| Stefan II Nemanjić | |
| Grand Prince of Rascia, King of Serbia | |
 King Stefan II Nemanjić |
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| Reign | 1196 - 1217 as Grand Prince, 1217 - 1228 as King |
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| Coronation | 1217 |
| Born | 1176 |
| Died | September 24, 1228 (aged 52) |
| Predecessor | Stefan Nemanja |
| Successor | Stefan Radoslav |
| Consort | Eudocia Angelina |
| Issue | Stefan Radoslav, Sava II |
| Royal House | House of Nemanjić |
| Father | Stefan Nemanja |
| Religious beliefs | Serbian Orthodox |
Stefan II or Stephen II, known afterwards as Stefan Prvovenčani (lit. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Stefan Nemanja ( Old Church Slavonic: Стѣфань Serbian: Стефан Stefan Radoslav ( Serbian: Стефан Радослав (around 1192 ca Eudokia Angelina or Eudocia Angelina ( Greek: Ευδοκία Αγγελίνα Serbian: Evdokija) was a daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Stefan Radoslav ( Serbian: Стефан Радослав (around 1192 ca Stefan Vladislav I ( Serbian: Стефан Владислав I (died after 1264 was Serbian king from 1233/4 to 1243 a son of Stefan Prvovenčani Stefan Uroš ( Serbian Cyrillic: Урош) is a Serbian given name and surname the name of several Serb kings and Tsars throughout Saint Sava II (born Predislav Nemanjić is a Serbian saint He was the son of King Stefan Prvovenčani of Serbia. The House of Nemanjić ( Serbian: Немањићи Nemanjići; Anglicised: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Stefan Nemanja ( Old Church Slavonic: Стѣфань Serbian: Стефан The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the Stephanos, "crowned with wreath" a Greek name was adopted by all the Nemanjići rulers of Serbia meaning: Stephen the first-crowned) or Stefan II, Nemanja (Стефан Првовенчани, Стефан II, Немања) (d. September 24, 1228) was the ruler of the Serbian state of Raška who managed to promote it to the status of kingdom and to establish a long lasting ruling dynasty of Nemanjić. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or The House of Nemanjić ( Serbian: Немањићи Nemanjići; Anglicised: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval
Stefan Prvovenčani was the second eldest son of the Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, younger brother of Vukan who ruled over Zeta and older brother of Rastko Nemanjić (known as Saint Sava) who became the founder of the independent Serbian Orthodox Church. The Title Grand Prince or Great Prince (Magnus Princeps Russian and Ukrainian: Великий князь Velikiy knyaz; Вялíкий Stefan Nemanja ( Old Church Slavonic: Стѣфань Serbian: Стефан Vukan II Nemanjić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вукан II Немањић was the oldest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja. Zeta (Serbian Cyrillic Зета, Latin Zenta) was a principality whose territory was mostly Serbian territories that approximately encompass present-day Saint Archbishop Sava (or saint Sabbas; Serbian: Свети Сава Sveti Sava) ( 1175 - January 14, 1235) originally The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the He inherited the title of Grand Prince in 1196 when his father retired as a monk.
His reign began with a struggle against Vukan, who expelled Stefan from Serbia with Hungarian support. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Stefan turned to King Kaloyan of Bulgaria, who gave him an army of Cumans in exchange for eastern Serbian territories. Kaloyan the Romanslayer (Калоян Ромеоубиец Ivan I (Иван I also Йоан I Ioan I, in English John I) ruled as emperor ( Cumans (Кумани Byzantine: Kuman or Cuman, Kunok Turkic: Kumanlar) were a nomadic Turkic people who inhabited a Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The crisis ended when Sava negotiated a peace between the two brothers and Stefan's power was cemented. Pope Honorius III granted him the title of the King of Raška in 1217 resulted from his skillful diplomacy and persuasion. Pope Honorius III (1148 &ndash March 18 1227) born Cencio, was Pope from 1216 to 1227 However, after Sava managed to gain an archbisphoric from Patriarch of Constantinople Manuel I, he crowned Stefan as an Orthodox King of the Serbs in 1219 and the Catholic Church made no further gains in Serbia. "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Manuel I Charitopoulos was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1216 to 1222.
