Prince Marko
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Marko Mrnjavčević 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
King Marko on a fresco above the south entrance to the church of Marko's Monastery near Skopje. He was a ktetor of this monastery.
Marko's father King Vukašin (from a fresco in the Psača Monastery, North Macedonia)
Remains of Marko's fortress above Prilep, known as Markovi Kuli ("Marko's towers")
Marko's Monastery in Markova Sušica, near Skopje
Musa Kesedžija
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Musa Kesedžija, Musa Arbanas, also described as Musa the Robber, Musa the Outlaw, Musa the Highwayman or Musa the Beheader, is a popular legendary villain of Serbian epic poetry and Bulgarian and Mace
Prince Marko
…elusive vila Ravijojla. She became his blood sister, promising to help him in dire straits. When Ravijojla helped him kill the monstrous, three-hearted Musa Kesedžija (who almost defeated him), Marko grieved because he had slain a better man than himself. Marko is portrayed as a protector of the weak and helpless, a…
Prince Marko and Musa Kesedžija, painting by Vladislav Titelbah (1900). Musa Kesedžija is on the left.