Stefan Uroš V

emperor of Serbia

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Stefan Uroš V was the emperor of Serbia from 1355 to 1371, succeeding his father, Stefan Dušan. He was the son of Stefan Dušan, who was the greatest ruler of medieval Serbia and expanded the Serbian empire significantly.12

However, Stefan Uroš V was a weak ruler, and during his reign, the Serbian empire began to fragment. Powerful regional princes asserted their independence, leading to the dissolution of the empire into smaller, rival territories. This internal weakness made the Serbian principalities vulnerable to external threats, and they eventually fell under the suzerainty of the Byzantine emperor before being conquered by the Ottoman Turks after 1371.12

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Stefan Dušan’s son and successor, Stefan Uroš V (from 1355), was a weak ruler under whom the Serbian empire dissolved into fragments ruled by rival princes. The Serbian principalities were compelled to accept the suzerainty of the Byzantine emperor before falling to the advancing power of the Ottoman Turks after…
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Stefan Dušan’s son and successor, Stefan Uroš V (from 1355), was a weak ruler under whom the Serbian empire dissolved into fragments ruled by rival princes. The Serbian principalities were compelled to accept the suzerainty of the Byzantine emperor before falling to the advancing power of the Ottoman Turks after…
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