Person

Prince Marko

c. 1335–1395 · 14th century · Also known as Kraljević Marko, Marko Mrnjavčević

Prince Marko, Marko Mrnjavčević, was the son of King Vukašin and ruled a realm around Prilep in Macedonia after his father's death at the Battle of the Maritsa in 1371. He became an Ottoman vassal and was killed fighting for the Ottomans against Mircea the Elder of Wallachia at the Battle of Rovine in 1395. As Kraljević Marko he is the best-loved hero of South Slavic epic poetry.

Prince Marko
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Kingdom of Prilep

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