Stefan Uroš II Milutin Стефан Урош II Милутин | |
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 King Milutin, founder's portrait (fresco) in King's Church of the Studenica Monastery, painted during his lifetime, around 1314 | |
| Milutin the Ktetor | |
| Born | 1253 |
| Died | 29 October 1321 (aged 68) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| King of all Serbian and Maritime lands | |
| Reign | 1282–1321 |
| Coronation | 1282 |
| Predecessor | Stefan Dragutin |
| Successor | Stefan Dečanski |
| Born | Uroš II Milutin Nemanjić |
| Burial | St. Nedelya Cathedral in Sofia (relocated in 1460) |
| Spouse | Jelena Helena Doukaina Angelina Elizabeth of Hungary Anna Terter of Bulgaria Simonis Palaiologina |
| Issue | Stefan Konstantin Stefan Uroš III Dečanski |
| House | Nemanjić dynasty |
| Father | Stefan Uroš I |
| Mother | Helen of Anjou |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
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Stefan Uroš II Milutin (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Урош II Милутин, romanized: Stefan Uroš II Milutin; c. 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one of the most powerful rulers of Serbia in the Middle Ages and one of the most prominent European monarchs of his time. Milutin is credited with strongly resisting the efforts of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos to impose Roman Catholicism on the Balkans after the Union of Lyons in 1274. During his reign, Serbian economic power grew rapidly, mostly due to the development of mining. He founded Novo Brdo, which became an internationally important silver mining site. As most of the Nemanjić monarchs, he was proclaimed a saint by the Serbian Orthodox Church with a feast day on October 30.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Dvornik 1962, p. 110-111, 119.
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- ^ Curta 2019, p. 668-667.