Bayezid recognized Stefan Lazarević, the son of Lazar, as the new Serbian leader ( later despot ), with considerable autonomy.

* September 26 – Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot

Perhaps the most famous Janissaries were George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, son of a despot in northern Albania who later defected and led a 20 &# 8209 ; year Albanian revolt against the Ottomans, and Sokollu Mehmed Paşa, a Serbian peasant from Bosnia who later became a grand vizier, served three sultans, and was de facto ruler of the Ottoman Empire for more than 14 years.

* Stefan Lazarević ( 1374 – 1427 ), Serbian despot

The town was conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century and in the 15th century it was given as a personal possession to the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

In the 15th century ( from 1419 to 1441 ) the town was a possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

In the end of the 15th century, army of the Kingdom of Hungary led by Serbian despot Vuk Grgurević ( Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk ) defeated the Ottoman army near Bečej.

In 1427, the remnant of Ras ( known as Trgovište ) was held by Serbian despot Đurađ Branković ( r. 1427-1456 ); one of the markets was called " despotov trg ".

For a while, about 1451, the city was in possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

In the 15th century, the town was in the possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

According to the Turkish traveler, Evliya Çelebi, the fortress was built by the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

Coat of Arms of Serbian despot Stefan Lazarević with dragon around shield

In 1432 he married Catherine, daughter of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

The Battle of Maritsa took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen on September 26, 1371 with sultan Murad's lieutenant Lala Shahin Pasha and the Serbs numbering some 70, 000 men under the command of the Serbian king of Prilep Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother despot Uglješa.

After the Peace of Szeged in 1444 which restored the Serbian Despotate and Brankovic's reign in it, the Serbian despot had worked on achieving a peace in the region hoping to remove his country from jeopardy.

Kula Grad, a village that is part of Zvornik municipality, is home to a Middle Age fort, built by Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

Đurađ Branković () (; ) ( 1377 – 24 December 1456 ), also known under the patronymic ( Đurađ ) Vuković and frequently called George Branković in English-language sources, was a Serbian despot from 1427 to 1456 and a baron of the Kingdom of Hungary.

During the war between Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 16th century, Serbian despot Stevan Berislavić successfully defended the Bač fortress from the Ottomans for a long time until the fortress finally fell.

Second Battle of Maritsa ) took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen ( today Ormenio in Greece ) on September 26, 1371 between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lala Şâhin Paşa and the Serbian army numbering some 70, 000 men under the command of the King of the Serbs and Greeks and the co-ruler of emperor Stefan Uroš V Nejaki, Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother despot Uglješa who also wanted to get revenge of First Battle of Maritsa.

The Ottoman army was much smaller, but due to superior tactics ( night raid on the allied camp ), Şâhin Paşa was able to defeat the Serbian army and kill King Vukašin and despot Uglješa.

Constantine's father was the Serbian magnate, despot and sebastokrator Dejan, who had held the Kumanovo-region under the rule of Dušan the Mighty ( r. 1331-1355 ).

In the 15th century, it was a possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.

Lazar Branković (; c. 1421 – 20 January 1458 ) was a Serbian despot, prince of Rascia from 1456 to 1458.

In 1389 Murad's army defeated the Serbian Army and its allies under the leadership of Lazar at the Battle of Kosovo.

* June 28 – Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and their Christian allies against Ottoman Turks: Both Emperor Murad I and the Serbian Prince Lazar are killed in battle.

The Battle of Kosovo, also known as the Battle of Kosovo Field or the Battle of Blackbird's Field (; ), took place on St. Vitus ' Day, June 15, 1389, between the army led by Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Sultan Murad I.

The army under Prince Lazar consisted of his own troops, a contingent led by Serbian nobleman Vuk Branković, and a contingent sent from Bosnia by King Tvrtko I, commanded by Vlatko Vuković.

Prince Lazar was the ruler of Moravian Serbia, and the most powerful among the Serbian regional lords of the time, while Vuk Branković ruled a part of Kosovo and other areas, recognizing Lazar as his overlord.

The Serbian army had Prince Lazar at its center, Vuk on the right and Vlatko on the left.

Furthermore, in response to Turkish pressure, some Serbian noblemen wed their daughters, including the daughter of Prince Lazar, to Bayezid.

The turning point of Vuk's ascension to power in post-Nemanjić Serbia was his marriage with Mara, daughter of the most powerful Serbian nobleman prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, which brought him substantial lands in Kosovo and the city of Zvečan as dowry.

After the Battle of Maritza, Ottomans forced the southern Serbian feudal lords ( in present-day Macedonia and Greece ), Konstantin Dragaš, king Marko, Toma Preljubović and others, to become their vassals, and started to attack the northern Serbian lands ruled by prince Lazar and Vuk.

In the epic Battle of Kosovo ( 1389 ), which ended with a strategic Serbian defeat, Vuk participated along with his father-in-law Lazar and a contingent of King Tvrtko's army.

Unlike Lazar, who died in the battle along with most of his army, Vuk managed to survive and preserve his army, which later gave material for a popular Serbian folk tradition ( represented in folk epic poems and tales ) that he betrayed Lazar in order to become supreme ruler of Serbia, a theory that is rejected by modern day Serbian historians, but not by the Serb people.

Miloš Obilić (, ; died 1389 ) was a medieval Serbian knight in the service of Prince Lazar, during the invasion of the Ottoman Empire.

Along with the martyrdom of Prince Lazar and the alleged treachery of Vuk Branković, Miloš's deed became an integral part of Serbian traditions surrounding the Battle of Kosovo.

The earliest Serbian sources on the Battle of Kosovo, which generally favour the cult of Prince Lazar, do not mention Miloš or his assassination of the sultan.

In many sources he is mentioned as a son-in-law of Prince Lazar, which would make him a brother-in-law to Vuk Branković, another Serbian high ranking nobleman and a prominent antagonist in epic traditions concerning the Battle of Kosovo.

* Another legend tells about the treason of Vuk Branković, Serbian feudal lord and son-in-law of the Serbian Prince Lazar.

Serbian armoured horseman, commanded by Prince Lazar – the strongest regional nobleman in Serbia at the time, had the advantage in the battle.

* Lazar Ristovski as Petar " Blacky " Popara, an electrician who enrolls in the Communist Party before World War II and ends up a Serbian patriot during the Yugoslav Wars