Table of Rulers

STEFAN NEMANJA Founder of Studenica and Chilandari (Mount Athos). Died as Monk Symeon in Chilandari, 1200. Grand Z"upan 1159-1196
STEFAN `THE FIRST CROWNED' Son of Stefan Nemanja and brother of S. Sava. Maried Eudocia, daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexander III. Founder of Z"ic"a. King 1196-1228
RADOSLAV Son of Stefan `The First Crowned'. Added nartex and side chapels to Studenica. Died as Monk Jovan. King 1228-1234
VLADISLAV Brother of Radoslav. Founder of Miles"eva. King 1234-1243
UROS" I Brother of Vladislav. Founder of Sopoc"ani and Morac"a. Maried Hellen of Anjou (d. 1314), the founder of Gradac. Died as monk Symeon King 1243-1276
DRAGUTIN Son of Uros" I. Married daughter of Hungarian king Stefan V. Founder of Arilje. Died as Monk Theoktist, 1316. King 1276-1281
MILUTIN (UROS" II) Brother of Dragutin. Married Anne, daughter of the Bulgarian Tsar; and later Simonis, daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronicus II. Founder of many monasteries in Serbia and elsewhere, including Grac"anica; S. Djordje, Nagoric"ano; Banjska; Bogorodica Levis, Prizren; Archangels, Jerusalem; Holy Apostoles, Salonika. King 1282-1321
KONSTANTINE Son of Milutin. King 1321-1322.
UROS" III (STEFAN DEC"ANSKI) Brother of Konstantine. MArried, among others, Theodora, a Bulgarian princess. Founder of Dec"ani and Banja (near Priboj) King 1322-1331
DUS"AN (UROS" IV) Son of Uros" III. Maried Bulgarian Princess Helene. Founder of Arhandjeli, Prizren. King

and Tsar

1331-1346

1346-1355

UROS" V Son of Dus"an and last of the Nemayid dynasty. Tsar 1355-1371
SIMEON UROS" Brother of Dus"an. Founder of Meteora monasteries. King of Thessaly. 1356-1371
VUKAS"IN Guardian of Uros" V and father of Prince Marko. Founder of Arhanjeli, Prilep, and Marko monastery. King 1366-1371
LAZAR HREBELJANOVIC' Founder of Ravanica, and Lazarica at Krus"evac. His wife, Princess Milica, founded Ljubostinja. Died at Kossovo. Prince 1371-1389
STEFAN `VISOKI' (LAZAR II) Son of Lazar. Founder of Manasija, Kalenic', and NOva Pavlica. Last of Hrebeljanovic' dynasty. Despot 1389-1427
VUK BRANKOVIC' Son-in-law of Lazar. Founder of Rudenica. Ruler of Prizren 1389-1398
DJORDJE BRANKOVIC' Son of Vuk. Founder of fortress and church at Smederevo. Married Jelena, a Byzantine princess. Ruler of Serbia 1427-1456
LAZAR III Son of Djordje. Last of Brankovic' dynasty. Ruler of Serbia 1456-1458
STEFAN TOMASEVIC' Son-in-law of Lazar III. Bosnian Despot and last ruler of Serbia. 1458-1459
TURKISH PASHALIK      
KARADJORDJE PETROVIC'   Liberator and Leader 1804-1813
MILOS" OBRENOVIC'   Liberator

  & Prince

1815-1839

1858-1860

MICHAEL OBRENOVIC' Son of Milos". Prince 1839-1842

1860-1868

ALEXANDER KARADJORDJEVIC' Son of Karadjordje. Prince 1842-1858
MILAN OBRENOVIC' Cousin of Michael. Prince,

and King

1868-1882

1882-1889

ALEXANDER I Son of Milan and last of the Obrenovic' dynasty. King. 1889-1903
PETER I Son of Alexander Karadjordjevic'. Founder of Topola. King. 1903-1921
ALEXANDER II Son of Peter. King. 1921-1934
PAUL Nephew of Peter. Prince Regent. 1934-1941
PETER II Son of Alexander II and the last of the Karadjordjevic' dynasty. King

in exile

1941

1941-1945

 

TABLE OF RULERS (Summary)

1168-1196 Nemanja, founder of Nemanjic dynasty
1196-1223 Stefan Prvovencani (First Crowned), second son of Nemanja
1223-1233 Radoslav, first son of Stefan
1233-1242 Vladislav, second son of Stefan
1242-1276 Uros I, third son of Stefan
1276-1281 Dragutin, elder son of Uros I
1281-1321 Milutin, younger son of Uros, brother of Dragutin
1321-1331 Stefan Decanski (Uros III), son of Milutin
1331-1355 Dusan (Stefan Uros IV), son of Stefan Decanski
1355-1371 Uros V, son of Dusan
1372-1389 Prince Lazar (Hrebeljanovic)
1389-1427 Despot Stefan (Lazarevic), son of Lazar
1427-1456 Djuradj Brankovic, nephew of Despot Stefan
1456-1458 Lazar, son of Djuradj
1459-1804 Serbia under Turkish rule
1804-1813 Karadjordje, founder of Karadjordjevic dynasty
1815-1839 Milos Obrenovic, founder of Obrenovic dynasty
1839-1858 Alexander Karadjordjevic, son of Karadjordje
1858-1860 Milos Obrenovic
1860-1868 Mihailo Obrenovic, son of Milos
1868-1889 Milan Obrenovic, nephew of Milos
1889-1903 Alexander Obrenovic, son of Milan
1903-1921 Petar I Karadjordjevic
1921-1934 Alexander I Karadjordjevic, son of Petar
1934-1941 Regency for Petar II Karadjordjevic, son of Alexander

 

The two tables do have variations with dates. I have yet to confirm which time frames are accurate. 


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