Vukanović dynasty
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| Vukanović Вукановић | |
|---|---|
| Parent house | |
| Estate(s) | inner Serbia (Raška), Zachlumia, Travunia and Duklja (Zeta) |
| Dissolution | 1166 (branch in Raška) 1252 (branch in Zachlumia) |
| Cadet branches | Nemanjić dynasty |
The Vukanović dynasty (
Latin: Rascia), during the 11th and 12th century. Several members of the Vukanović dynasty also ruled in some other regions (Zachlumia, Travunia, Duklja, and also Croatia). The house may have descended from the Vojislavljević dynasty of Duklja. Vukanović dynasty was later succeeded in Serbia by the closely related Nemanjić dynasty.[1][2]
The Vukanović family was named by later historians, after its founder
Uroš I of Serbia
.
The rulers of this dynasty were split into two branches: the branch in Raška and the branch in Zachumlia. Rulers of the first branch wore the title Grand Prince (
Split, held by Petar of the Zachlumian branch. Other titles included Duke of Upper Zachlumia, held by Toljen II of the Zachlumian branch, Duke of Southern Zachlumia, held by Andrija
of the Zachlumian branch, and Prince of the Littoral, also held by Andrija of the Zachlumian branch.
According to the
Vukan and Marko, to govern the region of Raška.[3][4] According to Mavro Orbini, Bodin split Raška into two principalities, assigning one of the principalities to Vukan and the other to Marko.[5][6]
Rulers
Branch in Raška
- Vukan and Marko(1083/84–c. 1112/15)
- Uroš I(c. 1112/15–1131/c. 1145)
- Uroš II(c. 1145–1155, 1155–1161/62)
- Beloš(1142–1158, 1163 (Croatia); 1161/1162 (Raška))
- Desa (1155, 1161/62–1165 (Raška); 1148–1162 (Duklja))
- Tihomir (1165–1166)
- Stefan Nemanja (1166–1196): (thereafter Nemanjić dynasty)
Branch in Zachlumia
- Zavida (fl. 1112)
- Miroslav (Prince of Hum in 1166–1190 and 1192–1198)
- Toljen (Knez of Hum in 1192–1198)
- Petar (Prince of Hum in 1198–1216)
- Andrija (Prince of Hum in 1216–1218 and c. 1250)
- Toljen II (Prince of Hum in 1227–1239)
- Nikola (Prince of Hum in 1239–?)
- Bogdan (Prince of Hum in 1249–1252)
- Radoslav (Prince of Hum in c. 1254)
See also
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References
Sources
- Primary sources
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- Thurn, Hans, ed. (1973). Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum. Berlin-New York: De Gruyter. ISBN 9783110022858.
- Шишић, Фердо, ed. (1928). Летопис Попа Дукљанина (Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja). Београд-Загреб: Српска краљевска академија.
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- ISBN 9782825119587.
- ISBN 9781405142915.
- ISBN 0472081497.
- Kalić, Jovanka (1995). "Rascia - The Nucleus of the Medieval Serbian State". The Serbian Question in the Balkans. Belgrade: Faculty of Geography. pp. 147–155.
- .
- Orbini, Mauro (1601). Il Regno de gli Slavi hoggi corrottamente detti Schiavoni. Pesaro: Apresso Girolamo Concordia.
- Орбин, Мавро (1968). Краљевство Словена. Београд: Српска књижевна задруга.
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