Đorđe Nemanjić
Đorđe Nemanjić / George of Zeta | |
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Grand Prince of Zeta King of Duklja (self-styled) Stefan Radoslav | |
Born | Đorđe Vukanović Nemanjić |
Issue | Dimitrije Stefan |
Dynasty | Nemanjić |
Father | Vukan Nemanjić |
Religion | † Serbian Orthodox |
Đorđe Nemanjić or George of Zeta (
Background
Although Vukan was the eldest son of
In return for Hungarian help, Vukan became a Hungarian vassal and promised that he would convert to Catholicism if the Pope would give him royal title. However, as a Hungarian vassal, Vukan soon got involved in the Hungarian conflict with Bulgaria. In 1203 Bulgarians attacked Serbia and conquered the eastern part of country with the city of Niš. In the chaos that followed the Bulgarian attack, and using Vukan's talks with the pope against him, Stefan managed to return to Serbia and overthrow Vukan in 1204, becoming Grand Prince again.
Life
Early life and accession
George was the eldest son of Vukan Nemanjić. He had three brothers:
After Vukan's coup, Stefan managed to return to Serbia and overthrow him in 1204, regaining the rule of Serbia as Grand Prince. On intervention of the third brother,
Reign
The struggle between the two Nemanjić branches continued under George.[7] George accepted the suzerainty of the Republic of Venice, probably in 1208. He could have at least two motives for his entering this arrangement: not only could the Venetian alliance help prevent Stefan from obtaining control of his lands, but it also would Venice from asserting full control over his ports in southern Dalmatia.[7] (After the Fourth Crusade Venice had been working to obtain control over Balkan ports, and had in 1205 established an arrangement with Dubrovnik under which the city was required to support Venice militarily in exchange for retaining its autonomy in other respects.[7])
George soon also entered a military alliance with Venice against the Albanian
There are no historical accounts of George's activities from the time of July 1208 treaty through 1216. By 1216, Stefan had obtained Zeta, probably through military action, and put an end to Zetan independence.[7] Stefan eventually assigned Zeta to his own son Stefan Radoslav, though recently scholars believe that he retained the province for himself.[7] Zeta remained part of Serbia without any special legal position, and it was frequently held by the heir of the Serbian throne, who bore a title not connected to Zeta but his position in the Serbian court.[7]
See also
References
Sources
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