Ruler · 1114 – 1199

Stefan Nemanja

Lived 1114 – 1199; ruler, military leader. Grand Prince of Serbia of Grand Principality of Serbia, 1166 – 1196. The atlas files them under Duklja.

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Lived: 1114 – 1199; 85 years
In office: 30 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Grand Principality of Serbia
Left it: abdicated; the ruler's own article

Grand Prince of Serbia

Grand Principality of Serbia · the 5th of 7 dated reigns · 1091 – 1228

1 before

Uroš I of Rascia1112 – 1145

Desa1155

Tihomir of Serbia1165 – 1166

Stefan Nemanja1166 – 1196

Stefan the First-Crowned1196 – 1228

Vukan Nemanjić1202 – 1204

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1166 – 1196 · 30 years

Came to it: seized powerthe sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: abdicatedread from the ruler's own article

Nemanja overthrew Tihomir, provoking Byzantines action in autumn 1168:

…n invasion of the Balkans (1185–1186) which consolidated Serbia while distinguishing it from both Western and Byzantine spheres of influence, Nemanja abdicated in favour of his middle son Stefan Nemanjić, who later became the first King of Serbia.

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