Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the
King
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of
Serbia
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between 1282–1321, a member of the
Nemanjić dynasty
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. He was one of the most powerful rulers of
Serbia in the Middle Ages. Milutin is credited with strongly resisting the efforts of
Byzantine
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Emperor
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...
to impose
Roman Catholicism
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on the Balkans after the
Union of Lyons in 1274. During his reign, Serbian economic power grew rapidly, mostly due to the development of mining. He founded
Novo Brdo
Novo Brdo ( sr-Cyrl, Ново Брдо), or Novobërda and Artana ( sq-definite, Novobërdë or ''Artanë''), is a municipality located in the Pristina district of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 6,729 inhabitants. ...
, which became an internationally important
silver mining
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site. As most of the Nemanjić monarchs, he was proclaimed a saint by the
Serbian Orthodox Church
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The majori ...
with a
feast day
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on October 30.
Milutin appears in the
Dante Alighieri
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's narrative poem ''
Divine Comedy
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''.
Early life
He was the youngest son of King
Stefan Uroš I and his wife,
Helen of Anjou. Unexpectedly 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 including the city of
Skoplje, which became his capital. Byzantine Emperor
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...
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
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It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...
.
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
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, caption = Miniature from the manuscript of George Pachymeres' ''Historia''
, succession = Byzantine emperor
, reign = 11 December 1282 –24 May 1328
, coronation = 8 Novemb ...
who became his fourth wife. In Nerodimlje župa Milutin had three courts, in Nerodimlje (protected by
Petrič),
Svrčin
Svrčin ( sr-cyr, Сврчин; sq, Svërçin) was one of the castles of Nemanjić dynasty, built around 1321, on an island in the artificially made Svrčin lake, northeast from present day Uroševac. The exact location of the medieval Svrčin h ...
and Pauni.
Wars with the Bulgarians and Mongols
At the end of the 13th century
Bulgarian feudal lords
Darman and Kudelin were jointly ruling the
region of Braničevo (in modern Serbia) as independent or semi-independent lords. They regularly attacked Stefan Dragutin's Syrmian Kingdom, in Mačva, an area previously under the sovereignty of Elizabeth of Hungary. The Hungarian queen had sent troops to claim Braničevo in 1282–1284, but her forces had been repelled and her vassal lands plundered in retaliation.
Another campaign, this time organized by both Dragutin and Elizabeth, failed to conquer Darman and Kudelin's domains in 1285 and suffered another counter-raid by the brothers. It was not until 1291 when a joint force of Dragutin and the Serbian King Stefan Milutin managed to defeat the brothers and, for the first time ever, the region came under the rule of a Serb, as it was annexed by Dragutin. Responding to Dragutin's annexation of Braničevo the Bulgarian prince named
Shishman that came to rule the semi-independent
principality of Vidin around 1280, began to attack the Serbian domains to his west.
Shishman was a vassal of
Nogai Khan
Nogai, or Noğay (; also spelled Nogay, Nogaj, Nohai, Nokhai, Noqai, Ngoche, Noche, Kara Nokhai, and Isa Nogai; died 1299/1300) was a general and kingmaker of the Golden Horde and a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan. His grandfather was Bo'al/ ...
,
Khan
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*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
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of the
Golden Horde
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and sought to expand his territories to the west, invading Serbia coming as far as
Hvosno, the
Bulgarians
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Etymology
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failed to capture
Zdrelo (near
Peć
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) and were pursued back to
Vidin by the Serbs. Milutin devastated Vidin and the rest of Shishman's dominion, making Shishman take refuge on the other side of the
Danube
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. The two however became allies after Milutin married Serbian župan
Dragoš
Dragoš ( sr, Драгош; 1290s) was a magnate in the service of Serbian King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), with the title of '' veliki župan''. His origin is unknown. After Stefan Milutin defeated Despot Shishman of Vidin and the Tatars, p ...
to the daughter of Shishman, later Milutin would give his daughter Neda (with title Anna) to Shishman's son Michael who would become the Tsar of Bulgaria in 1323.
