- Stefan Štiljanović
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name =Stefan Štiljanović
title =Serb despot
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reign =16th century
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date of birth =15th century
place of birth =Paštrovići ,Montenegro
date of death =1543
place of death =Siklos ,Baranya
place of burial=Đuntir hill
religion =Serbian Orthodox Christian Stefan Štiljanović (Стефан Штиљановић) was a Montenegrin Serb nobleman from the
Paštrovići clan and last (unofficial) Serbian despot. He is also a saint in theSerbian Orthodox Church . Štiljanović most likely died around the year1543 , and was later buried inŠišatovac monastery inSyrmia .Life
In 1498, Stefan Štiljanović moved from
Paštrovići toSyrmia , where he had residence in the town ofMorović (Štiljanović built this town in 1498). He escapedOttoman subjugation and moved to the town ofSiklós inBaranya , which he gained from Hungarian king in 1507. In 1527, he became administrator ofNovigrad andOrahovica . He also gained villages ofMiholjac andGlogovnica , estates in theVirovitica county and town ofValpovo , in which he had residence. Štiljanović was commander of frontiersmen inSlavonia who fought against Ottoman army. In 1543, he was defeated and captured by the Ottomans, but Murat-beg spared his life because of his famous heroism and let him go free. Leaving Slavonia, Štiljanović went to Siklos in Baranya where he died and was buried onĐuntir hill near Siklós. His mortal remains were later moved toŠišatovac monastery .Title
Stefan Štiljanović did not officially gained the title of the Serbian despot, but according to people's tradition, he was unofficially called a despot, thus various sources claim that Štiljanović was last Serbian despot despite the fact that
Pavle Bakić was the one who last gained official title of Serbian despot in 1537.References
*Drago Njegovan, Prisajedinjenje Vojvodine Srbiji, Novi Sad, 2004.
External links
* [http://www.omnibus.ba/proza/dodatak/ilic_2.htm Seobe Stefana Štiljanovića] (in Serbian)
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