Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia

Stefan I Vladislav
Стефан I Владислав
King of all the Rascian Lands and Diocleia and Dalmatia and Travunia and Zachlumia,
King of all the Serbian and Maritime Lands

Stefan Vladislav, fresco from Mileševa monastery
Reign 1233-1243
Born around 1198
Died 1264+
Predecessor Stefan Radoslav
Successor Stefan Uroš I
Consort Beloslava
Royal House House of Nemanjić
Father Stefan Prvovenčani
Mother Eudokia Angelina
Religious beliefs Serbian Orthodox

Stefan Vladislav I (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Владислав I; died after 1264) was a Serbian king from 1233/4 to 1243, a son of Stefan Prvovenčani and a grandson of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja and Anna, the granddaughter of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice.

He overthrew his older half-brother, King Stefan Radoslav with help from his father-in-law Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. He assumed the Serbian throne after being crowned by his uncle, Serbia's Archbishop Saint Sava. In 1237 he transferred the body of Saint Sava from Tărnovo, where he had died, to the monastery of Mileševa.

After the death of his father-in-law Ivan Asen II, during the invasion of Batu Khan in Central Europe Stefan Vladislav was overthrown by his younger brother Stefan Uroš I. The new king may have allowed Stefan Vladislav to rule Zeta as governor, and in any case did not completely remove him from an active role in government.

By his marriage with Beloslava, daughter of Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Stefan Vladislav had the following children:

  1. Stefan
  2. Desa, a župan (1281/5)
  3. daughter, married Djure Kačić, the Knez of Omiš.

Contents

Flag of Serbia

Main articles: Flag of Serbia and List of Serbian flags

The oldest known description of a flag of Serbia is from the 1281 description of a flag in the treasury of King Stefan Vladislav (1233–1243), which was kept in the Dubrovnik Republic. The description lists "vexillum unum de zendato rubeo et blavo" - a flag of fabric red and blue (zendato - čenda a type of light, silky fabric).[1] We however don't know how were the colours patterned; horizontal diband shown to the left is sometimes used in commemorations of medieval events in Serbia.[2] As Vladislav ruled from 1233 to 1243 and died after 1264, the flag predates the time of the description, hence making it likely to have been used around the middle 13th century.

See also

Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia
Born: 1198 Died: 1264
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Stefan Radoslav		 King of Serbia
1233/1234–1243		 Succeeded by
Stefan Uroš I
Preceded by
Đorđe Nemanjić		 King of Zeta
1243
With: Beloslava (Queen)		 Succeeded by
Stefan Uroš I

References

  1. ^ D. Samardžić. Vojne zastave Srba do 1918. Beograd: Vojni muzej, 1983
  2. ^ Flag of the Serbian Kingdom, XIIIth century at Flags of the World

Sources

  • Encyclopedia Sveznanje published by "Narodno delo", Belgrade, 1937.
  • John V.A. Fine Jr., The Late Medieval Balkans, Ann Arbor, 1987.
Main ruling members
Other ruling members
Archbishops
Minor members
Vratislav Nemanjić · Vratko Nemanjić · Urošica · Dmitar Nemanjić · Stefan Vukanović · Stephen Uroš · Radoslav Hlapenx · Vojihnax · Balša Ix
Female members
Consorts
St. Anastasija · Eudokia Angelina · Anna Dandolo · Anna Doukaina · Beloslava · Helen of Anjou · Catherine · Helena Doukaina Angelina · Elisabeth · Anna Terter · Simonida · Theodora Smilets · Maria Palaiologina · Helena · Anna Basaraba