Milutin and
Nogai Khan
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would soon come into conflict because of the war with the Tsardom of Vidin. Nogai launched a campaign against Serbia but Milutin offered peace sending his son
Stefan Dečanski to Nogai's court. Stefan stayed with his entourage there until 1296 or
Nogai Khan
Nogai, or Noğay (; also spelled Nogay, Nogaj, Nohai, Nokhai, Noqai, Ngoche, Noche, Kara Nokhai, and Isa Nogai; died 1299/1300) was a general and kingmaker of the Golden Horde and a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan. His grandfather was Bo'al/ ...
's death in 1299.
Feud of the brothers
Disputes began between Milutin and his brother Stefan Dragutin after a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire was signed in 1299. Dragutin in the meantime held lands from Braničevo in the east to the Bosna river in the west. His capital was
Belgrade
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. War broke out between the brothers and lasted, with sporadic cease-fires, until Dragutin's death in 1314. By 1309, Milutin appointed his son, future king
Stefan Dečanski, as governor of
Zeta
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. This meant that
Stefan Dečanski was to be heir to the throne in Serbia and not Dragutin's son
Stefan Vladislav II. In order to gain an edge in his feud with Dragutin, Milutin sought support from the
Papal States
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, even offering to convert himself and Serbs collectivly to Catholicism.
Battles and supreme leadership
He captured
Durrës in 1296. The
Battle of Gallipoli (1312) was fought by Serbian troops sent by Stefan Milutin to aid Byzantine Emperor Andronikos in the defense of his lands against the Turks. After numerous attempts in subduing the Turks, the rapidly crumbling Byzantine Empire was forced to enlist the help of Serbia. The Turks were looting and pillaging the countryside and the two armies converged at the Gallipoli
peninsula
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where the Turks were decisively defeated. Out of the gratitude to Serbia, the town of
Kucovo was donated.
Upon
Stefan Dragutin's death in 1316, Milutin conquered most of his lands including
Belgrade
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. That was not acceptable for king
Charles I of Hungary, who started to seek allies against Serbia, including those among Albanian nobles, who were also receiving support from Pope
John XXII. Milutin started to persecute Catholics which led to the crusade started by Pope John XXII.
In 1318, there was an open revolt of Albanian nobles against the rule of Stefan Milutin, which is sometimes credited to be incited by Prince
Philip I of Taranto and
Pope John XXII
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He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected b ...
in order to weaken Stefan Milutin's rule. Milutin suppressed the rebels without much difficulty. In 1319,
Charles I of Hungary regained control over Belgrade and the region of
Mačva while Milutin held control in Braničevo. In the year 1314 Milutin's son Stefan Dečanski rebelled against his father, but was captured, blinded and sent to exile in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
. 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 Dečanski returned to Serbia and was pardoned by his father.
Serbia's economic power grew rapidly in the 14th century, and Milutin's power was based on new mines, mostly in Kosovo territory. During his regin,
Novo Brdo
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was the richest silver mine in the Balkans, while another important mines were
Trepča and
Janjevo
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The settlement has a long history, having been mentioned for the first time in 1303 as a Catholic parish. The town was prior to the ...
. He produced imitations of
Venetian
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* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
Venetian and the like may also refer to:
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coins, which contained seven-eighths of silver compared to their coins. The were banned by the Republic of Venice, but Milutin used them to wage civil war against Dragutin. Later, Novo Brdo became an internationally important
silver mining
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site and significant strategic position, while in the 15th century, Serbia and Bosnia combined produced over 20% of European silver.
Time of his reign was marked hostility to
Catholicism
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, particularly in coastal regions, inhabited by religiously mixed population, that included Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Family
By his first wife, Jelena, a minor Serbian noblewoman, he had two children, King
Stephen Uroš III and
Anna Neda, who married
Michael Shishman of Bulgaria. By his second wife,
Helena
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* H ...
, daughter of ''sebastokratōr''
John I Doukas of Thessaly
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, he had no children. By his third wife,
Elizabeth, daughter of King
Stephen V of Hungary and
Elizabeth the Cuman, Milutin had a daughter,
Zorica. By his fourth wife,
Anna
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, the daughter of
George I of Bulgaria, Stefan Uroš II Milutin had a son,
Stefan Konstantin. By his fifth wife
Simonis, the daughter of Emperor
Andronikos II Palaiologos
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, caption = Miniature from the manuscript of George Pachymeres' ''Historia''
, succession = Byzantine emperor
, reign = 11 December 1282 –24 May 1328
, coronation = 8 Novemb ...
