 Fresco of Stefan the First-Crowned from Bogorodica Ljeviška | |
| Stefan the First-Crowned | |
| Born | around 1165 |
| Died | 24 September 1228 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 24 September |
| Attributes | Church Builder |
| Grand Prince of Serbia | |
| Reign | 1196–1228 |
| Coronation | 1217 (as king) |
| Predecessor | Stefan Nemanja |
| Successor | Stefan Radoslav |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Eudokia Angelina Anna Dandolo |
| Issue | Stefan Radoslav Stefan Vladislav Stefan Uroš I Sava II Komnena, Princess Consort of Arbanon |
| House | Nemanjić dynasty |
| Father | Stefan Nemanja |
| Mother | Anastasija |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox Christian |
Stefan Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Немањић, pronounced [stêfaːn němaɲitɕ]), known as Stefan the First-Crowned (Serbian: Стефан Првовенчани, romanized: Stefan Prvovenčani, pronounced [stêfaːn prʋoʋěntʃaːniː]; c. 1165 – 24 September 1228), was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1196 and the King of Serbia from 1217 until his death in 1228. He was the first Serbian king by Nemanjić dynasty;[1][2][3][4] due to his transformation of the Serbian Grand Principality into the Kingdom of Serbia and the assistance he provided his brother Saint Sava in establishing the Serbian Orthodox Church.
- ^ Fine 1994, p. 38–56.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 33–38.
- ^ Curta 2006, p. 389–394.
- ^ Curta 2019, p. 662–664.