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Stefan Uroš Milutin von Servien, II

Male Abt 1253 - 1321  (68 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Stefan Uroš Milutin von Servien 
    Suffix II 
    Birth Abt 1253 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Oct 1321  Castle Nerodimlja Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I488618  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

    Father Stephen Uroš von Servien, I, 'the Great',   b. 1218   d. 1 May 1280 (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Jelena d' Anjou   d. 8 Feb 1314, Skodra Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1245 
    Family ID F152122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Helene Angelina Dukas Angelos   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1273-1276 
    Family ID F291139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 

    Family 2 Anna von Bulgarien   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1284 
    Children 
    +1. Stefan Uroš III von Servien,   b. Abt 1276   d. 11 Nov 1331 (Age 55 years)
    +2. Anna-Neda von Servien   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F196199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 

    Family 3 Erzsébet von Ungarn,   b. 1255   d. 1313-1326 (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1295 
    Children 
     1. Stefan Constantine Milutin   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F291141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 

    Family 4 Simonida Palaiologina,   b. Abt 1293   d. Aft 1336, Constantinople, Thrace, Byzantium Empire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 1300 
    Family ID F196200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 

    Family 5 Helena Doukaina   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F294555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2009 

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  • Notes 
    • Ban of Serbia

      he became king of Serbia after the abdication of his brother Stefan Dragutin . He was around 29. Immediately upon his accession to the throne he attacked Byzantine lands in Macedonia. In 1282, he conquered the northern parts of Macedonia with the city of Skoplje, which became his capital. Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos began preparations for war but he died before their completion. The next year Milutin advanced with his brother deep into Byzantine territory all the way to Kavala . In 1284, Milutin also gained control of northern Albania and the city of Dyrrachion ( Durrës ). For the next 15 years there were no changes in the war. Peace was concluded in 1299 when Milutin kept the conquered lands as the dowry of Simonis , daughter of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos who became his 4th wife.

      Around 1287 or 1288 Milutin helped his brother Stefan Dragutin to pacify two Bulgarian nobles in today's north-east Serbia, in the Branicevo region, but those nobles were vassals of the Bulgarian prince of Vidin Shishman who sought revenge. Shishman attacked Milutin but was defeated and Milutin in return sacked his capital Vidin . But Shishman was a vassal of Nogai Khan , Khan of the Golden Horde . Nogai Khan threatened to punish Milutin for his insolence, but changed his mind when the Serbian king sent him gifts and hostages. Among the hostages was his son Stefan Decanski who managed to escape back to Serbia after Nogai Khan 's death in 1299.

      Disputes began between Milutin and Dragutin after a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire was signed in 1299. Dragutin in the meantime held lands from Brani in the east to the Bosna river in the west. His capital was Belgrade , appearing for the first time in Serbian history. War broke out between the brothers and lasted, with sporadic cease-fires, until Dragutin's death in 1314. During this war Milutin appointed Stefan Decanski as regent in Zeta, modern Montenegro . This meant that Stefan Decanski was to be heir to the throne in Serbia and not Dragutin's son Stefan Vladislav II .
      Upon Stefan Dragutin 's death in 1314 Milutin conquered most of his lands including Belgrade . But in 1319 Charles I of Hungary regained control over Belgrade and banovina Ma while Milutin held control in Brani In the year 1314 Milutin's son Stefan De rebelled against his father, but was captured, blinded and sent to exile in Constantinople . For the rest of Milutin's reign his youngest son Stefan Constantine was considered as heir to the throne, but in the spring of 1321 Stefan De returned to Serbia and was pardoned by his father.
      At the end of Milutin's life many things changed in Serbia. Serbia was one of the strongest countries in south-eastern Europe, except for Hungary. During his reign many court ceremonials were taken over from the Byzantine court and Byzantine culture overflowed into Serbia. Milutin was also well known as the founder of many monasteries: Gracanica monastery , Our Lady of Ljeviš , the church of Vavedenje in Hilandar and many more. After his death a short civil war followed, after wnich the Serbian throne was ascended by his eldest son, Stefan Decanski



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