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Balša I
Balša I was a nobleman of Zeta and founder of the Balšić family. After the death of the Serbian emperor Stefan Dušan in 1355 he and his sons Stracimir, Đurađ I and Balša II took control of much of Zeta, the land around Lake Skadar in present-day Montenegro and northern Albania. He died around 1362, and his sons expanded the family's power.
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