Look up despot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Despot may refer to: Despot (court title), a Byzantine court title Despotism, a form of government in...
and dictator. Despot has also been a royal title assumed by various leaders historically. The root despot comes from the Greek word despotes, which means...
political renaissance, especially during the reign of Despot Stefan Lazarević. After the death of Despot Đurađ Branković in 1456, the Despotate continued to...
absolutists' beliefs about royal power were typically similar to those of regular despots, both recognizing that they were destined to rule. Enlightened rulers may...
Despot Jovan may refer to: Jovan Oliver, Serbian nobleman, awarded with the title of despot c. 1346 Jovan Uglješa, Serbian nobleman, awarded with the...
Despot Stefan may refer to: Stefan Lazarević, Serbian prince and despot (1389-1427) Stefan Branković, Serbian despot, proclaimed in 1458 Stefan Berislavić...
more sons of the current Byzantine emperor, who were given the title of despotes (in this context it should not be confused with despotism). Its capital...
The despot of Epirus was the ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade...
Oriental despotism refers to the Western view of Asian societies as politically or morally more suspectible to despotic rule, and therefore different from...
The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean...
and also known as Iacobus Heraclides, Heraclid Despotul, or Despot Vodă ("The Voivode Despot"), was a Greek Maltese soldier, adventurer and intellectual...
Dragan Despot (born 14 July 1956) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 1979. Despot graduated from the Academy of Dramatic...
fl. 1324–31[citation needed]) was a Bulgarian magnate with the title of Despot, holding the territory of Kran. It is unclear when he received the governorship...
Josip Despot (8 July 1953 – 21 August 2017) was a Croatian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde...
late 13th and early 14th century. Shishman, who was bestowed the title of "despot" by Bulgarian emperor George Terter I, was a Cuman, and may have been established...
Ivan Despot O. F. M. (Zaostrog, 1851 – Split, 1886) was a Croatian theologian, priest, translator, writer and poet. Ivan was the son of Mate Despot (1812...
Ilija Despot (Zaostrog, 20 July 1885 – Split, 28 November 1970) was a Croatian theologian, lawyer, poet and writer. Ilija Despot was the son of Pavao Despot...
Carlo I Tocco, ruler of Epirus, and in 1428 Constantine was proclaimed Despot of the Morea and ruled the province together with his older brother Theodore...
Thomas Palaiologos (Greek: Θωμᾶς Παλαιολόγος; 1409 – 12 May 1465) was Despot of the Morea from 1428 until the fall of the despotate in 1460, although he...
Δημήτριος Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Dēmētrios Palaiologos; 1407–1470) was Despot of the Morea together with his brother Thomas from 1449 until the fall of...
The Despot Stefan Tower (Serbian: Деспотова кула; Despotova kula) or Dizdar Tower (Диздарева кула; Dizdareva kula) is a structure in Belgrade, Serbia,...
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