Prince Marko

Marko Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Мрњавчевић; c. 1335 – 17 May 1395) was the de jure Serbian king from 1371 to 1395, while he was the de facto ruler of territory in western Macedonia centered on the town of Prilep. He is known as Prince Marko and King Marko in South Slavic oral tradition, in which he has become a major character from the period of Ottoman rule over the Balkans.

Quotes

• Ја кажем и молим Господа да буде хришћанима помоћник, а ја нека будем први међу мртвима у овом рату.
  • I say and pray to the Lord to help the Christians and for me to be among the first to die in this war.
  • To Konstantin Dragaš, on the eve of the Battle of Rovine, 17 May 1395. Constantine of Kostenets, Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević (c. 1431) "On the Death of King Marko and Konstantin Dragaš". Translated into modern Serbian by Lazar Mirković, Повест о словима (Сказаније о писменех) — Житије деспота Стефана Лазаревића, Стара српска књижевност у 24 књиге, Vol. 11 (Belgrade: Prosveta, Serbian Literary Association, 1989) [1]