Vojislavljević
| Vojislavljević Војислављевић |
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| Royal house | |
| Country |
Duklja/Doclea (modern Montenegro, Herzegovina, southernmost Dalmatia)
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| Parent house | Possibly Vlastimirović dynasty |
| Titles |
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| Founded | 1034 |
| Founder | Stefan Vojislav |
| Final ruler | Radoslav Gradišnić |
| Dissolution | 1186 |
| Ethnicity | Serbian |
| Cadet branches | Vukanović dynasty |
Duklja/Doclea (modern Montenegro, Herzegovina, southernmost Dalmatia)
The Vojislavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислављевић, pl. Vojislavljevići / Војислављевићи) was a Serbian medieval dynasty, named after archon Stefan Vojislav, who wrestled the polities of Duklja, Travunia, Zahumlje, Rascia and Bosnia from the Byzantines in the mid-11th century. The main line of the Vojislavljević were ousted by their cadet branch, the Vukanović (which became the Nemanjić dynasty), in the late 12th century.
Stefan Vojislav, the progenitor of the dynasty, was a Serbian nobleman in Byzantine service who had the titles of archon, and toparch of the Dalmatian kastra of Zeta and Ston. In 1034 he led an unsuccessful revolt that resulted in his incarceration at Constantinople, he however, managed to escape and return, this time successfully gaining independence of his statelet, which he would rule as Prince of the Serbs, a title signifying supreme leadership among the Serbs. The contemporary writers call him a Serb, but do not mention his genealogy, while a later, dubious source, calls him a cousin to previous ruler Jovan Vladimir (r. 990–1016).
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