Radoslav of Duklja

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Radoslav Gradišnić was the Prince of Duklja, from 1146 to 1148, when Coastal Serb Prince Desa, another dynastic pretender, took Zeta and Travunia from Radoslav and unified the coastal Principalities under his firm grip. He succeeded his father, Gradihna, as ruler of Dioclea. However, Radoslav had to travel to Byzantine emperor Manuel Comenus in Constantinople to gain the authority to rule over Dioclea, which he did. Compared to his father and the other rulers of Dioclea, Radoslav was the only one to wear the title Prince rather than King, which was a symbol of a decline in Dioclea's reputation and power, as well as its dependence and vassalage position towards the Byzantines. Radoslav divided Dioclea's power with his brothers Jovan and Vladimir.

Preceded by Gradihna	Prince of Duklja 1146–1148	Succeeded by Prince Desa takes over
Preceded by Prince Desa	Prince of Duklja 1162	Succeeded by Mihailo III of Duklja