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Petrislav of Rascia
Petrislav Vojislavljević
Prince of Rascia (Župan)
Prince of Rascia
Reignca. 1060–1083
SuccessorVukan
Issue
  • Vukan, Grand Prince of Rascia
  • Marko, Prince
HouseVojislavljević
FatherMihailo I
ReligionEastern Christianity

Petrislav (Template:Lang-sr[A]; fl. 1060–1083) was the Prince of Rascia, a province under the Grand Principality of Doclea, from 1060 to 1083. He was appointed to govern Rascia by his father, Grand Prince Mihailo I, who had reunited Rascia (the Zagora-region in the Serbian Principality) into the Serbian realm after decades of Byzantine annexation.

Background

Bosnia, Zahumlje and Rascia never were incorporated into an integrated state with Duklja.[1] Each principality had its own nobility and institutions, simply requiring a member of the royal family to rule as Prince or Duke.[1]

Life

Petrislav was the last son of Mihailo I and his Greek second wife.[1]

Mihailo I conquered Rascia from the Byzantines between 1060 and 1074.[2] He appointed Petrislav as Prince of Rascia.[2] Mihailo I died in 1081, and Constantine Bodin succeeded as Prince.[2] By 1085, the Vojislavljević brothers suppressed the revolt in the župa of Zeta, staged by their cousins, the sons of Radoslav. Constantine Bodin ruled unchallengedly.

He was succeeded by his two sons, Vukan and Marko, in 1083.[1]

Petrislav of Rascia
Royal titles
Preceded byas strategos of Serbia Prince of Rascia
1060–1083
Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Catepan of Ras

References

  1. ^
    Name: His name was Petrislav, in Latin Petrislavus. He was a descendant of Vojislavljević, his father was Mihailo, hence, according to the contemporary naming culture, his name was Petrislav Mihailović Vojislavljević (Петрислав Војислављевић).
  1. ^ a b c d Fine 1991, p. 223
  2. ^ a b c Fine 1991, p. 213

Sources

  • Fine, John Van Antwerp (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08149-7.
  • Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89452-4.
  • Ćorović, Vladimir, Istorija srpskog naroda, Book I, (In Serbian) Electric Book, Rastko Electronic Book, Antikvarneknjige (Cyrillic)
  • Tibor Živković, Portreti srpskih vladara (IX—XII), Beograd, 2006 (ISBN 86-17-13754-1), p. 11
  • Živković, Tibor (2008). Forging unity: The South Slavs between East and West 550-1150. Belgrade: The Institute of History, Čigoja štampa. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)