Grubeša Branislavljević ( sr-cyrl, Грубеша Бранислављевић) (died 1125) was a medieval king and the ruler of
Duklja
Duklja ( sr-Cyrl, Дукља; ; ) was a medieval South Slavs, South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana river in the east, and to the sou ...
from 1118 to 1125. After the
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
defeated King
George I of Duklja in 1118, Grubeša assumed the throne as a Byzantine protégé. The Byzantines granted Grubeša rule of Duklja, as well as providing him with an army that he would command against George, who was backed by the
Grand Principality of Serbia
The Grand Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Великожупанска Србија, Velikožupanska Srbija, separator=" / "), also known by the anachronistic exonym Raška (region), Rascia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рашка, Raška, separator=" ...
under the rule of the
Vukanović dynasty. Grubeša reigned until his death in 1125, when he was defeated by George. He is buried at the Church of Saint George in Bar.
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Vojislavljević dynasty
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1125 deaths
12th-century Serbian nobility
Monarchs of Duklja
Vojislavljević dynasty
Year of birth unknown
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