Stefan Uroš V

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Stefan Uroš V was the last emperor of the medieval Serbian Empire, whose weak rule led to the fragmentation and eventual collapse of centralized Nemanjić authority.

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Stefan Uroš V canonical 4
Emperor Stefan Uroš V 1
Stefan Uroš the Weak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox Christian
Serbian emperor
medieval ruler
member of the Nemanjić dynasty
alsoKnownAs Stefan Uroš the Weak
linked to: Stefan Uroš V

Uroš Nejaki
linked to: Uroš V

Uroš the Weak
linked to: Stefan Uroš V
birthDate c. 1336
burialPlace Jazak Monastery
burialRelocation relics translated to Jazak Monastery in Fruška Gora
canonizationStatus venerated as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church
causeOfPoliticalDecline rise of powerful Serbian magnates
contemporaryEvent Battle of Maritsa
country Serbian Empire
deathDate 4 December 1371
deathPlace Serbian Empire
dynasty Nemanjić dynasty
era Middle Ages
father Stefan Dušan
givenName Stefan
governedFrom Skopje
historicalPeriod late Nemanjić period
historicalReputation weak ruler
languageOfCourt Old Serbian
mother Helena of Bulgaria
notableFor being the last emperor of the Serbian Empire
fragmentation of the Serbian Empire
weak central authority during his reign
patronage Serbian Orthodox Church
positionHeld Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks
Serbian emperor
predecessor Stefan Dušan
regionRuled Balkans
regnalName Uroš V
reignEnd 1371
reignStart 1355
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
saintTitle Saint Uroš
scriptUsed Cyrillic
spouse Anna (possibly of Wallachia)
succeededBy regional Serbian lords
successor none (imperial title lapsed)
successorState Lordship of Prilep
Moravian Serbia
Vukašin Mrnjavčević’s realm
territorialLosses Epirus
Macedonia
Thessaly
title autokrator of the Serbs and Greeks

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Nemanjić dynasty notableMember Stefan Uroš V
Stefan Dušan child Stefan Uroš V
Stefan Dušan successor Stefan Uroš V
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević coRulerWith Emperor Stefan Uroš V
linked to: Stefan Uroš V
Stefan Uroš V alsoKnownAs Uroš the Weak
linked to: Stefan Uroš V
Stefan Uroš V alsoKnownAs Stefan Uroš the Weak
linked to: Stefan Uroš V