Lordship of Prilep

The Lordship of Prilep (Serbian: Господство Прилепа / Gospodstvo Prilepa), also known as the Realm of King Marko (Serbian: Област краља Марка / Oblast kralja Marka) or the Kingdom of Prilep (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Прилепско кралство), was one of the successor-states of the Serbian Empire, covering mainly the southern regions of the former empire, corresponding to western parts of present-day North Macedonia. Its central region of Pelagonia, with the city of Prilep, was held by lord Vukašin Mrnjavčević, who in 1365 became Serbian king and co-ruler of Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš V (1355-1371). After king Vukašin died at the Battle of Maritsa in 1371, the realm was obtained by his son and designated successor (rex iunior) Marko Mrnjavčević, who took the title of Serbian king. At that time,

Lordship of Prilep

The Lordship of Prilep (Serbian: Господство Прилепа / Gospodstvo Prilepa), also known as the Realm of King Marko (Serbian: Област краља Марка / Oblast kralja Marka) or the Kingdom of Prilep (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Прилепско кралство), was one of the successor-states of the Serbian Empire, covering mainly the southern regions of the former empire, corresponding to western parts of present-day North Macedonia. Its central region of Pelagonia, with the city of Prilep, was held by lord Vukašin Mrnjavčević, who in 1365 became Serbian king and co-ruler of Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš V (1355-1371). After king Vukašin died at the Battle of Maritsa in 1371, the realm was obtained by his son and designated successor (rex iunior) Marko Mrnjavčević, who took the title of Serbian king. At that time,