Prvoslav Radojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Првослав Радојевић; fl. 1280) was a Serbian nobleman in the service of Queen Helen of Anjou (consort 1245–76; dowager 1276–1314), with the title of kaznac (chamberlain, camerarius). The title-holder was among the foremost at the Serbian court, taking care of state finances.[1] He was a provincial kaznac, as opposed to the royal (statewide) veliki kaznac.[2] Queen Helen was the consort of king Stefan Uroš I (r. 1243–76) and mother of kings Stefan Dragutin (r. 1276–82) and Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321).[3] The Queen governed Zeta and Trebinje during the rule of her sons, until 1309.[4] Prvoslav Radojević is mentioned as serving the Queen in Trebinje in a document dated 8 February 1280 (Pervosclavus Radoevich camerarius Domine Regine in Tribigna).[5] This also shows that Queen Helen had her own kaznac in Trebinje.[5] His office was succeeded by Mrnjan, who is known to have held that office between 1288 and 1290 (possibly somewhat earlier).[6]
References
edit- ^ Blagojević 2001.
- ^ Dinić & Ćirković 1978, p. 134.
- ^ Purković 1985, p. 27.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, pp. 20–21.
- ^ a b Blagojević 2001, p. 20.
- ^ SANU 1991, p. 144.
Sources
edit- Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Državna uprava u srpskim srednjovekovnim zemljama (in Serbian). Službeni list SRJ. pp. 20, 21, 39, 40. ISBN 9788635504971.
- Dinić, Mihailo; Ćirković, Sima (1978). Српске земље у средњем веку: историјско-географске студије (in Serbian). Српска књижевна задруга. pp. 134, 138.
- Purković, Miodrag (1985). Srpska kultura srednjega veka (in Serbian). Izd. Srpske pravoslavne eparhije za zapadnu Evropu.
- SANU (1991). Arhiepiskop Danilo II i njegovo doba: Međunarodni naučni skup povodom 650 godina od smrti : decembar 1987 (in Serbian). Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 144. ISBN 9788670251373.