| Stracimir Zavidović | |
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| Died | after December 25, 1189. |
| Title | Župan of West Morava |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Parents | Zavida |
Stracimir Zavidović (Serbian: Страцимир Завидовић) was a 12th-century Serbian Prince (Župan) of West Morava in 1163-1166, an administrative division (appanage) of the Medieval Serbian Principality.
He was a son of Zavida, a prince of the house of Vukanović that briefly held the appanage of Zahumlje.[1]
Stracimir was given the oblasts of West Morava (a province of Rascia region) to rule as a Župan (Prince, 2nd highest title) following Byzantiums division of the Serb lands by Manuel I, his other brothers were given česti[2] (parts): Miroslav ruled Zahumlje [and Travunia], Stefan Nemanja was given Toplica, Ibar, Rasina and Reke while the first-born Tihomir was given the supreme rule of the Principality.
He built the fortress of Morava Gradac (Moravski Gradac, Моравски Градац), ktitor was Monastery of Our Lady, in Čačak, where he was seated.
In 1166, Stefan Nemanja coups Tihomir and has him and his brothers Stracimir and Miroslav expelled to Byzantium in 1167/1168. Stefan Nemanja defeats Tihomir and his Byzantine army, Tihomir drowns in a river and the other brothers are stripped of their titles, with Nemanja becoming "Ruler of All Serbia", he however, pardons his brothers and Stracimir continues to rule his lands. When Stefan Nemanja besieged and retook the power of Duklja in 1180s, Stracimir and Miroslav attacked the forces of Doclean ruler and kinsman Mihailo.
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Župan of West Morava under Tihomir 1163-1166 |
Succeeded by ? |