Simeon Uroš

Simeon Uroš Palaiologos or Simeon Siniša ( gr Συμεών Ούρεσης Παλαιολόγος ) ( † 1370 or 1371 ) was a half-brother to the Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan and from 1356 to 1371 and ruler of Thessaly 1359-1366 ruler of Epirus.

He was the son of Stefan Uroš III. and his second wife, the Byzantine princess Maria from the house of Palaiologos, daughter of the despot John Palaeologus. Due to its kinship maternal Simeon is said to have more than seen as Byzantines as Serb. Rumor was the reason for the conflict of his older half-brother Stefan Dušan to the common father Stefan Uroš, which ultimately led to the overthrow of the Father and to the seizure of power of his brother, the project to explain Simeon as simultaneous Byzantine prince heir to the throne in Serbia. When Stefan Dušan died in 1355, Simeon has seen an opportunity to claim the throne for himself. Maybe he had put the rumor to his succession to the throne prevented even in the world, in order to reaffirm his claim to the imperial crown. He collected a huge following and moved with Byzantine support against his nephew Stefan Uroš V., but was defeated in 1356 and retired to Thessaly and Epirus, where he reigned with the title Emperor of the Romans and Serbs ( with Romans were Byzantines, ie Greeks meant ). The rule over Epirus he shared initially with his brother Nikephoros II Orsini, the Byzantine despot of Epirus, before it was conquered 1348 by Stefan Dušan. Nikephoros returned after the death of Stefan Dušan ' back to Epirus and took over with toleration Simeons there again the power. He died in 1359 during a campaign against local Albanian princes, then Simeon became the sole ruler of Thessaly and Epirus. 1366 his son Thomas Preljubović became self in Epirus.

Simeon died in 1370 or 1371st He was married to Thomais, Nikephoros II Orsini of a sister '. His successor as ruler of Thessaly was his son Jovan Uroš. During his time in Thessaly Simeon developed a special affection for the Meteora monasteries, which he and his son continued to support financially.

• Despot ( Epirus )
• Kaiser ( Serbia)
• Historical person ( South East Europe)
• Usurper ( Byzantine Empire )
• Nemanjide
• Palaiologues
• Born in the 13th or 14th century
• Died in the 14th century
• Man