Zavida (

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: Завида) or Beli Uroš (Бели Урош, "White Uroš") was a 12th-century Serbian royal who briefly ruled as ''

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Zachumlia 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 Croat ...

'' and later held the title ''

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of Ribnica''. He was a close kinsman, or even a son, of

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, although this has not been clarified (Stefan Nemanja's descendants are named ''Vukan'' and ''Uroš'' in several generations). He ruled the province of

before getting into conflict with his brothers, resulting in him being "exiled" (before 1113), to the

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region where he would hold the title of ''Lord of Ribnica'' (Part of present-day

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). After the death of

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in the 1130s, the family of Zavida regained some of its power in

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. The first-born child of Zavida, Tihomir was chosen to rule over Rascia as a

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(highest title) following Byzantiums division of the Serb lands by

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, his other sons were given ''česti'' (parts): Stracimir ruled

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, Miroslav ruled

and

Travunia Travunia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Travunija, Травунија; el, Τερβουνία, Tervounía; grc, Τερβουνία, Terbounía; la, Tribunia) was a South Slavic medieval principality that was part of Medieval Serbia (850–1 ...

Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince ( Veliki Župan) of the Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška, lat. ) from 1166 to 1196. A member of the Vukanović dynasty, Nemanja founded the Nema ...

was given Toplica, Ibar, Rasina and Reke. One of his sons, Stefan Nemanja, would become the progenitor of the famous Serbian Nemanjić dynasty which would lead Serbia to its greatest extent in land and riches compared to others and even raise the title rank to empire.

Family

* Tihomir (died 1169), oldest son, ruled as

of Rascia (1163-(1166) 1168). * Stracimir (died after 1189), ruled the region of

Western Morava West Morava ( sr, Западна Морава, Zapadna Morava, ) is a river in Central Serbia, a 184 km-long headstream of the Great Morava, which it forms with the South Morava. It was known as Brongus in antiquity. Origin The West Mora ...

(1163-(1166) 1168, 1169-?). * Miroslav (died 1196 or 1199), ruled

(1163-(1166) 1168, and 1169 to his death). *

(1113–1199), youngest son, ruled as Grand Župan of Rascia ((1166) 1168 - 25.03. 1196). *Daughter(s), (as Nemanja and his brothers are registered as maternal uncles of

Mihailo III of Duklja Mihailo III ( sr-cyr, Михаило) was Prince of Duklja, from c. 1180, or before, up to 1186 or 1189. He was descended from the Vojislavljević dynasty, and also cousin to Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja of Serbia. The Principality of Duklja was ...

) Grandson of Zavida was King Stefan the First-Crowned. , -

References

* А. Веселиновић, Р. Љушић, ''Српске династије'', Нови Сад - Београд 2001, 35–36. * , 119–124.
Živković, T. 2006, "Zavida's sons", Zbornik Matice srpske za istoriju, no. 73, pp. 7-25.
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