, he had no children.
Aftermath and legacy
At the end of Milutin's life Serbia was second in strength in
Southeast Europe after Hungary. During his reign many court ceremonials were taken over from the Byzantine court and Byzantine culture overflowed into Serbia. After his death a short civil war followed, after which the Serbian throne was ascended by his eldest son,
Stefan Dečanski. Around 1460, the remains of the king were carried to Bulgaria and were stored in various churches and monasteries until being transferred to
St Nedelya Church after it became a bishop's residence in the 18th century. With some interruptions, the remains have been preserved in the church ever since and the church acquired another name, Holy King („Свети Крал“, „Sveti Kral“), in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Stefan Milutin is mentioned in the
Dante Alighieri
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's narrative poem ''
Divine Comedy
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'' with the characteristics of counterfeiters due to the copying of Venetian money.
He is included in
The 100 most prominent Serbs list.
Foundations
King Stefan Milutin founded a hospital in
Constantinopole, which later became a
medical school
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. He also erected many churches and monasteries in Serbian lands. As a
ktetor
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, he was praised in works of
Danilo II,
Serbian Archbishop (1324–1337) and other medieval sources.
*
Vitovnica Monastery
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The monastery is located in the hills of Eastern Serbia, on the right bank of Vitovnica River, some ten kilometres east ...
near
Petrovac,
Serbia
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(1291)
*
Church of St. Nicetas in
Banjane,
North Macedonia
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(ca. 1300)
*
Our Lady of Ljeviš
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in
Prizren
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, image_flag ...
(1306–1307)
* Church of Saint Nicetas the Goth in
Banjane,
North Macedonia
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(1307–1310)
*
Serbian Monastery of Holy Archangels, Jerusalem (1312)
* The King's Church of the
Studenica monastery in
Kraljevo,
Serbia
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(1313–1314)
*
Church of St. George in
Kumanovo
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,
North Macedonia
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(1313–1318)
*
Banjska monastery near
Zvečan (1318)
*
Gračanica Monastery in
Gračanica (1321)
* Church of Trojeručica near
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
,
North Macedonia
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(13-14th century)
* Church of Saint Constantine the Great in
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
,
North Macedonia
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(13-14th century)
*
Bukovo monastery
The Bukovo Monastery ( sr, Манастир Буково, Manastir Bukovo) is a late 13th- or early 14th century Serbian Orthodox monastery on the slopes of Bratujevac in Negotin, Serbia, founded by Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of ...
near
Negotin,
Serbia
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(13-14th century)
*
Koroglaš monastery
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near
Negotin,
Serbia
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(14th century)
*
Vratna monastery
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near
Negotin,
Serbia
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(14th century)
Reconstructions
*
Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus near
Shirq (1293)
*
Church of the Virgin Hodegetria in
Mušutište
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(1314—1315)
* Church of Entrance of the Theotokos of the
Hilandar monastery at the
Mount Athos
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,
Greece
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(1320)
* Church of St. Peter near
Bijelo Polje,
Montenegro
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, map_caption =
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(1320)
* Church of St. George near
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
,
North Macedonia
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(13-14th century)
* Monastery of St. Nicholas in
Kožle,
North Macedonia
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(13-14th century)
* Orahovica monastery near
Priboj,
Serbia
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(13-14th century)
*
Treskavec Monastery
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near
Prilep
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Name
The name of Prilep appea ...
,
North Macedonia
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(14th century)
See also
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Nemanjić family tree
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* Vukan / Uroš I
**Zavida, Prince of Zachumlia before 1145
*** Tihomir, Grand Prince of Serbia 1163-1166
*** Stracimir, Prince of West Morava 1163-after 1180s
*** Miroslav, Prince of Hum 1163–1190 ...
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1253 births
1321 deaths
13th-century Serbian monarchs
14th-century Serbian monarchs
Nemanjić dynasty
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