Serbian titles
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Archont of Serbia
- Archont of Serbia (synonym. Archont of Serbs, ἄρχοντες)
- Used in Byzantine works as the title of the heads of state of Serbia until 960.
Grand Prince of Serbia
- Great/Grand Župan of Serbia
- Used after 1102 when the Serbian regions were subsequently re-unified.
Emperor of SerbiaEmperor of SerbiaThe Emperor of Serbia or Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks was the imperial title used during the Serbian Empire , by only two monarchs; Stefan Uroš IV Dušan the Mighty and Stefan Uroš V the Weak.-History:...
- Emperor of the Serbs and the Greeks ("Emperor and autocrat of SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
and Romans")
Stefan
The House of NemanjićHouse of Nemanjic
The Nemanjić was the most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages, and one of the most important in Southeastern Europe. The royal house produced eleven Serbian monarchs between 1166 and 1371. It's progenitor was Stephen Nemanja, who descended from a cadet line of the Vukanović dynasty...
ruled the Serb lands between ca. 1166 up to 1371. All Serbian rulers after Stefan Prvovenčani ("the First-Crowned") added the name Stefan (Stephen) before their birth names after ascending the throne as a manner of honoring first rulers of their dynasty Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1166 to 1196, a heir of the Vukanović dynasty that marked the beginning of a greater Serbian realm .He is remembered for his contributions to Serbian culture and...
and Stefan Prvovenčani. The name Stefan is derived from Greek Stephanos, meaning crowned with wreath.
Vukašin MrnjavčevićVukašin MrnjavcevicVukašin Mrnjavčević was a Serbian ruler in modern-day central and northwestern Macedonia, who ruled from 1365 to 1371. According to 17th-century Ragusan historian Mavro Orbin, his father was a minor noble named Mrnjava from Zachlumia, whose sons Vukašin and Uglješa were born in Livno in western...
- Lord of the Serbian Land, of the Greeks, and of the Western Provinces .
- Župan of Prilep (noble)
Lazar Hrebeljanović
- AutokratorAutokratorAutokratōr is a Greek epithet applied to an individual who exercises absolute power, unrestrained by superiors. In a historical context, it has been applied to military commanders-in-chief, and to Roman and Byzantine emperors as the translation of the Latin title imperator. Its connection with...
of All Serbs - Knez of Serbia (Prince)
- Although he in reality had the title of Knez, he would be recognized as a Tsar (Emperor) in Serbian epic poetrySerbian epic poetrySerb epic poetry is a form of epic poetry written by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro. The main cycles were composed by unknown Serb authors between the 14th and 19th centuries...
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Vukan Nemanjić
- In an inscription dating to 1202-1203, Vukan is titled as Grand Župan Vukan, Ruler of all Serbian land, ZetaZeta-Science:* Zeta functions, in mathematics** Riemann zeta function* Zeta potential, the electrokinetic potential of a colloidal system* Tropical Storm Zeta , formed in December 2005 and lasting through January 2006* Z-pinch, in fusion power...
, maritime towns and land of NišavaNišavaThe Nišava or Nishava is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of 218 km also the longest one, of the Južna Morava.- Bulgaria :...
. - Veliki Knez of Duklja, Travunija, Hvosno and Toplica
- King of Duklja
Noble titles
- Župan - Duke
- The title would be given to a family member or 'important' court member that would govern a region/fief.
- voivode
- Military commander, Duke (duxDuxDux is Latin for leader and later for Duke and its variant forms ....
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- komit
- comesComesComes , plural comites , is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus, especially the suite of a magnate, in some cases large and/or formal enough to have a specific name, such as a cohors amicorum. The word comes derives from com- "with" +...
Byzantine titles:
- sebastos
- protovestarios
- despotes
- protosebastos
- caesar
- domestikos
Sources
- Van Antwerp Fine, John. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08260-4.