Stefan Štiljanović
Stefan Štiljanović Стефан Штиљановић | |||||||||
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Serbian Icon, made by Stanoje Popović (1740) | |||||||||
| Saint Leader | |||||||||
| Died | 1543 | ||||||||
| Venerated in | Serbian Orthodox Church | ||||||||
| Major shrine | Šišatovac | ||||||||
| Feast | October 17 | ||||||||
| Administrator Knez of the Paštrovići | |||||||||
| Despot of Serbia | |||||||||
| Reign | 1537–1543 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Pavle Bakić | ||||||||
| Born | Paštrovići (now Montenegro) | ||||||||
| Died | 1543 Göntér hill near Siklós, Baranya (now Hungary) | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Jelena | ||||||||
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| Religion | Serbian Orthodox Christian | ||||||||
Stefan Štiljanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Штиљановић; fl. 1498 – 1543) was the last prominent Serbian nobleman of the period of Ottoman subjugation of Serbia, and according to folklore, he was the last Despot of Serbia. He ruled a large territory under the Hungarian crown, due to his famed operations against the Ottoman Empire in the frontiers. Štiljanović is venerated as a Saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church on the 4 October (Julian Calendar) or 17 October (Gregorian Calendar) which comes to the same thing.