Serbian chronicles
This is a list of Serbian chronicles, a group of early Serbian historiographical works (genealogies and annals) from the late medieval and early modern periods, hence called the Old Serbian annals and genealogies (Serbian: Стари српски родослови и летописи / Stari srpski rodoslovi i letopisi). There exist approximately 50 Serbian works of these types from the period between the 15th and the 18th centuries, written in the old Serbian language and Cyrillic script. They are divided into letopisi (annals) and rodoslovi (genealogies).
| Name | Time frame | Composed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carostavnik | 14th century | ||
| Vrhobreznica Chronicle | –1371 | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, collected earlier annals in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Genealogy). |
| Vrhobreznica Genealogy | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, shortened an earlier original in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Chronicle). | |
| Constantine's Genealogy | 1166–1431 | 1431 | Constantine of Kostenets's Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević includes a genealogy of the Nemanjić dynasty up until Despot Stefan Lazarević, in chapters 14–16. Survived in several manuscripts. |
| Koporin Chronicle | –1371 | 1453 | Damjan, a deacon, wrote the annals on the order of Archbishop of Zeta, Josif, at the Koporin monastery. |
| Studenica Chronicle | –in 14th c. | 1350–1400 | Oldest survived copy in a 16th-century manuscript, together with a younger annals. |
| Cetinje Chronicle | –in 14th c. | end of 16th c. | A manuscript collection from the end of the 16th c. |
| Karlovac Chronicle | 1418–27 | ||
| Dečani Chronicle | 1450–1500 | 1595 manuscript. | |
| Karlovci Chronicle | 1503 | ||
| Tronoša Chronicle | 1526 | 1791 manuscript. | |
| Peć Chronicle | –in 14th c. | early 16th c. | |
| Ruvarac's Genealogy | –in 16th c. | 1533–1584 | The manuscript written 1712–25, archived as 'Karl. patr. bibl. br. 175', includes a genealogy, list of Serbian patriarchs, and a younger annals. |
| Berković Chronicle | |||
| Branković Chronicle | |||
| Ostojić Chronicle | |||
| Sečenić Chronicle | |||
| Vukomanović Chronicle | |||
| Pejatović Chronicle | 17th c. | 17th-century manuscript, published by At. Pejatović in Spomenik XXXVIII. Archived as 'Nar. Bibl. br. 631'. | |
| Ćorović Chronicle | A manuscript dating to the end of 17th c./beg. 18th c., published by Vladimir Ćorović in Spomenik LXVI. Archived as 'III a 43'. | ||
| Magarašević Chronicle | |||
| Pajsije's Genealogy | pre-1642 | Pajsije, Serbian Patriarch (1614–1647), included a genealogy in the Life of Emperor Uroš. |