This is a list of Serbian chronicles, most often referring to works of the Middle Ages, until the Ottoman conquest, hence called Old Serbian chronicles (Serbian: Стари српски летописи/Stari srpski letopisi). There exist approximately 30 Serbian chronicles from the period between 1390 and 1526. Chronicles are divided into letopisi (annals, chronicles) and rodoslovi (genealogies), and in turn by source age into "older" (stariji) and "younger" (mlađi).[1]
| Name | Time frame | Composed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carostavnik | 14th century | ||
| Vrhobreznica Chronicle | –1371 | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, collected earlier annals in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Genealogy).[2] |
| Vrhobreznica Genealogy | 1650 | Gavrilo, a hermit, shortened an earlier original in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Chronicle).[2] | |
| Constantine's Genealogy | 1166–1431 | 1431 | Constantine of Kostenets's Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević includes a genealogy of the Nemanjić dynasty up until Despot Stefan Lazarević, in chapters 14–16. Survived in several manuscripts.[3] |
| Koporin Chronicle | –1371 | 1453 | Damjan, a deacon, wrote the annals on the order of Archbishop of Zeta, Josif, at the Koporin monastery.[4] |
| Studenica Chronicle | –in 14th c. | 1350–1400 | Oldest survived copy in a 16th-century manuscript, together with a younger annals.[5] |
| Cetinje Chronicle | –in 14th c. | end of 16th c. | A manuscript collection from the end of the 16th c.[6] |
| Karlovac Chronicle | 1418–27 | ||
| Dečani Chronicle | 1450–1500 | 1595 manuscript. | |
| Karlovci Chronicle | 1503 | [7] | |
| Tronoša Chronicle | 1526 | 1791 manuscript. | |
| Peć Chronicle | –in 14th c. | early 16th c. | [8] |
| Ruvarac's Genealogy | –in 16th c. | 1533–1584 | The manuscript written 1712–25, archived as 'Karl. patr. bibl. br. 175', includes a genealogy, list of Serbian patriarchs, and a younger annals.[9] |
| Berković Chronicle | |||
| Branković Chronicle | |||
| Ostojić Chronicle | |||
| Sečenić Chronicle | |||
| Vukomanović Chronicle | |||
| Pejatović Chronicle | 17th c. | 17th-century manuscript, published by At. Pejatović in Spomenik XXXVIII. Archived as 'Nar. Bibl. br. 631'.[10] | |
| Ćorović Chronicle | A manuscript dating to the end of 17th c./beg. 18th c., published by Vladimir Ćorović in Spomenik LXVI. Archived as 'III a 43'.[10] | ||
| Magarašević Chronicle | |||
| Pajsije's Genealogy | pre-1642 | Pajsije, Serbian Patriarch (1614–1647), included a genealogy in the Life of Emperor Uroš.[11] |