Principality of Zeta

Zeta (until the end of the 10th century also Duklja or Dioklitija ) is the name of a state-like area in the Middle Ages, which was first mentioned in the 11th century and lasted until its conquest by the Ottomans in the 15th century. The area is named after the Zeta River.

Geography

The Zeta comprised most of the present-day Montenegro and at times also to the north of present-day Albania. A distinction was the top - zeta ( the mountain range north of Podgorica ) from the low - zeta ( the sea coast and the area around Lake Skadar ).

History

Zeta was a principality ( Duklja or Dioklitien ) under the rule of the dynasty Vojisavljević in the 10th century. As of 1077, there was a kingdom under Constantine Bodin, in the 12th century again a principality under the Nemanjic. First, under the Bulgarian, then under Byzantine influence, Zeta acquired under Constantine Bodin a certain degree of autonomy, however, was in 1185 united with Nemanja Raszien. From 1280 to 1314 Hélène d' Anjou ruled over Zeta. From 1360 to 1421, after the collapse of the Serbian Empire, Zeta was ruled by local princes Balšić, the capital was moved to Shkodra. In the 15th century competed Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman rulers to the Zeta, with the participation of local dynasties Balšić and Crnojević. 1499 the area was annexed by the Ottomans.

Ruler

The rulers of the period before 989 are not fully known. Also for the time thereafter, due to the poor source material not be error or gaps. The list is based on the time to 1421 to the work of Truhart; the above mentioned herein Hélène d' Anjou is missing in this list.

• 900: Petar
• 980: Petrislav II
• 989-1015 before Vladimir I. 1015-1039 under Byzantine rule

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Later use of the term

The name Zeta, also referred to one of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 established administrative regions ( Zetska banovina ). Today, the landscape is designated around the place Golubovci (Montenegro ) as Zeta.