1402 Serbian Despotate

Question 1

Who established the Serbian Despotate?

Answer 1

Despot Stefan Lazarević

Question 2

1402’s establishment of the Serbian Despotate came after which events?

Answer 2

The collapse of the Serbian Empire and vassalage to the Ottomans

Question 3

Serbia was a vassal of the Ottomans after the battle of 1389. How did the Ottomans allow Serbia to become a Despotate in 1402?

Answer 3

They didn’t allow it, but their land had its own chaos after the battle of Ankara. Serbia pledged its allegiance to Hungary and the king of Hungary called Stefan Lazarević a Despot, making Serbia now a Despotate

Question 4

What years did the Serbian Despotate last?

Answer 4

1402-1459

Question 5

What do the years 1402-1459 mean in Serbian history?

Answer 5

That’s how long the Serbian Despotate lasted

Question 6

The Ottomans’ capture of which Serbian place led to the end of the Serbian Despotate?

Answer 6

Smederevo

Question 7

What happened in Smederevo in 1459 and what did that lead to?

Answer 7

The Ottomans captured Smederevo and it lead to the fall of the Serbian Despotate

Question 8

Did the vassalage to the Ottomans end in 1402 when the Despotate was established?

Answer 8

No, but Stefan Lazarević got closer to Hungary and no longer had to serve the Ottomans immediately

Question 9

What happened in the decades after the establishment of the Serbian Despotate?

Answer 9

The balance shifted multiple times with Serbia trapped between two empires. Sometimes Serbia was forced back into Ottoman vassalage

Question 10

When did the Battle of Maritsa happen?

Answer 10

1371