page_title: Vuk Grgurević
hierarchical_section_title: Vuk Grgurević
caption_attribution_description: Српски / srpski: Змај Вук Бранковић, деспот српски. новинска ксилографија. око 1880.
context_page_description: Vuk Grgurević Branković was a Serbian nobleman who was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1471 until his death in 1485. He inherited the title of despot, by King Matthias Corvinus, and ruled most of present-day Vojvodina, under the overlordship of the Kingdom of Hungary. He is known in Serbian epic poetry for his valour and heroism, and is called Vuk the Fiery Dragon, Vuk the Dragon-Despot, or simply the Dragon; he commanded the Hungarian army in several of its battles against the Ottomans. He is considered the founder of Grgeteg monastery.
context_section_description: Vuk Grgurević Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Гргуревић Бранковић; ca. 1440 – April 16, 1485) was a Serbian nobleman who was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1471 until his death in 1485. He inherited the title of despot (as an heir to the throne now under occupation of the Ottoman Empire), by King Matthias Corvinus, and ruled most of present-day Vojvodina, under the overlordship of the Kingdom of Hungary. He is known in Serbian epic poetry for his valour and heroism, and is called Vuk the Fiery Dragon (Serbian: Змај Огњени Вук / Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk), Vuk the Dragon-Despot, or simply the Dragon; he commanded the Hungarian army (Black Army) in several of its battles against the Ottomans. He is considered the founder of Grgeteg monastery.
caption: Vuk Branković the Dragon, Serbian Despot
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