Serbian Kingdom (medieval)
| Kingdom of Serbia | ||||||||||
| Краљевина Србија Kraljevina Srbija |
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 Serbia, 1265, during the rule of Stefan Uroš I of Serbia
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| Capital | Ras, Skopje | |||||||||
| Languages | Serbian (Old Serbian) | |||||||||
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† Eastern Orthodoxy (Serbian Orthodox Church) |
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| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | 1196–1228 | Stefan Nemanjić (Grand Prince↑King) | ||||||||
| • | 1322–1331 | Stefan Dečanski | ||||||||
| • | 1331–1346 | Stefan Dušan (King↑Emperor) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | |||||||||
| • | Crowning of Stefan Nemanjić The First-crowned | 1217 | ||||||||
| • | Autocephaly of the Serbian Church (Sava, Archbishop of Serbs) | 1219 | ||||||||
| • | Crowning of Stefan Dušan (Emperor of Serbs and Greeks) | 16 April 1346 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Serbia Montenegro Bosnia Macedonia Albania Bulgaria
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The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија/Kraljevina Srbija), or Serbian Kingdom (Српско краљевство/Srpsko kraljevstvo), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from 1217 to 1346, ruled by the Nemanjić dynasty. The Grand Principality of Serbia was elevated with the coronation of Stefan Nemanjić as king by his brother, bishop Sava, after inheriting all territories unified by their father, Stefan Nemanja. The kingdom was proclaimed an empire on 16 April 1346.
In 1083, Constantine Bodin, the King of Duklja and Ruler of the Serbs, had appointed his nephews Vukan and Marko as vassals in Rascia (historiographical name), one of the four provinces of his realm, situated in the hinterland along with Zachumlje, Bosnia, and the seat in Duklja. Each province had its own nobility and institutions, and each acquired a member of the Vojislavljevići to head as Župan. The Byzantine Empire launched a campaign on Duklja between 1089 and 1091 and possibly captured Bodin. A civil war broke out in the realm among Bodin's relatives, greatly weakening Duklja. Vukan took the opportunity to assert himself and broke away, claiming the title of Grand Prince of Serbia.
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