Despot Ouglesha

Also known as: Ouglesha / Uglesha / Uglesha-Voivode · Family: Serbians · Role: despot · First appears: Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be · Part 1

In Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be, Despot Ouglesha disputed the Empire’s inheritance with his brothers, King Voukashin and Voivode Goyko. When Marko was asked to name the heir, his mother Yevrossima urged him to tell the truth rather than please his father or satisfy the ambitions of his uncles, Ouglesha and Goyko.

In Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari), Ouglesha and his brothers were told by the veela of Skadar that Stoyan and Stoyana must be immured in the fortress’s foundations, and that whichever wife brought food to the workmen should be immured there instead. The three brothers swore to keep the secret from their wives. In Part 2, Ouglesha gave wife of Uglesha an early warning.

Relationship record

Life events

• King Voukashin, Despot Ouglesha, and Voivode Goyko disputed the inheritance of the Empire.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be · Part 1 · 📍 Kossovo)
  • With: King Voukashin Voivode Goyko
  • “The first three of these were disputing over the inheritance of the Empire and were ready to stab one another, so eager were they all to reign.”
• Asked to name the heir, Marko went to his mother Yevrossima for advice; she implored him not to speak falsely to please his father King Voukashin or to satisfy the ambitions of his uncles Ouglesha and Goyko, but to tell the truth before God.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be · Part 1)
  • With: Yevrossima Marko King Voukashin Voivode Goyko
  • “his good mother implored him with the following words”
• The veela of the mountain tells the brothers that they must immure the twins Stoyan and Stoyana to build the fortress.(Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari) · Part 1 · 📍 Skadra)
  • With: King Voukashin Voivode Goyko the veela of Skadar
  • “If thou find not Stoyan and Stoyana: And these two--these two young twins so loving, They must be immured in the foundation.”
• The veela of the mountain tells the brothers to immure whichever wife brings food to the workmen.(Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari) · Part 1 · 📍 Boyana)
  • With: King Voukashin Voivode Goyko the veela of Skadar
  • “Her who brings the rations to the workmen-- Her immure deep, down, in the wall's foundations:-- So shall the foundations fix them firmly: So shall thou erect Boyana's fortress.”
• The three brothers swear to keep the secret of the sacrifice from their wives.(Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari) · Part 1)
  • With: King Voukashin Voivode Goyko
  • “And each brother swore, in God's high presence. From his wife to keep the awful secret.”

Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be · Part 1

• enemies with King Voukashin “The first three of these were disputing over the inheritance of the Empire and were ready to stab one another, so eager were they all to reign.”
• enemies with Voivode Goyko “The first three of these were disputing over the inheritance of the Empire and were ready to stab one another, so eager were they all to reign.”
• younger kin: Marko “Speak not falsely either to please thy father, or to satisfy the ambitions of thine uncles, but tell, I beg of thee, the truth before God lest thou shouldest lose thy soul.”

Chapter IV · Prince Marko Tells Whose the Empire Shall Be · Part 2

• younger kin: Marko “here is my nephew Marko”

Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari) · Part 1

• siblings with King Voukashin “Brothers three, the brothers Mrnyavtchevitch, Kraly Vukashin was the eldest brother; And the second was Uglesha-Voivode;”
• siblings with Voivode Goyko “Brothers three, the brothers Mrnyavtchevitch, Kraly Vukashin was the eldest brother; And the second was Uglesha-Voivode; And the third, the youngest brother Goiko.”

Chapter XIII · The Building of Skadar (Scutari) · Part 2

• married with wife of Uglesha “And he gave his wife this early warning:”

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Extracted from the original text of Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII). Made with Rho MD.