charter
Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355)
Provenance Serbian

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King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski granted a chrysobull Charter to the Bishopric of Prizren. Although the charter is not dated, Siniša Mišić proposes, that it was written in April 1326.

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Mišić 2009a — 11-36

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Events (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Donation of Posessions to the Bishop of Prizren Acquisition King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski granted a chrysobull Charter to the Bishopric of Prizren. Although the charter is not dated, Siniša Mišić proposes, that it was written in April 1326.
Actors (3)
Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Dragoslavь (1) Person Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski for the Bishopric of Prizren from 1326. He was a Despot. Probably relative of Theodora, the first wife of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski commissioned Dragoslavь together with Arsenij, the Bishop of Prizren, to inspect the disputed fields near the Church of Holy Mother of God at Trhalě not far from Trěboš in Polog, which were previously in possession of the Bishopric of Prizren. Stefan Uroš III Dečanski reinstated the situation „as it was before“ after the report of Despot Dragoslav and Bishop Arsenij (I u Trěboši pri crьkvi svetyje bogorodice pri Trьhalě nivije crьkovno što bylo ōt věka. I uzeli jesu byli Položani, i iznašьlь je roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь jepiskopomь Damijanomь i sь iepiskopomь Iliōmь, i ōtjelь ōt Žegra, i kušte mu popalilь; i pakь posla kraljevьstvo mi despota Dragoslava sь jepiskopomь Arsenijemь da ihь iznadju, da si je ima sveta crьkvi kako je isprьva bylo).
Ilija Person He died on 13th April in 1308 or 1309. He was the Bishop of Prizren 1306/1307–1308/1309. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin together with the Bishops Damijan and then Ilija took the fields from Žegrь and they set his houses, which he had built on the fields near the Church of Holy Mother of God at Trhalě not far from Trěboš in Polog on fire. (I u Trěboši pri crьkvi svetyje bogorodice pri Trьhalě nivije crьkovno što bylo ōt věka. I uzeli jesu byli Položani, i iznašьlь je roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь jepiskopomь Damijanomь i sь iepiskopomь Iliōmь, i ōtjelь ōt Žegra, i kušte mu popalilь). He is also mentioned in the Pomenik of the Church of Holy Mother of God Ljeviška in Prizren.
Žegrь 2 Person Identical with Žegrь Radomirь and Žegrь 1? Mentioned in the chrysobull charter of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski for the Bishopric of Prizren from 1326. He built some houses on the fields near the Church of Holy Mother of God at Trhalě not far from Trěboš in Polog, which were in possession of the Bishopric of Prizren.The representatives of the eparchy complained to the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin about the forceful act of the people of Polog and Žegrь. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin together with the Bishops Damjan and Ilija took the fields from Žegrь and they set his houses on fire. The church fields were still in dispute in the times of reign of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski. The Serbian ruler engaged the royal court and sent his royal representatives personally to the area. Stefan Uroš III Dečanski reinstated the situation „as it was before“ after the inspection of Despot Dragoslav and Bishop Arsenij (I u Trěboši pri crьkvi svetyje bogorodice pri Trьhalě nivije crьkovno što bylo ōt věka. I uzeli jesu byli Položani, i iznašьlь je roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь jepiskopomь Damijanomь i sь iepiskopomь Iliōmь, i ōtjelь ōt Žegra, i kušte mu popalilь; i pakь posla kraljevьstvo mi despota Dragoslava sь jepiskopomь Arsenijemь da ihь iznadju, da si je ima sveta crьkvi kako je isprьva bylo). He is also mentioned in the Pomenik of the Church of Holy Mother of God Ljeviška in Prizren.
Places (6)
Name Class Begin End Description
Gjurgjevište Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski confirmed the donation of his father Stefan Uroš II. Milutin. King Milutin’s charter was approved by the testimony of Archbishop Sava and later Archbishop Nikodim. Milutin granted the property of a priest near Gjurgjevište with people, which lived there, to the Bishopric of Prizren (I stasь popovska u Gjurjevištih i s ljudmi koi sěde na njei, što jestь pridalь roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь arhiepiskopomь Savomь i sь arhiepiskopomь svetymь Nikodimomь, da su crьkovny).
