Pavle Branovic (Serbian: Павле Брановић, Greek: Παῦλος[a]; c. 870–921) was the Prince of the Serbs from 917 to 921. He was put on the throne by the Bulgarian Tsar Symeon I of Bulgaria, who had imprisoned the previous prince, Petar after he had become a Byzantine ally. Pavle ruled for four years, before being defeated by Zaharija Pribislavljević, his cousin. Pavle was the son of Bran, the middle son of Mutimir (r. 851–891) of the Vlastimirović dynasty.[1]
Pavle was born in the 870s,[2] between 870 and 874[3] to Bran Mutimirović, the middle son of Mutimir. His Christian name, in relation to the previous generation of pagan names, shows the spread Christianization of the Serbs.[4] After Mutimir, his grandfather, died in 891, Pribislav succeeded as prince. Pribislav ruled briefly for a year when Petar returned and defeated him. Pribislav fled to Croatia with his brothers Bran (Pavle's father) and Stefan.[5] Bran later returned and led an unsuccessful rebellion against Petar in 894.[6] Bran was defeated, captured and blinded (as per Byzantine tradition).[7]
In 917, a Byzantine army led by Leo Phokas invaded Bulgaria but was decisively defeated at the Battle of Achelous on 20 August 917.[8] After the Achelous,[6] Symeon sent an army to Serbia led by Pavle (after he had heard of a Byzantine–Serbian alliance), to take the Serbian throne, however, unsuccessfully as Petar proved a good opponent. Symeon then sent generals Marmais and Theodore Sigritsa, persuading Petar (through an oath) to come out and meet them, then captured and took him to Bulgaria where he was put in prison, dying within a year.[6] Symeon put Pavle on the Serbian throne.[6]
In 920, Zaharija, the exiled son of Pribislav (the eldest of Mutimir's sons), was sent by Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944) to seize the throne. Pavle defeated and captured him, handing him over to Symeon, who held him for future use. In the meantime, Pavle switched his allegiance back to the Byzantines, prompting Symeon to dispatch Zaharija against him at the head of a Bulgarian army in 921. Zaharija won the battle but soon reaffirmed his Byzantine alliance. There are no more mentions of Pavle.
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Not to be confused with Pavle Serbian Patriarch Pavle Branovic Serbian Pavle Branoviћ Greek Paῦlos a c 870 921 was the Prince of the Serbs from 917 to 921 He was put on the throne by the Bulgarian Tsar Symeon I of Bulgaria who had imprisoned the previous prince Petar after he had become a Byzantine ally Pavle ruled for four years before being defeated by Zaharija Pribislavljevic his cousin Pavle was the son of Bran the middle son of Mutimir r 851 891 of the Vlastimirovic dynasty 1 Pavle BranovicPrince of the SerbsPrince of SerbiaReign917 921PredecessorPetarSuccessorZaharijaBornca 870RasDied921 aged 50 or 51 HouseVlastimirovicFatherBranReligionChalcedonian ChristianPavle was born in the 870s 2 between 870 and 874 3 to Bran Mutimirovic the middle son of Mutimir His Christian name in relation to the previous generation of pagan names shows the spread Christianization of the Serbs 4 After Mutimir his grandfather died in 891 Pribislav succeeded as prince Pribislav ruled briefly for a year when Petar returned and defeated him Pribislav fled to Croatia with his brothers Bran Pavle s father and Stefan 5 Bran later returned and led an unsuccessful rebellion against Petar in 894 6 Bran was defeated captured and blinded as per Byzantine tradition 7 In 917 a Byzantine army led by Leo Phokas invaded Bulgaria but was decisively defeated at the Battle of Achelous on 20 August 917 8 After the Achelous 6 Symeon sent an army to Serbia led by Pavle after he had heard of a Byzantine Serbian alliance to take the Serbian throne however unsuccessfully as Petar proved a good opponent Symeon then sent generals Marmais and Theodore Sigritsa persuading Petar through an oath to come out and meet them then captured and took him to Bulgaria where he was put in prison dying within a year 6 Symeon put Pavle on the Serbian throne 6 In 920 Zaharija the exiled son of Pribislav the eldest of Mutimir s sons was sent by Romanos I Lekapenos r 920 944 to seize the throne Pavle defeated and captured him handing him over to Symeon who held him for future use In the meantime Pavle switched his allegiance back to the Byzantines prompting Symeon to dispatch Zaharija against him at the head of a Bulgarian army in 921 Zaharija won the battle but soon reaffirmed his Byzantine alliance There are no more mentions of Pavle Contents 1 See also 2 Annotations 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksSee also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vlastimirovic dynasty Byzantine Bulgarian war of 913 927 Bulgarian Serbian wars of 917 924Annotations Edit His name is attested as Greek Paulos Paῦlos In historiography he is known as Pavle Branovic Pavle Branoviћ References Edit Cirkovic 2004 pp 18 Zivkovic 2006 Veselinovic amp Ljusic 2008 A P Vlasto 2 October 1970 The Entry of the Slavs into Christendom An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs CUP Archive pp 209 ISBN 978 0 521 07459 9 Fine 1991 p 141 a b c d Fine 1991 p 150 Ferjancic 1966 Fine 1991 p 149 Sources EditPrimary 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A History of the First Bulgarian Empire London G Bell amp Sons ISBN 9780598749222 Runciman Steven 1988 1929 The Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and His Reign A Study of Tenth Century Byzantium Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521357227 Stephenson Paul 2000 Byzantium s Balkan Frontier A Political Study of the Northern Balkans 900 1204 Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521770170 Treadgold Warren T 1997 A History of the Byzantine State and Society Stanford CA Stanford University Press ISBN 9780804726306 Veselinovic Andrija Ljusic Rados 2008 Srpske dinastije Sluzbene glasnik ISBN 978 86 7549 921 3 Zhivkoviћ Tibor 2002 Јuzhni Sloveni pod vizantiјskom vlashћu 600 1025 South Slavs under the Byzantine Rule 600 1025 Beograd Istoriјski institut SANU Sluzhbeni glasnik ISBN 9788677430276 Zivkovic Tibor 2006 Portreti Srpskih Vladara IX XII Vek in Serbian Belgrade ISBN 86 17 13754 1 Zivkovic Tibor 2008 Forging unity The South Slavs between East and West 550 1150 Belgrade The Institute of History Cigoja stampa ISBN 9788675585732 Zivkovic Tibor 2013a On the Baptism of the Serbs and Croats in the Time of Basil I 867 886 PDF Studia Slavica et Balcanica Petropolitana 1 33 53 Zivkovic Tibor 2013b The Urban Landcape sic of Early Medieval Slavic Principalities in the Territories of the Former Praefectura Illyricum and in the Province of Dalmatia ca 610 950 The World of the Slavs Studies of the East West and South Slavs Civitas Oppidas Villas and Archeological Evidence 7th to 11th Centuries AD Belgrade The Institute for History pp 15 36 ISBN 9788677431044 External links EditSteven Runciman A History of the First Bulgarian Empire London 1930 PavleVlastimirovic dynastyBorn 870 874 Died UnknownRegnal titlesPreceded byPetar Prince of Serbia917 921 Succeeded byZaharija Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pavle of Serbia amp oldid 1015486423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
