Petrislav (Serbian Cyrillic: Петрислав[A]; fl. 1060–1083) was the Prince of Raška (Latin: Rascia; later anachronism for the Principality of Serbia), a province under the Grand Principality of Doclea, from 1060 to 1083. He was appointed to govern Raška by his father, Grand Prince Mihailo I, who had reunited Raška (the Zagora region of the former early medieval Serbian Principality) into the Serbian realm after decades of Byzantine annexation.
| Petrislav of Rascia Petrislav Vojislavljević | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Rascia (Župan) | |
| Prince of Rascia | |
| Reign | ca. 1060–1083 |
| Successor | Vukan |
| Issue | |
| House | Vojislavljević |
| Father | Mihailo I |
| Religion | Eastern Christianity |
Background
editBosnia, Zahumlje, and Rascia (i.e. Serbia) never were incorporated into an integrated state with Doclea.[1] Each principality had its own nobility and institutions, simply requiring a member of the royal family to rule as Prince or Duke.[1]
Life
editPetrislav was the last son of Mihailo I and his Greek second wife.[1]
Mihailo I reconquered Rascia from the Byzantines between 1060 and 1074.[2] He appointed Petrislav as Prince of Rascia.[2] Mihailo I died in 1081, and Constantine Bodin succeeded as Prince.[2] By 1085, the Vojislavljević brothers suppressed the revolt in the župa of Zeta, staged by their cousins, the sons of Radoslav. Constantine Bodin ruled unchallengedly.
He was succeeded by his two sons, Vukan and Marko, in 1083.[1]
References
edit- ^ Name: His name was Petrislav, in Latin Petrislavus. He was a descendant of Vojislavljević, his father was Mihailo, hence, according to the contemporary naming culture, his name was Petrislav Mihailović Vojislavljević (Петрислав Војислављевић).
Sources
edit- Fine, John Van Antwerp (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08149-7.
- Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89452-4.
- Ćorović, Vladimir, Istorija srpskog naroda, Book I, (In Serbian) Electric Book, Rastko Electronic Book, Antikvarneknjige (Cyrillic)
- Drugi Period, IV: Pokrštavanje Južnih Slovena
- Istorija Srpskog Naroda, Srbi između Vizantije, Hrvatske i Bugarske
- The Serbs, ISBN 0-631-20471-7, ISBN 978-0-631-20471-8. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004, Google Books.
- Tibor Živković, Portreti srpskih vladara (IX—XII), Beograd, 2006 (ISBN 86-17-13754-1), p. 11
- Živković, Tibor (2008). Forging unity: The South Slavs between East and West 550-1150. Belgrade: The Institute of History, Čigoja štampa. ISBN 978-86-7558-573-2.