Editing List of Serbian monarchs (section)

==Late medieval Serbian state (1166&ndash;1371)==
===Nemanjić dynasty (1166–1373)===
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The [[Nemanjić dynasty]] ruled the Serb lands between ca. 1166 up to 1371.

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|[[File:Stefan Nemanja.jpg|80px]] || <sup>Grand Prince</sup><br>[[Stefan Nemanja]]<br><small> ''Saint Symeon the [[List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles|Myrrh-streaming]]''</small> || 1166&ndash;1196 || Nemanja is the eponymous founder of the [[Nemanjić dynasty|Zoupanic Nemanjić dynasty]]. He re-established control over the neighbouring territories, including Duklja, Hum and Travunia. In his last years, he joined his son Sava and took monastic vows, later recognized as ''Saint Symeon'' after numerous alleged miracles following his death.<br><small>'''Note:''' Duklja, Zahumlje and Travunija is reconquered, Nemanja is proclaimed "'''''Grand Prince of All Serbia'''''"</small>
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|[[File:Loza Nemanjica Decani e 3.jpg|80px]] || <sup>Grand Prince</sup><br>[[Vukan Nemanjić]] || 1202&ndash;1204 || Eldest son of Stefan Nemanja. He held the appanage of "Duklja, Dalmatia (Zahumlje), Travunija, Toplica and Hvosno" as Grand Prince, by 1190. He was the initial heir presumptive, but his father chose Stefan instead upon the abdication in 1196. With the death of Nemanja, Vukan started plotting against his brother. He found help in Hungary, and together they forced Stefan to flee to [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]. He ruled as a Hungarian vassal, evident in Emeric I's title "King of Serbia". He left the throne in 1204, and continued to rule his appanage, he was later pardoned by the third brother [[Saint Sava]].
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|[[File:Stefan the First-Crowned, fresco from Mileševa.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King<br>↑Grand Prince</sup><br>[[Stefan Prvovenčani]]<br><small>''Stefan the First-Crowned''</small> || 1196&ndash;1202<br>1204&ndash;1228 || Second son of Stefan Nemanja. He inherited the title of ''Grand Prince'' in 1196 when his father retired as a monk. His reign began with a struggle against his brother Vukan, who expelled Stefan to Bulgaria. [[Kaloyan of Bulgaria|Kaloyan]] gave him an army of [[Cumans]] in exchange for [[Moravian Banovina|eastern territories]]. The crisis ended when Sava negotiated a peace between the brothers and Stefan's power was cemented. He was crowned ''King'' in 1217, and then [[Saint Sava|Sava]] gains [[autocephaly]], becoming the first [[List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church|Archbishop of Serbs]] in 1219, thus Serbia retained full independence.
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|[[File:Stefanradoslav.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Radoslav]] <small>''Stephanos Doukas''</small><br><small>''Jovan''</small> || 1228–1233 || Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He ruled Zahumlje during the reign of his father, and also held a governor status of Zeta. He was the co-founder of the [[Žiča monastery]] with his father, who would abdicate in 1227 due to illness, taking monastic vows. Radoslav was crowned by his uncle [[Saint Sava|Sava]], the [[List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church|Archbishop of Serbia]]. His marriage to [[Anna Angelina Komnene Doukaina]] would prove unpopular as she undermined his authority, he lost the loyalty of the people and in 1233 a revolt against them prompted the couple to flee to [[Dubrovnik]].
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|[[File:Fresco of Stefan Vladislav, Mileševa, edited.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Vladislav]] || 1234–1243 || Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He succeeded his brother Radoslav in 1234 and ruled for 10 years, before being overthrown by his younger brother Uroš. He continued to rule Zeta. The first known flag design of Serbia was found in his treasury.
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|[[File:King Stefan Uroš I with his son Stefan Dragutin.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Uroš I]]<br><small>''Uroš the Great''</small><br><small>''Symeon''</small> || 1243–1276 || Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He succeeded his brother Vladislav. He boosted trade with Dubrovnik and Kotor, marking a beginning of economic prosperity. In 1253 a war was fought against Dubrovnik, peace was signed in 1254, and in the 1260s a second war begun that ended in 1268. Uroš immediately turned towards Hungary, successfully taking [[Mačva]], he was however captured and peace was ensured between the two Kings through marriage of Dragutin and Catherine, the daughter of [[Stephen V of Hungary]]. His oldest son Dragutin would have succeeded his rule, but Uroš favored Stefan Milutin, the younger son, as successor. He was overthrown by Stefan Dragutin in 1276.
