Prvoslav Radojević

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 (state-wide) 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

1. Blagojević 2001.
2. Dinić & Ćirković 1978, p. 134.
3. Purković 1985, p. 27.
4. Blagojević 2001, pp. 20–21.
5. Blagojević 2001, p. 20.
6. SANU 1991, p. 144.

Sources

• Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Državna uprava u srpskim srednjovekovnim zemljama. Službeni list SRJ. pp. 20, 21, 39, 40. (Serbian)
• Dinić, Mihailo; Ćirković, Sima (1978). Српске земље у средњем веку: историјско-географске студије. Српска књижевна задруга. pp. 134, 138. (Serbian)
• Purković, Miodrag (1985). Srpska kultura srednjega veka. Izd. Srpske pravoslavne eparhije za zapadnu Evropu. (Serbian)
• SANU (1991). Arhiepiskop Danilo II i njegovo doba: Međunarodni naučni skup povodom 650 godina od smrti : decembar 1987. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 144. (Serbian)