Stefan Prvovencani Nemanjic

Serbian king from 1217 to 1228 and Saint. He was the ruler of the Serbian state of Raska and managed to promote it to the status of kingdom and to establish a long lasting ruling dynasty of Nemanjic. Stefan Prvovencani (the First-Crowned) was the second eldest son of the Grand Duke Stefan Nemanja, younger brother of Vukan and older brother of Rastko Nemanjic (Saint Sava). He inherited the title of Grand Duke in 1196 when his father retired as a monk. The Byzantine emperor granted him the title of the King of Raska in 1217 resulted from his skillful diplomacy and persuasion