Mihailo I (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило I , English: Michael I) of the House of Vojislav was the ruler of Duklja as Grand Prince (1050-1077) and King (1077-1081).
He was the first king of Duklja, under whom it was the first Serbian state to achieve more widespread international recognition. Originally, Mihailo (Michael) appeared to have shared power (or perhaps been "the first among equals") with his four brothers. An early threat by a breakaway reb...
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Mihailo I (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило I , English: Michael I) of the House of Vojislav was the ruler of Duklja as Grand Prince (1050-1077) and King (1077-1081).
He was the first king of Duklja, under whom it was the first Serbian state to achieve more widespread international recognition. Originally, Mihailo (Michael) appeared to have shared power (or perhaps been "the first among equals") with his four brothers. An early threat by a breakaway rebellion in Trebinje was faced by coordinated action of the brothers, and the agreement that bound them in so doing, brokered by their mother, is perhaps the oldest known treaty in the western Balkans.
While in no imminent danger from that side, Mihailo found it favorable to further strengthen ties with Byzantium around 1052, gaining a patrician title and marriage to a Greek princess in the process. This might have implied titular recognition of Constantinople's authority, but no real concessions on his part. It corresponded to the current...
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