Zavida

Zavida
Born Zavida
Title Župan of Zahumlje
Lord of Ribnica
Religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Children Tihomir
Stracimir
Miroslav
Stefan Nemanja
Parent(s) Possibly Uroš I or Vukan

Zavida (Serbian: Завида) or Beli Uroš (White Uroš) was a 12th-century Serbian royal who briefly ruled as Župan of Zahumlje and later held the title "Lord of Ribnica".

He was a close kinsman, or even a son, of Uroš I of Rascia, although this has not been clarified (Stefan Nemanja's descendants are named Vukan and Uroš in several generations).[1]

He ruled the province of Zahumlje before getting into conflict with his brothers,[1] resulting in him being "exiled"[1] (before 1113), to the Duklja region where he would hold the title of Lord of Ribnica (Part of present-day Podgorica). After the death of George of Duklja in the 1130s, the family of Zavida regained some of its power in Serbia.

The first-born child of Zavida, Tihomir was chosen to rule over Rascia as a Grand Župan (highest title) following Byzantiums division of the Serb lands by Manuel I, his other sons were given česti[2] (parts): Stracimir ruled West Morava, Miroslav ruled Zahumlje and Travunia, Stefan Nemanja was given Toplica, Ibar, Rasina and Reke.

Family

Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ljutovid
Župan of Zahumlje
under Uroš I

fl. 1112
Succeeded by
Miroslav
of Hum and Travunia
Slavogast of Hum

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fine, J.V.A.; Van Antwerp Fine, J. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780472082605. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. Cirkovic, S.M. (2004). The Serbs. Wiley. p. 31. ISBN 9780631204718. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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