Vukan Nemanjić
| Vukan Nemanjić Вукан Немањић | |
|---|---|
| Grand Župan Vukan, Ruler of all Serbian land, Zeta, maritime towns and land of Nišava King of Duklja, Dalmatia, Travunia, Toplica and Hvosno (1195) | |
The fresco of Vukan, Visoki Dečani Monastery | |
| Grand Prince of Serbia | |
| Reign | 1202–1204 |
| Predecessor | Stefan the First-Crowned |
| Successor | Stefan the First-Crowned |
| Ruler of Duklja | |
| Reign | 1190 – after 1207 |
| Predecessor | Mihailo III |
| Successor | Đorđe Nemanjić |
| Born | before 1165 |
| Died | after 1207 |
| Burial | |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Nemanjić |
| Father | Stefan Nemanja |
| Mother | Anastasija |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Vukan Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукан Немањић, pronounced [ʋǔkan ně̞maɲit͡ɕ]; before 1165 – after 1207) was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1202 to 1204. He was the eldest (of three) sons of the Serbian grand prince Stefan Nemanja, who appointed Vukan as governor in Pomorje c. 1190. As the Grand Prince of Pomorje, centered in Zeta, and titular King of Duklja and Dalmatia), Vukan ruled from c. 1195 until his death. In 1196, his father abdicated the Serbian throne, choosing Vukan's younger brother Stefan as the principal heir, while leaving Vukan to rule in Pomorje. In 1202, Vukan overthrow his brother, in a coup assisted by the King of Hungary. He was defeated two years later, when Stefan regained the throne. Through the effort of their third brother, who became Saint Sava, Vukan and Stefan were reconciled, and Vukan continued to rule in Zeta until his death.