The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи, Nemanjići; Anglicised: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty.
The "Stefan" dynasty - House of Nemanjić was named after Stefan Nemanja. It was descended from the cadet line of the House of Vojislavljević. The House of Nemanjić produced eleven Serbian monarchs between 1166 and 1371.
After Stefan Nemanja had taken Stefan as his name, all the subsequent monarchs of the house used...
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The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи, Nemanjići; Anglicised: Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty.
The "Stefan" dynasty - House of Nemanjić was named after Stefan Nemanja. It was descended from the cadet line of the House of Vojislavljević. The House of Nemanjić produced eleven Serbian monarchs between 1166 and 1371.
After Stefan Nemanja had taken Stefan as his name, all the subsequent monarchs of the house used it as sort of title. Soon it became inseparable from the monarchy, and all claimants denoted their royal pretensions by using the same name, in front of their original names.
Rulers of this dynasty wore the titles Grand Princes of Rascia from 1166. After the crowning of Stefan the First in 1217, the full title of the dynasty was King of the land of Rascia, Doclea, Travunia, Dalmatia and Zachlumia, although a shorter version of the title was King of the Serbs. Following the elevation of members of the dynasty to the status of Emperors in 1346,...
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