Crnojević noble family

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medieval dynasty noble family

The Crnojević noble family was a medieval ruling dynasty of Zeta (in present-day Montenegro), known for its resistance to Ottoman expansion and for fostering early South Slavic printing and culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Crnojević dynasty	1
Crnojević noble family canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ
associatedWith	Cetinje NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Skadar NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Cetinje NERFINISHED ⓘ Žabljak Crnojevića NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Venetian–Ottoman wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Zeta NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalInfluence	development of Montenegrin literacy ⓘ spread of Church Slavonic liturgical books ⓘ
dynasticTitle	Lord of Zeta NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Serb NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit	15th century ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Đuraš Ilijić NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
houseType	South Slavic noble house ⓘ
knownFor	fostering early South Slavic printing ⓘ resistance to Ottoman expansion ⓘ supporting South Slavic culture ⓘ
language	Serbian ⓘ
legacy	early center of Orthodox printing in the Balkans ⓘ symbol of Montenegrin statehood ⓘ
notableAchievement	establishment of the Crnojević printing house ⓘ introduction of printing to South Slavs ⓘ printing of the Cetinje Octoechos ⓘ
notableMember	Ivan Crnojević NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Crnojević NERFINISHED ⓘ Đurađ Crnojević NERFINISHED ⓘ Đuraš Ilijić NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf	history of Montenegro ⓘ
patronage	Cetinje Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox churches in Zeta ⓘ
politicalStatus	semi-independent rulers of Zeta ⓘ vassal of the Republic of Venice at times ⓘ
predecessor	Balšić noble family NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	present-day Montenegro ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
ruledUntil	late 15th century ⓘ
successor	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ
territory	Montenegrin Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Petrović-Njegoš → predecessorDynasty → Crnojević noble family ⓘ

Zeta → ruledByDynasty → Crnojević noble family ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crnojević dynasty