Serbian monarchs
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Peter I
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| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| First monarch | Višeslav (as Prince) |
| Last monarch | Petar I (as King) |
| Formation | 768 |
| Abolition | 1 December 1918 |
| Residence | Stari Dvor, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Pretender(s) | Disputed: Prince Antonije Zoupanos, or Prince Predrag R. Jakovljevic de Obrenovic, or Crown Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic |
This is an archontological list of Serbian monarchs, containing monarchs of the medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia.
The Serbian monarchy dates back to the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian royal titles used include Prince, Grand Prince, King, Emperor and Despot.
The Vlastimirović dynasty was the first royal dynasty of the Serb people. Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (r. 913–959) mentions that the Serbian throne is inherited by the son, i.e. the first-born, though in his enumeration of Serbian monarchs, on one occasion there was a triumvirate. The Serbs established several polities by the 10th century: Serbia or Zagorje (hinterlands) which consisted of Serbia (known as "Rascia" in historiography of the High Middle Ages), and Bosnia; and Pomorje (maritime) which consisted of Dioclea, Zachlumia, Pagania, Travunia (including Kanalitai). The Serbian ruler was titled archon, "prince".
The history of the dynasty starts with the eponymous founder Vlastimir. This era is marked by the Christianization of Serbs, the many internal and external wars (Bulgars, Magyars), and the power struggle between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire in which Serbia found itself in the middle. The history of this dynasty ends with the annexation of Serbia in 969.
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