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Stefan Nemanja II

Type Figure Region Serbia Time 1165–1228 Also known as Ascetic Monk Stefan

Stefan Nemanja II (1165–1228), a Nemanjić grand prince crowned by the pope in 1217 as Serbia's first king, known as 'the First-Crowned'.

Timeline

  1. 1165–1196Rascia · RasciaAs second son of Stefan Nemanja he grew up at the Rascian court, took part in his father's unification of Serbia, and was designated the principal heir.
  2. 1196–1200Stari Ras (Old Rascia) · SerbiaIn 1196 he succeeded his father as Grand Prince of Rascia and fought a civil war against his elder brother Vukan, who had been granted Zeta; around 1199, with Hungarian support, he defeated Vukan and consolidated control over the Serbian core.
  3. 1201–1228Žiča Monastery · SerbiaHe continued to expand in the 1200s and negotiated with the papacy; in 1217 he received approval from Pope Honorius III to be crowned, becoming Serbia's first king; in his later years he abdicated and became a monk.

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