List of Rulers of Duklja - List of Rulers

List of Rulers

Byzantine Empire First Bulgarian Empire Holy Roman Empire Grand Principality of Serbia Independent
Picture Name Reign Notes Geneaology
archon
Peter
? He was an archon of Duklja in the 10th or 11th century. The only information on him is from a seal found in the 19th century, which is decorated on the observe with a bust of the Virgin Mary holding a medallion of Christ and flanked by two cruciform invocative monograms. The text is in Greek letters, saying "Petrou, Archontos Diokleias, Amin" (ΠΕΤΡ(Ο)Υ ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ ΔΙΟΚΛ(Ε)ΙΑ(Σ) ΑΜΗΝ) - Peter, archon of Dioklea, Amen. The seal shows that although Duklja underwent turmoil in the 9th century, the region still continued under Byzantine rule, or if not authority, influence.
Knez
Jovan Vladimir
fl. 1000-1016 Jovan fought to protect Duklja from Bulgarian expansion, making an alliance with Byzantium; Bulgaria however conquered Duklja in 997 and took Jovan Vladimir prisoner. Jovan ruled Duklja as a vassal of the Bulgarian empire until 1016. CPD: Petrislav
Knez (Archont)
Stefan Vojislav
1018–1034
1040-1043
Overthrew the Byzantine supremacy over Serbs in Duklja; founder of the Vojislavljević dynasty; in 1035 rebelled against the Byzantine Empire, but forced to sign an armistice; went to war again in 1040, which would be continued by his heir and son, Mihailo. Except Duklja, his realm included Travunija with Konavli and Zahumlje. CPD: Dragomir
Grand Prince, King
Mihailo I
1050–1077
1077-1081
Crowned King by the pope in 1077. Stefan Vojislav
King, Tzar
Constantine Bodin
1081-1085
1085-1091
Tsar of Bulgaria as Peter III in 1072.
King
Dobroslav II
1101–1102 Overthrown by Vukan of Rascia and Kočopar.
King
Kočapar
1102–1103 Brought to power by Vukan of Rascia. Vassal of the Grand Principality of Rascia. Killed in battle against Zachlumoi.
King
Vladimir
1103–1113 Married daughter of Vukan of Rascia. Vassal of the Grand Principality of Rascia. He was poisoned by his cousin Đorđe.
King
Đorđe
1113-1118 Son of Constantine Bodin. Đorđe was overthrown by Uroš I of Rascia in 1118.
King
Grubeša
1118-1125 Overthrew Đorđe with the help of the Byzantines.
King
Đorđe
1125-1131 Second rule. Vassal of the Grand Principality of Rascia.
King
Gradinja
1131-1146 Appointed to Doclean throne by Byzantines after Đorđe's defeat in the second Doclean-Byzantine War.
Prince
Radoslav
1146-1148 Byzantine vassal. Only dynastic member to be mentioned as Prince of Doclea.
Prince
Mihailo II
1148-1186 Byzantine vassal.

Duklja continues as a crownland of Grand Principality of Serbia.

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