Lešok, Church of the Holy Mother of God Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski donated the Church of the Holy Mother of God located in Lower Polog near Lešok and and three estates of the priest not far away, which were known as bishop’s court since time immemorial, to the bishopric of Prizren (I tako i u Dolnijemь Polozě u Lěšcě crkьvь svetyje bogorodice i pri njei tri stasi popovske što se zove dvorь piskopovь ōtь věka, da jestь svobodno ōt vsěhь rabotь kraljevьstva mi i podanьkь, kako je i ōtь isprьva bylo).
Potoča Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski confirmed the donation of his father Stefan Uroš II Milutin. The latter granted the church of Sveti Vrač(i) near Potoča, located in Upper Polog, with vineyards, fields, bought estates, smallholdings given for the sake of salvation and retinue to the Bishopric of Prizren (U Gornemь Polozě crkьvь Svetyju Vračju u Potočahь, što jestь pridalь roditeь kraljevьstva mi, i s vinogradi, i s nivijemь, i s kupljenicami i zadušninami i z dvorani).
Potoča, Church Sveti Vrači Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski confirmed the donation of his father Stefan Uroš II Milutin. The latter granted the church of Sveti Vrač(i) (the Saint Cosmas and Damian) near Potoča, located in Upper Polog, with vineyards, fields, bought estates, smallholdings given for the sake of salvation and retinue to the Bishopric of Prizren (U Gornemь Polozě crkьvь Svetyju Vračju u Potočahь, što jestь pridalь roditeь kraljevьstva mi, i s vinogradi, i s nivijemь, i s kupljenicami i zadušninami i z dvorani).
Treboš Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski confirmed together with his son, the Young King Stefan (Dušan), the possession of fields near the Church of Holy Mother of God at Trhalě not far from Treboš, which had previously been taken by the people of Polog, to the Bishopric of Prizren. His father, King Milutin, together with the Bishops Damjan and Ilija took the fields from Žegr and they set his houses on fire. But the situation was resolved in its entirety only in the time of King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski. Stefan Uroš III Dečanski engaged the royal court and sent his royal representatives (Despot Dragoslav and Bishop Arsenij) personally to this area. After their inspection king Stefan Uroš III Dečanski reinstated the situation „as it was before“ (I u Trěboši pri crьkvi svetyje bogorodice pri Trьhalě nivije crьkovno što bylo ōt věka. I uzeli jesu byli Položani, i iznašьlь je roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь jepiskopomь Damijanomь i sь iepiskopomь Iliōmь, i ōtjelь ōt Žegra, i kušte mu popalilь; i pakь posla kraljevьstvo mi despota Dragoslava sь jepiskopomь Arsenijemь da ihь iznadju, da si je ima sveta crьkvi kako je isprьva bylo). The Land Inventory Brebion of the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo mentions the village Treboš three times. In article 8 the Land Inventory Brebion contains evidence about a field above Treboš, which was sold to the monastery by the people of Treboš (p. 284 Niva nadь Trěbošomь ōtь Pardove megje do C᾿klerove i do brěga Stare Rěke, koupljena ōtь Trěboše, a putь po srěd nive te trěbošky). In article 10 a field near Treboš was donated to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo by Francil for the sake of his salvation (p. 284 Niva dana ōtь Francila za dušu, na d(l) dьninь, ōtь Kanadějeve nive do trěboška puti). The last remark of Treboš is given in article 22. The field named Zlovadnica above Treboš was bought by Sava Surkiš from Pardo Kosta and the rest by the Bishop Ignatije from Andrijan, the son-in-law of Parda for a mare and 2 perper (p. 287 Niva Zlovadnica što kupi Sava Surkišь u Par᾿da Koste nad Trěbošomь a ōstalo dokupi piskopь Ignatije u An᾿drijana, zeta Pardova, za kobilu, za V perper. A mega nivě toi do strae brazde i do poroiska puti).
Treboš, Church of the Holy Mother of God Place The Serbian King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski confirmed together with his son, the Young King Stefan (Dušan), the possession of fields near the Church of Holy Mother of God at Trhalě not far from Treboš, which had previously been taken by the people of Polog, to the Bishopric of Prizren. His father, King Milutin, together with the Bishops Damjan and Ilija took the fields from Žegr and they set his houses on fire. But the situation was resolved in its entirety only in the time of King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski. Stefan Uroš III Dečanski engaged the royal court and sent his royal representatives (Despot Dragoslav and Bishop Arsenij) personally to this area. After their inspection king Stefan Uroš III Dečanski reinstated the situation „as it was before“ (I u Trěboši pri crьkvi svetyje bogorodice pri Trьhalě nivije crьkovno što bylo ōt věka. I uzeli jesu byli Položani, i iznašьlь je roditelь kraljevьstva mi sь jepiskopomь Damijanomь i sь iepiskopomь Iliōmь, i ōtjelь ōt Žegra, i kušte mu popalilь; i pakь posla kraljevьstvo mi despota Dragoslava sь jepiskopomь Arsenijemь da ihь iznadju, da si je ima sveta crьkvi kako je isprьva bylo).