Vuk Grgurević Branković (; c. 1439 – 16 April 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, which was then occupied by the Ottoman Empire) from King Matthias Corvinus, and ruled most of present-day Vojvodina, under the overlordship of the Kingdom of Hungary. Known in Serbian epic poetry for his bravery and heroism, he is called Vuk the Fiery Dragon ( / 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 the Grgeteg Monastery. Life Vuk was the son of Grgur Branković, and a grandson of despot Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. His father Grgur was blinded by the Ottomans in 1441. After the fall of the Serbian Despotate in 1459, Vuk Grgurević was first an Ottoman vassal, but in 1465, he entered into the service of Matthias Corvinus and became the commander of Serbian military units in Syrmia. Vuk gained a reputation for bravery and was nicknamed "Zmaj Ognjeni", which translates as "Fiery Dragon". His name "Vuk" means "wolf" in Serbian, so his nickname "Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk" actually means "Fiery Dragon Wolf". He is the hero of many Serbian epic songs. He fought for the Hungarians against the Czechs, Poles, Austrians and Turks. In 1471 he was given the title of Despot of Serbia, and he also gained large possessions in what is now Vojvodina, which had previously belonged to the Despot Đurađ Branković. Among his possessions were Slankamen, Kupinovo, Zrenjanin, Berkasovo, Irig, Vršac, etc. His most famous military campaigns were in 1476, when he captured Srebrenica and fought near Šabac and Smederevo, and in 1480, when he attacked Sarajevo. In 1479, together with Dimitar Jakšić, he led Serbian light cavalry squadrons in the Battle of Breadfield near Zsibót. At the decisive moment of the battle, Hungarian and Serbian hussars charged the Ottoman centre and broke their ranks, which decided the outcome of the battle. In 1481, he fought against the Turks in Serbia and brought from there (the area around Kruševac) about 50,000 people who settled in Banat, mostly around Timișoara. Vuk worked together with the alias Dojčin Petar, which demonstrates in some of his letters. An inheritance was suspected centuries later. Imperial