Vuk Branković (Вук Бранковић) lived in Serbia during the 14th century. His family was very powerful: his ancestors had been on and off the Serb throne, the family was always on the right-hand of the Tsar, and Vuk himself married tsar Lazar's daughter. He was even a general in Lazar's army.
Folk tradition portraits Vuk as a traitor: supposedly, Vuk tarnished the family name when he betrayed Lazar at the battle of Kosovo, in 1389. He might have been justified in his retreat, but he will be forever remembered by his people as a traitor and as a coward.
Folk tradition portraits Vuk as a traitor: supposedly, Vuk tarnished the family name when he betrayed Prince Lazar at the Battle of Kosovo, which he survived in 1389.
After his father death Vuk's son, Djuradj was pretending to the throne of Serbia and he clashed with Prince Stefan Lazarevic, his cousin and Prince Lazar's son.
Djuradj Brankovic became new Prince of all Serbian lands and was officially acknowledged in 1429, after his cousin's Stefan Lazarevic sudden death in 1427.
His family was very powerful: his ancestors had been on and off the Serb throne, the family was always on the right-hand of the Tsar, and Vuk himself married tsar Lazar's daughter.
Vuk tarnished the family name when he betrayed Lazar at the battle of Kosovo, in 1389.
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