Kesar Novak
Serbian nobleman
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Kesar Novak (Serbian Cyrillic: Кесар Новак) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman that held the region of Lake Prespa during the Serbian Empire of Uroš the Weak (r. 1355–1371).
WifeKali
IssueAmiral
Marija
Marija
Kesar Novak the Serb | |
|---|---|
| caesar of Lake Prespa | |
Fresco depicting him found in Saint Mary's Church. | |
| Wife | Kali |
| Issue | Amiral Marija |
Biography
Novak held the title of Caesar, and is hence also known as Kesar Novak.[1] He had a Greek wife, Kali, with whom he had a daughter Marija (Maria) and a son Amiral (Amiralis).[2]
Among his endowments are the cave-church of Bogorodica (Holy Virgin Eleusa[3]) on the island of Maligrad where frescoes and Greek inscriptions of his family exist dating to 1369.[4]