At the end of Milutin's reign (and life), Ilija governed Zeta (a crown land), instead of the Young King, Stefan Dečanski, who was held in Constantinople since 1314.
[5] The Republic of Ragusa paid a tax to the Kingdom of Serbia, called the "St. Demetrius income" (svetodmitarski dohodak).
In a document dated 4 November 1318, the collectors were bishop Stefan of Skadar and knez Ilija of Zeta.
[3] He is mentioned in a document dated 23 September 1321, being ordered along with bishop Petar of Skadar to raise the income from Ragusa.
[7] His father Đuraš Vrančić served King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321) with the court title of stavilac.