His life is only known from the information given in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja, according to which he is sometimes called Dobroslav II in modern historiography. Dobroslav was the eldest of four sons of the Dioclean king Michael I and his second wife, a Greek.[3] Dobroslav was about 25 years old at the death of his father,[3] in c. 1081.
Duklja and neighbouring regions during the 11th and 12th century
Although being the eldest son, Michael had chosen his favourite, Constantine Bodin, to succeed him. The Venetians had rescued Bodin in 1078 from Byzantine captivity. By 1085, Bodin and his brothers had suppressed a revolt by their cousins, the sons of Michael's brother Radoslav in the župa of Zeta, and Constantine Bodin ruled unchallenged until his death in 1101. Dobroslav succeeded as titular "King of Slavs".
According to the Chronicle of Duklja, Dobroslav was selected by the people to become king after the death of Bodin. However, his reign was short as Vukan, Grand Prince of Serbia, along with the pretender to the Dioclean throne, Kočopar, attacked Duklja, defeating Dobroslav at the Battle of Morača. Dobroslav was overthrown and was banished to inner Serbia. In the meantime, the army from inner Serbia, along with Kočopar and Vukan, took over Dioclea. Kočopar wasn't able to hold his position in Dioclea, and thus escaped to Zachumlia, where he died. Vladimir, Dobroslav's nephew, assumed the throne of Dioclea after Kočopar's death. Dobroslav was later released from prison in inner Serbia and returned to Dioclea. However, upon his arrival, Vladimir imprisoned him in Scutari where he was blinded and castrated on the orders of Bodin's widow, Queen Jaquinta. His last years were spent at the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Sv. Srđa i Vakha) on the Bojana river, where he was buried.[4] He had no issue.
^Шишић, Фердо, ed. (1928). Летопис Попа Дукљанина (Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja). Београд-Загреб: Српска краљевска академија.
^Кунчер, Драгана (2009). Gesta Regum Sclavorum. Vol. 1. Београд-Никшић: Историјски институт, Манастир Острог.
^ abJohn Van Antwerp Fine (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. University of Michigan Press. pp. 230–. ISBN0-472-08149-7.
^Prilozi za književnost, jezik, istoriju i folklor. Vol. 51–52. Državna Štamparija. 1988. p. 94.
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Живковић, Тибор (2009). Gesta Regum Sclavorum. Vol. 2. Историјски институт, Манастир Острог.
Živković, Tibor (2008). Forging unity: The South Slavs between East and West 550-1150. Belgrade: The Institute of History, Čigoja štampa. ISBN9788675585732.
dobroslav, confused, with, stefan, vojislav, serbian, cyrillic, Доброслав, 1081, 1103, king, duklja, between, 1101, 1102, dobroslav, king, slavs, titular, king, dukljareign1101, 1102predecessorconstantine, bodin, mihailo, successorkočoparbornc, 1056diedafter, . Not to be confused with Stefan Vojislav Dobroslav II Serbian Cyrillic Dobroslav fl 1081 1103 was King of Duklja between 1101 and 1102 1 2 Dobroslav King of Slavs titular King of DukljaReign1101 1102PredecessorConstantine Bodin Mihailo II SuccessorKocoparBornc 1056Diedafter 1103 1104 BurialMonastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus BojanaDynastyVojislavljevicFatherMihailo VojislavljevicMotherNeda MonomachouReligionEastern Christianity Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 3 1 SourcesLife editHis life is only known from the information given in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja according to which he is sometimes called Dobroslav II in modern historiography Dobroslav was the eldest of four sons of the Dioclean king Michael I and his second wife a Greek 3 Dobroslav was about 25 years old at the death of his father 3 in c 1081 nbsp Duklja and neighbouring regions during the 11th and 12th century Although being the eldest son Michael had chosen his favourite Constantine Bodin to succeed him The Venetians had rescued Bodin in 1078 from Byzantine captivity By 1085 Bodin and his brothers had suppressed a revolt by their cousins the sons of Michael s brother Radoslav in the zupa of Zeta and Constantine Bodin ruled unchallenged until his death in 1101 Dobroslav succeeded as titular King of Slavs According to the Chronicle of Duklja Dobroslav was selected by the people to become king after the death of Bodin However his reign was short as Vukan Grand Prince of Serbia along with the pretender to the Dioclean throne Kocopar attacked Duklja defeating Dobroslav at the Battle of Moraca Dobroslav was overthrown and was banished to inner Serbia In the meantime the army from inner Serbia along with Kocopar and Vukan took over Dioclea Kocopar wasn t able to hold his position in Dioclea and thus escaped to Zachumlia where he died Vladimir Dobroslav s nephew assumed the throne of Dioclea after Kocopar s death Dobroslav was later released from prison in inner Serbia and returned to Dioclea However upon his arrival Vladimir imprisoned him in Scutari where he was blinded and castrated on the orders of Bodin s widow Queen Jaquinta His last years were spent at the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Sv Srđa i Vakha on the Bojana river where he was buried 4 He had no issue See also editVojislavljevic dynasty Vukanovic dynastyReferences edit Shishiћ Ferdo ed 1928 Letopis Popa Dukљanina Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja Beograd Zagreb Srpska kraљevska akademiјa Kuncher Dragana 2009 Gesta Regum Sclavorum Vol 1 Beograd Nikshiћ Istoriјski institut Manastir Ostrog a b John Van Antwerp Fine 1991 The Early Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century University of Michigan Press pp 230 ISBN 0 472 08149 7 Prilozi za knjizevnost jezik istoriju i folklor Vol 51 52 Drzavna Stamparija 1988 p 94 Sources edit Fine John V A Jr 1991 1983 The Early Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press ISBN 0 472 08149 7 Kuncher Dragana 2009 Gesta Regum Sclavorum Vol 1 Istoriјski institut Manastir Ostrog Zhivkoviћ Tibor 2009 Gesta Regum Sclavorum Vol 2 Istoriјski institut Manastir Ostrog Zivkovic Tibor 2008 Forging unity The South Slavs between East and West 550 1150 Belgrade The Institute of History Cigoja stampa ISBN 9788675585732 Regnal titles Preceded byConstantine Bodin King of Duklja1101 1102 Succeeded byZupanKocapar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dobroslav II amp oldid 1220341436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
