Stracimir Zavidović ( sr-cyr, Страцимир Завидовић) was a 12th-century

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) of West Morava, an administrative division (appanage) of the

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, from 1163–1166. He was a son of

Zavida Zavida (Serbian Cyrillic: Завида) was a 12th-century Serbian nobleman, and father of prince Miroslav of Hum, mentioned as such in the Miroslav Gospel, and in the ktetor inscription in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Bijelo Polje. Sinc ...

, a prince of the

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that briefly held the

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Zahumlje Zachlumia or Zachumlia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Zahumlje, Захумље, ), also Hum, was a medieval principality located in the modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia (today parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, r ...

.The Late Medieval Balkans
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s of

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to rule as a Župan (prince, the second highest title) following

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's division of the Serb lands by

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. His brothers were given ''česti'' (parts):The Serbs
Sima M. Ćirković

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ruled

and

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Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince (Grand Župan#Serbia, Veliki Župan) of the Grand Principality of Serbia, Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška (region), Raš ...

was given Toplica, Ibar, Rasina, and Reke, while the first-born,

Tihomir Tihomir ( Bulgarian, Macedonian and ) is a South Slavic male given name which means "quiet" and "peace" (South Slavic: ''Tiho'' = quiet, ''mir'' = peace). In Russian however the word “mir” мир also means world. So in Russian language, the ...

, was given supreme rule of the

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. He built the fortress of Morava Gradac (Moravski Gradac, Моравски Градац), Monastery of Our Lady, in

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, where he was seated. In 1166 Stefan Nemanja overthrew Tihomir in a coup and had him and his brothers, Stracimir and Miroslav, expelled to Byzantium in 1167/1168. Stefan Nemanja defeated Tihomir and his Byzantine army. Tihomir drowned in a river and the other brothers were stripped of their titles, with Nemanja becoming ruler of All Serbia. He pardoned his brothers and Stracimir continued to rule his lands. When Stefan Nemanja besieged and retook control of Duklja in the 1180s, Stracimir and Miroslav attacked the forces of Doclean ruler and kinsman

Mihailo Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the Hebrew name ''Michael (given name), Michael'', and its cognates include Mihajlo and Mijailo. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon sur ...

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References

General references

* Андрија Веселиновић, Радош Љушић, ''Српске династије'', Нови Сад – Београд 2001, 35–36. * , 119–124.
Rad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, Vol. 58–60
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zavidovic, Stracimir Vukanović dynasty 12th-century Serbian royalty Eastern Orthodox monarchs 1189 deaths