Stefan was married, about 1185–1187, to Eudocia Angelina, youngest daughter of Alexius Angelus and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina. Eudokia Angelina or Eudocia Angelina ( Greek: Ευδοκία Αγγελίνα Serbian: Evdokija) was a daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos ( Greek: Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος (c Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina or better Kamatera ( Greek: Ευφροσύνη Δούκαινα Καματερίνα ή Καματηρά, Euphrosynē Eudocia was also niece of the current Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelus. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Isaac II Angelos or Angelus ( Greek: Ισαάκιος Β’ Άγγελος Isaakios II Angelos) (September 1156 &ndash January 1204 was Byzantine According to the Greek historian Nicetas Choniates, Stefan and Eudocia quarrelled and separated, accusing one another of adultery, about 1198. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Niketas Choniates ( Greek: Νικήτας Χωνιάτης c 1155 &ndash 1215 or 1216 sometimes called Acominatus, was a Byzantine Greek Historian They had three sons. He built many fortresses including Maglič. Maglič ( Serbian Cyrillic: Маглич is a medieval Fortress in Ibar Gorge 20 km south from Kraljevo in Serbia.
Stefan remarried in 1207/1208, his second wife was Ana Dandolo, granddaughter of Venetian doge. They had one son and one daughter.
On the end of his life Stefan was tonsured as Simon. Soon he died. He is canonised same as his father.
See also
| Preceded by Stefan Nemanja |
Grand Prince of Rascia 1196–1202 |
Succeeded by Vukan |
| Preceded by Vukan |
Grand Prince of Rascia 1204–1217 |
Succeeded by title abolished |
| Preceded by new title |
King of Serbia 1217–1228 |
Succeeded by Radoslav |
External links
- Serb Land of Montenegro - The Sacronist Nemanjic Dynasty
- Serbian Unity Congress - Serbian Medieval History - Rulers of the Land
- History of the Serb People - the Latin Empire and the creation of the Serb Kingdom by Vladimir Ćorović (in Serbian)
- The Holy bloodline of Stephen Nemanya by Željko Fajfrić (in Serbian)
Sources
- The Catholic Encyclopedia (1907) article at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13732a.htm
- A Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe
- Ćorović, Vladimir (2005). Maglič ( Serbian Cyrillic: Маглич is a medieval Fortress in Ibar Gorge 20 km south from Kraljevo in Serbia. This is a list of Serbian monarchs. Notes Entries bounded within parentheses are for reference only for instance the Roman numerals keep counts of Stefans One of the first Serbian states Raška, was founded in the first half of the 7th century on Byzantine territory by the Unknown Nemanjić family tree Uroš I Zavida Tihomir Stefan Prvoslav Stracimir Miroslav Stefan Nemanja ( Old Church Slavonic: Стѣфань Serbian: Стефан The Title Grand Prince or Great Prince (Magnus Princeps Russian and Ukrainian: Великий князь Velikiy knyaz; Вялíкий Raška ( alternative spellings have included Raschka, Rascia and Rassa) was the central and most successful Medieval Serbian Vukan II Nemanjić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вукан II Немањић was the oldest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja. Vukan II Nemanjić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вукан II Немањић was the oldest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja. The Title Grand Prince or Great Prince (Magnus Princeps Russian and Ukrainian: Великий князь Velikiy knyaz; Вялíкий Raška ( alternative spellings have included Raschka, Rascia and Rassa) was the central and most successful Medieval Serbian This is a list of Serbian monarchs. Notes Entries bounded within parentheses are for reference only for instance the Roman numerals keep counts of Stefans Stefan Radoslav ( Serbian: Стефан Радослав (around 1192 ca Quote The names of the martyrs for the idea must be disclosed and recorded on the pages of the history of this movement which like all those until now will confirm Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia Quote The names of the martyrs for the idea must be disclosed and recorded on the pages of the history of this movement which like all those until now will confirm ИЛУСТРОВАНА ИСТОРИЈА СРБА, Book II, Politika.
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