Stefan Uros V

Stefan Urosh V was the only son of Stefan Dusan and Helen of Bulgaria , sister of Tsar Ivan-Alexander . When his father declared himself King of Serbs and Greeks in 1346 , Uros was crowned king of Serbia, that is, the so-called "junior king". He was about 10 years old at that time, therefore, in fact, his mother and the court nobility were in effect by the kingdom.

In 1355 , Stephen Urosh V inherited the title of father - the King of the Serbs and Greeks , and subsequently unsuccessfully tried to save the empire created by his father. The central government weakened, and many local local authorities gained autonomy. In a short time, the Serbian kingdom of Stefan Dusan became a confederation of principalities, which only formally submitted to the central government.

The first serious political problem of Stefan Uros V became a claim to the independence of his uncle, Simeon Sines , who was attacked by the king in 1356 . However, Simeon Sinish defeated the troops of Uros, and he was forced to abandon Thessaly and Epirus .

Serbian lands after the death of Stefan Uros V

The separatism of local rulers was also supported by the king’s mother, Helena Bulgarian , who actually began to rule independently, with the support of the aristocrat Jovan Uglesh. Other Serbian grandees, Dejanković, Balsić, Nikola Altomanović and Uglesh , brother of Vukashin Mrniavčević, followed her example. The latter in 1365 was crowned co-ruler of the king, and the throne passed to his descendants in the case of childlessness of Uros. By the end of his reign, Stefan Urosh controlled only the territory between Shar Planina and the Danube .

Stefan Uroš V died childless in December 1371 , shortly after the Serbian knights were defeated by the Turks in the battle of Maritza . Authorities in the north of the country got Lazar Hrbeljanovic , who, however, did not take the title of king. In fact, Serbia has ceased to exist as a single state. In 1377 , Tvrtko I Bosnian (the female grandson of Stefan Dragutin ) was crowned king of Serbia, Bosnia and the coastal lands. However, he did not have real power in Serbia.

Stefan Urosh V founded the Mateych Monastery. He was canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church 211 years after his death. His relics are located in the monastery of Novi Yazak on the mountain ridge of Fruska Gora .

• The Cathedral of Saint Uros is an Orthodox church dedicated to Stefan Urosh V.

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