Stefan Uroš III

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1. 1321–1330Pristina · SerbiaHe came to power in 1321 by overthrowing his half-brother Stefan Vladislav II; in the 1320s he reorganized church relations and undertook major building works, overseeing projects such as Dečani Monastery and making Serbia a leading center of Balkan Orthodox art.
2. 1330Velbazhd · Balkan PeninsulaIn the 1330 Battle of Velbazhd he defeated Bulgarian Tsar Michael Shishman, capturing and executing him, which gave Serbia control of the Morava valley and expansion toward Constantinople, laying the foundation for his son Dušan's later imperial claims.
3. 1331Dečani · SerbiaIn September 1331 he was deposed in a coup by his son Stefan Dušan and imprisoned at Žiča Monastery; he died on 11 November of the same year, reportedly poisoned, though historians still dispute this, and was buried at Dečani Monastery.