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|[[File:Stefan Dragutin, Arilje.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Dragutin]]<br><small>''Teoctist''</small> || 1276&ndash;1282<br>1282&ndash;1316 || Son of Stefan Uroš I. He overthrew his father with help from the Hungarian royalty (through his marriage to [[Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia|Catherine of Hungary]]) after the [[Battle of Gacko]]. He was injured in 1282, and gave the supreme rule to his younger brother Milutin, but continued to rule [[Kingdom of Srem|what would later become the Kingdom of Srem]] with the capital at [[Belgrade]]. Milutin boosted relations with the Byzantine Emperor, and refused to give the rule to Vladislav II (Dragutin's son), causing a split of the Kingdom. Dragutin continued to rule the northern frontier in Hungarian alliance, but in the last years re-connected with Serbia, acting as a vassal.
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|[[File:Milutinst.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Milutin|Stefan Uroš II Milutin]] || 1282–1321 || Son of Stefan Uroš I. He succeeded his brother Dragutin. Upon his accession, he immediately turned towards Macedonia, conquering the northern part with [[Skoplje]], which became his capital. He continued deep into Byzantine lands, taking northern Albania and as far as Kavala. He also took [[Vidin]], and later [[Durrës]]. He was in a succession war with Dragutin after peace was signed with the Byzantines in 1299. Milutin aids the Byzantines against the Turks at the [[Battle of Gallipoli (1312)|Battle of Gallipoli]], which ended in a victory. When Dragutin died he put most of his lands with Belgrade under his rule, in the same year his son Stefan Uroš III tried to overthrow him, resulting in him being exiled to [[Constantinople]]. In 1319 the Hungarians took all of Dragutin's lands but [[Braničevo (region)|Braničevo]].
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|[[File:Loza Nemanjica Decani d 3 2.jpg|80px]] ||<sup>King of Srem (''King of the Serbs'')</sup><br>[[Stefan Vladislav II]] || 1316&ndash;1325 || Son of Dragutin.
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|[[File:Konstantin Gracanica loza lik.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King </sup><br>[[Stefan Konstantin]] || 1321&ndash;1322 || Younger son of Stefan Uroš II, defeated in 1322 by his older brother, Stefan Uroš III.
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|[[File:Stefan Decanski ktitor.jpg|80px]] || <sup>King</sup><br>[[Stefan Dečanski|Stefan Uroš III Dečanski]]<br><small>''Stefan of [[Dečani]]''</small> || 1322–1331 || Older brother of Stefan Konstantin
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|[[File:Car Dušan, Manastir Lesnovo, XIV vek, Makedonija.jpg|80px]] || <sup>Emperor<br>↑King</sup><br>[[Stefan Dušan]]<br><small>''Dušan the Mighty''</small> || 1331&ndash;1355 || Son of Uroš III. He was a very skilled military leader, and defeated Bosnia and Bulgaria at the age of 20. As his father was not an able conqueror, Dušan removed him from the throne. Dušan doubled the size of the realm, taking Byzantine lands as far as the [[Peloponnese]]. He was crowned ''Emperor'' in 1346. The Serbian Empire flourished, becoming one of the most developed countries and cultures in Europe. He enacted the constitution - [[Dušan's Code]] in 1349.
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|[[File:UrosV.jpg|80px]] || <sup>Emperor</sup><br>[[Stefan Uroš V]]<br><small>''Uroš the Weak''</small> || 1355–1371 || Son of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, crowned King of Serbia (1346–1355), succeeds as Emperor after the death of Dušan in 1355. His epithet was given due to his "weak rule".
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|[[File:Loza Nemanjica Decani c 5 2.jpg|80px]] || <sup>[[Emperor of Serbs and Greeks]] (pretender)</sup><br>[[Simeon Uroš]]|| 1359–1370 || Uncle of Uroš V. He was appointed governor in the southwestern conquered regions in 1348, and ruled until 1355, when his brother-in-law [[Nikephoros II Orsini]] returned and rallied support. Nikephoros was killed in 1359, and Simeon continued his rule until his death in 1371. He proclaimed himself "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" in 1356, however against the wishes of nobility of Serbia proper and Macedonia. After an unsuccessful invasion of Zeta, he gave up the idea of ruling Serbia.
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|[[File:Maria Paleolog.JPG|80px]] ||<sup>Despot of Epirus</sup><br>[[Thomas Preljubović]] || 1366&ndash;1384 || Grandson of Stefan Dušan.
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|[[File:Maria Paleolog.JPG|80px]] ||<sup>Basilissa of Epirus</sup><br>[[Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina]] || 1384&ndash;1385 || Daughter of Simeon Uroš.
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|[[File:Megala4.png|80px]] || <sup>Emperor of Serbs and Greeks</sup><br>[[Jovan Uroš]]|| 1370–1373 || Son of Simeon Uroš. Succeeded his father as titular "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" and ruled an area of Epirus and Thessaly 1370&ndash;1373 before taking monastic vows. In 1384&ndash;1385 he helped his sister ''Empress'' [[Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina]] govern Epirus (she was the widow of [[Thomas II Preljubović]], the Despot of Epirus 1367–1384).
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