Editing List of Serbian monarchs (section)

===Magnate provinces===
 {{further|Fall of the Serbian Empire}}
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! [[Lazarević dynasty|Lazarević]] || [[House of Mrnjavčević|Mrnjavčević]] || [[Dejanović noble family|Dejanović]] || [[Branković dynasty|Branković]] || [[Vojinović noble family|Vojinović]] || [[Balšić noble family|Balšić]] || [[Crnojević noble family|Crnojević]]
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The crumbling [[Serbian Empire]] under [[Stefan Uroš V]] (called "the Weak") was to be of little resistance to the powerful Ottoman Empire. In light of conflicts and decentralization of the realm, the Ottomans defeated the Serbs at the [[Battle of Maritsa]] in 1371, making vassals of the southern governors, soon thereafter, the Emperor died. As Uroš was childless and the nobility could not agree on the rightful heir, the Empire was ruled by semi-independent provincial lords, who often were in feuds with each other. The most powerful of these, [[Tsar Lazar]], a Duke of present-day central Serbia (which had not yet come under the Ottoman yoke), stood against the Ottomans at the [[Battle of Kosovo]] in 1389. The result was indecisive, but it resulted in the subsequent fall of Serbia.

The administration was divided in the following:

*''[[Moravian Serbia]]'': Lazar, a nobleman and close friend of the Nemanjić, would govern modern Central Serbia. He married [[Milica of Serbia|Milica]], a descendant of Stefan Nemanja's eldest son [[Vukan Nemanjić|Vukan]]. He held the title of Lord during the Empire, and Prince after the death of Uroš V. He had a son, Stefan, who would succeed as Prince, and in 1402 he was given the title ''[[Despot (court title)|despot]]'' (hence "Serbian Despotate").
*''[[District of Branković]]'': [[Vuk Branković]], the son of Ohrid deputy Branko, would govern Sjenica, Kosovo and Skopje under the suzerainty of Lazar. He had a son, [[Đurađ Branković]], who would succeed Despot Stefan. Their province continues as part of the Serbian Despotate.
*''District of Altomanović'': [[Nikola Altomanović]] ruled the areas from [[Rudnik (mountain)|Rudnik]], over [[Polimlje]], [[Podrinje]], east [[Herzegovina]] with [[Trebinje]], reaching as far as  [[Konavle]] and [[Herceg-Novi|Dračevica]], neighboring the [[Republic of Dubrovnik]]. He was defeated and blinded in [[Užice]] ([[fortress Užice]]) in 1373 by a coalition of his Serbian and Bosnian royals neighbors supported by the [[king of Hungary]].
*''[[Lordship of Zeta]]'': Balša, a nobleman and distant relative of the Nemanjić, held only one town during Dušan, and during Uroš V, he is recognized as "provincial lord" holding Zeta region. He is succeeded by Đurađ, who ruled independently and was in rivalry with Marko. Đurađ II recognizes the overlordship of Lazar in 1386. The Balšić continue ruling Lower Zeta, while in Upper Zeta, [[Radič Crnojević]] take the rule, and by 1421 Crnojević held all Zeta under the Serbian Despotate. (see [[List of rulers of Zeta]])
*''[[Lordship of Prilep]]'': [[Vukašin Mrnjavčević|King Vukašin]], a nobleman and close friend of Uroš V, would govern most of the [[Macedonia region]]. He held the title of Lord during Dušan, and under Uroš V, he was crowned King as [subordinate] co-ruler in 1365. Vukašin ruled as "Lord of the Serbian and Greek lands, and of the western provinces." He was succeeded by [[Prince Marko]], who became an Ottoman vassal. Their province is annexed by 1395.
*''[[Domain of the Dejanović family]]'': [[Dejan (magnate)|Dejan]], a [[sebastokrator]] and brother-in-law of Dušan, would govern eastern regions from Kumanovo to Kyustendil. His sons, despot [[Jovan Dragaš]] and lord [[Constantine Dragaš]] inherited his domain and become Ottoman vassals in 1371. Their domain was annexed in 1395.

