Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)

Kingdom of Serbia
Краљевина Србија (Serbian)
Kraljevina Srbija (Serbian)
1217–1346
Serbia by 1265, during the rule of Stefan Uroš I of Serbia
Serbia by 1265, during the rule of Stefan Uroš I of Serbia
CapitalVarious
Ras
Debrc
Belgrade
Skopje
Prizren
Common languagesOld Serbian, Church Slavonic
Religion
Serbian Orthodox
Demonym(s)Serbian, Serb
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
King 
• 1196–1228
Stefan Nemanjić (Grand Prince↑King)
• 1228–1233
Stefan Radoslav
• 1233–1243
Stefan Vladislav
• 1243–1276
Stefan Uroš I
• 1276–1282
Stefan Dragutin
• 1282–1322
Stefan Milutin
• 1322–1331
Stefan Dečanski
• 1331–1355
Dušan Nemanjić (King↑Emperor)
LegislatureChurch-State Assembly
Historical eraMedieval
• Crowning of Stefan Nemanjić The First-crowned
1217
• Autocephaly of the Serbian Church (Saint Sava, Archbishop of Serbs)
1219
16 April 1346
ISO 3166 codeRS
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty
Grand Principality of Serbia
Serbian Empire
Today part ofSerbia

The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија / Kraljevina Srbija), or the Serbian Kingdom (Serbian: Српско краљевство / Srpsko kraljevstvo), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from 1217 to 1346 and was ruled by the Nemanjić dynasty. The Grand Principality of Serbia was elevated with the regal coronation of Stefan Nemanjić as king, after the reunification of Serbian lands. In 1219, Serbian Orthodox Church was reorganized as an autocephalous archbishopric, headed by Saint Sava. The kingdom was proclaimed an empire in 1346, but kingship was not abolished as an institution, since the title of a king was used as an official designation for a co-ruler of the emperor.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Fine 1994, p. 106-109, 135-143.
  2. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 38-62.
  3. ^ Curta 2019, p. 664-670.

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