Pribislav of Serbia

Prince / Archont / Knez

Pribislav

Prince / Archont / Knez
of Serbs / Serbia
Prince of Serbia
Reign| 891–892
Predecessor| Mutimir
Successor| Petar

Born| 845/850
Died| After 892
Issue| Zaharija
House| Vlastimirović dynasty
Father| Mutimir
Religion| Chalcedonian Christian

Pribislav (Serbian: Прибислав, Greek: Πριβέσθλαβος[A]) was Prince of the Serbs for a year, in 891–892, before being deposed by his cousin Petar. He was the eldest son of Mutimir (r. 851–891) of the Vlastimirović dynasty, who ruled during the expanding and Christianization of Serbia.

## Life[edit]

Vlastimirović dynasty

* Višeslav (c. 780)
* Radoslav (after 800)
* Prosigoj (before 830)
* Vlastimir (c. 830-851)
* Mutimir (c. 851-891)
* Pribislav (891-892)
* Petar (892-917)
* Pavle (917-921)
* Zaharija (921-924)
* Časlav (933-943/960)

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His father had with his brothers Strojimir and Gojnik, defeated the Bulgar Army sent by Tsar Boris I of Bulgaria and led by his son Vladimir.[1] Vladimir was captured together with 12 boyars. Boris I and Mutimir agreed on peace (and perhaps an alliance[1]), and Mutimir sent his sons Bran and Stefan beyond the border to escort the prisoners, where they exchanged items as a sign of peace: Boris himself gave them "rich gifts", while he was given "two slaves, two falcons, two dogs, and eighty furs".[2]

In the 880s, Mutimir seized the throne, exiling his younger brothers and Klonimir, Strojimir's son, to the court of Boris I in the Bulgar Khanate.[1] This was most likely due to treachery.[3] Petar, the son of Gojnik, was kept at the Serbian court of Mutimir for political reasons,[3] but he soon fled to Branimir of Croatia.[1]

Mutimir died in 890 or 891, leaving the throne to his eldest son, Pribislav.[1] Pribislav had only ruled for a year when Petar returned in 892, defeating him in battle and seizing the throne. Pribislav fled to Croatia with his brothers Bran and Stefan.[1] Bran later returned and led an unsuccessful rebellion against Petar in 894.[4] Bran was defeated, captured and blinded (a Byzantine tradition meant to disqualify a person from taking the throne[5])

His only son, Zaharija, remained in Constantinople for a long period before successfully seizing the throne with Byzantine aid, ruling from 922–924.

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Pribislav| Bran| Stefan
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Zaharija I

## Legacy[edit]

The Pribislav mentioned in the Gospel of Cividale (codex aquileiensis), is most likely referring to Pribislav.[6][7][8]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^

Name: The first attestation of his name is the Greek Pribeslavos (Πριβέσθλαβος[9]), in Latin Pribesthlabus[10] or Preuuisclao,[11] in Serbian Pribislav or Prvoslav (Прибислав/Првослав, meaning "First-glorified"; from the words prvo \- first, and slava \- glory). He was a descendant of Vlastimirović, his father was Mutimir, hence, according to the contemporary naming culture, his name was Pribislav Mutimirović Vlastimirović.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f The early medieval Balkans, p. 141
2. ^ Southeastern Europe
3. ^ a b Đekić, Đ. 2009, "Why did prince Mutimir keep Petar Gojnikovic?", Teme, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 683-688. PDF
4. ^ The early medieval Balkans, p. 150
5. ^ Longworth, Philip (1997), The making of Eastern Europe: from prehistory to postcommunism (1997 ed.), Palgrave Macmillan, p. 321, ISBN 0-312-17445-4
6. ^ Đorđe Sp Radojičić (1967). Književna zbivanja i stvaranja kod Srba u srednjem veku i u tursko doba. Matic srpska. p. 27.
7. ^ Die Welt der Slaven. Böhlau. 1965. p. 104.
8. ^ (Eggers 1996, p. 51)
9. ^ De Administrando Imperio, ch. 32
10. ^ Johann Grosse II (Héritiers), Nova acta eruditorum, 1764, p. 169
11. ^ Kos, F.; Kos, M. (1906). knj. L. 801-1000. Lenova družba. Retrieved 2015-08-23.

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Pribislav

Vlastimirović dynasty

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Mutimir

|  Prince of Serbia
891–892  | Succeeded by

Petar

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Monarchs of Serbia

Principality of Serbia (early medieval), 641-969|

* Unknown Archon
* Višeslav
* Radoslav
* Prosigoj
* Vlastimir
* Mutimir
* Pribislav
* Petar
* Pavle
* Zaharija
* Časlav
* Byzantine annexation, Duklja subsequently emerging as seat

Serbian Principality of Duklja, 998-1101|

* Jovan Vladimir
* Stefan Vojislav
* Neda
* Mihailo
* Constantine Bodin
* Raška re-emerging as seat (Grand Principality)

Grand Principality of Serbia, 1101-1217|

* Vukan
* Uroš I
* Uroš II
* Beloš
* Desa
* Tihomir
* Stefan Nemanja
* Stefan the First-Crowned
* Proclamation of Kingdom

Kingdom of Serbia, 1217-1346
Serbian Empire, 1346-1371|

* Stefan the First-Crowned
* Stefan Radoslav
* Stefan Vladislav
* Stefan Uroš I
* Stefan Dragutin
* Vladislav at Syrmia
* Stefan Milutin
* Stefan Konstantin
* Stefan Dečanski
* Stefan Dušan
* Proclamation of Empire
* Stefan Dušan
* Stefan Uroš V
* Fall of the Serbian Empire

Moravian Serbia, 1371-1402
Serbian Despotate, 1402-1537|

* Lazar
* Stefan Lazarević
* Proclamation of Despotate
* Stefan Lazarević
* Đurađ Branković
* Lazar Branković
* Stefan Branković
* Stephen Tomašević
* Ottoman annexation, titular:
* Vuk Grgurević
* Đorđe Branković
* Jovan Branković
* Ivaniš Berislavić
* Stevan Berislavić
* Radič Božić
* Pavle Bakić
* Stefan Štiljanović
* Ottoman annexation

Second Serbian Empire and Duchy of Srem, 1526-1532

* Jovan Nenad
* Radoslav Čelnik

Revolutionary Serbia, 1804-1837|

* Karađorđe
* Miloš Obrenović

Principality of Serbia, 1837-1882|

* Miloš I
* Milan II
* Mihailo III
* Aleksandar
* Miloš I
* Mihailo III
* Milan IV
* Proclamation of Kingdom

Kingdom of Serbia, 1882-1918|

* Milan I
* Aleksandar I
* Petar I
* Proclamation of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

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