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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | [[Moravian Serbia]] / [[Serbian Despotate]] ([[Lazarević dynasty|Lazarević]])
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|[[File:Prince Lazar (Ravanica Monastery).jpg|80px]]||<sup>Lord, Prince</sup><br>[[Lazar of Serbia|Lazar Hrebeljanović]]<br><small>''Tsar Lazar''</small> || 1371&ndash;1389 || None || After Uroš V died, the last of the Nemanjić emperors, through a combination of diplomacy, military action, and family alliances, Lazar emerged from the resulting power vacuum as the most powerful Serbian noble not in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]' service. He acquired dynastic legitimacy by marrying [[Milica Nemanjić]], and despite retaining only the minor title of [[Knez (title)|knez]] ("prince"), he nevertheless used the imperial name of 'Stefan' as well as the designation "[[autocrator]]".  Lazar spent his time strengthening the Serbian state, knowing fully well that he would eventually have to face the Ottoman threat. He unified most of Serbia under his rule and managed to gain the loyalty of a majority of the Serbs. He also ceded the title "King of Serbs" to King [[Tvrtko I of Bosnia]] (great-grandson of [[Uroš the Great]]). His first major military action was at the [[Battle of Dubravnica]] where his two subjects, Crep and Vladimir managed to decisively defeat an Ottoman army in southern Serbia. No further recorded hostilities took place until the [[Battle of Pločnik]] where Knez Lazar managed to crush an Ottoman force and drive them back to [[Niš]]. Serbian troops also took part in the [[Battle of Bileća]] where again he defeated the Turks. Lazar was killed during the 1389 [[Battle of Kosovo]] along with most of Serbia's political elite.
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|[[File:Stefan Lazarevic-freska.JPG|80px]]||<sup>Despote<br>↑Prince</sup><br>[[Stefan Lazarević]]<br><small>''Stefan the Tall''</small>|| 1389&ndash;1427 || Ottoman 1391&ndash;1404----Hungarian 1404&ndash;1427 || Son of Lazar. In 1391, Serbia became an Ottoman vassal, so Stefan was obliged to aid the Ottoman sultan in battles when asked. He did so in the [[Battle of Rovine]] in May 1395 against the [[Wallachia]]n prince [[Mircea I of Wallachia|Mircea I]] and the [[Battle of Nicopolis]] in 1396 against the Hungarian king [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]]. After that, Sultan Bayezid awarded Stefan with the [[Vuk Branković]]'s land on Kosovo, as Branković sided with the Hungarian king at Nicopolis.  When [[Mongols]] entered the Ottoman realm, Stefan Lazarević participated in the [[Battle of Angora]] in 1402 when Ottomans were defeated and sultan Bayezid was captured. Returning to Serbia, Stefan visited [[Constantinople]] where the [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Manuel II Palaiologos]] granted him the title of [[Despot (court title)|despot]]. In previous years, title would mean that the despot would rule some vassal state, but as the Byzantine Empire was too weak to assert such a rule and Serbia was not its vassal state, Stefan Lazarević took this title as the personal style of the Serbian monarchs, thus the Principality of Serbia became the Serbian Despotate.
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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | [[Lordship of Prilep]] ([[House of Mrnjavčević|Mrnjavčević]])
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|[[File:Marko Mrnjavcevic.JPG|80px]]||<sup>King</sup><br>[[Prince Marko|Marko Mrnjavčević]]<br><small>''Prince Marko''</small> || 1371–1395 || Ottoman || Son of Vukašin. Killed in the [[Battle of Rovine]].
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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | [[Domain of the Dejanović family|Lordship of the Dejanović family]] ([[Dejanović noble family|Dejanović]])
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|[[File:Unknown nobleman, Beluća Monastery.jpg|80px]]||<sup>Despot</sup><br>[[Jovan Dragaš|Jovan Dragaš Dejanović]] || 1371&ndash;1378 || Ottoman || 
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|[[File:Konstantin Dejanović, Kera-Tamara, Kerica, Desislava.jpg|80px]]||<sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Konstantin Dragaš Dejanović]] || 1378–1395 || Ottoman ||  Killed in the [[Battle of Rovine]].
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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | District of Altomanović ([[Vojinović noble family|Vojinović]])
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| ||<sup>Grand Župan</sup><br>[[Nikola Altomanović]] || 1371–1373 || || Defeated and blinded in [[Užice]] in 1373 by a coalition of his Serbian and Bosnian royals neighbors.
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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | [[Zeta under the Balšići|Lordship of Zeta under the Balšić family]] ([[Balšić noble family|Balšić]])
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Đurađ I]] || 1371–1378 || || 
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Balša II]] || 1378–1385 || || {{center|<small>'''Note:''' Lords of [[Principality of Valona|Valona and Kanina]] broke away from Zeta as independent rulers:</small>}}

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|<sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Mrkša Žarković]] || 1396–1414 || Son-in-law of Balša II.
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|<sup>Lady</sup><br>[[Ruđina Balšić]] || 1414–1417 || Daughter of Balša II.
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||| <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Đurađ II]] || 1385–1403 || || 
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Balša III]] || 1403–1421 || || 
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!style=background:lightblue; colspan=5 | [[Zeta under the Crnojevići|Lordship of Zeta under the Crnojević family]] ([[Crnojević noble family|Crnojević]])
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Stefan Crnojević|Stefan]]<br><small>''Stefanica''</small> || 1451–1465 || || 
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br> [[Ivan Crnojević|Ivan]]<br><small>''Ivan the Black''</small> || 1465–1490 || || 
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| || <sup>Lord</sup><br>[[Đurađ Crnojević|Đurađ]] || 1490–1496 || || 
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| colspan=5 |{{center|<small>'''Note:''' </small>}} [[Zeta under the Crnojevići]] is conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The [[List of princes of Zeta|Zetan nobility]] enters the service of the [[Ottoman Empire]] (titular lord of Zeta).
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| ||[[Stefan II Crnojević|Stefan II]]|| 1496–1499 || nominal ruler under Ottoman suzerainty || Younger brother of Đurađ. Imprisoned by the Ottomans in 1499.
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