Stefan Vojislav

Stefan Vojislav (* beginning of the 11th century; † around 1055 ) was according to tradition, the son of Dragomir, which is known but nothing more. Also Byzantine sources disagree about its origin, and some describe it as Serbs from Travunien, now Herzegovina. Stefan Vojislav ruled as wholesale Župan on the coastal areas of about 1040 bis 1055th

Because of high tax assets of Byzantium dared Stefan Vojislav as Archon of Dioklitien, the central part of the country of present-day Montenegro, a revolt and also won the support of the coastal cities, which did not belong until then to Dioklitien, such as Bar, Ulcinj or Skadar in northern Albania ( alban. Shkodra ). The first uprising 1035/36 failed and Stefan was taken prisoner. After fleeing from Constantinople Opel was 1037/38, a second revolt successful. Stefan Vojislav defeated a Byzantine expeditionary force, and thus secured the independence of the country. He imputed subsequently Hum and Travunien ( Herzegovina, Dalmatia ) his direct rule. Dioklitien was henceforth often Dioklitien Kingdom and called Dalmatia. Even the Serbian inland recognized the supremacy Stefan Vojislavs, where the old Serbia had divided the Vlastimirić in Bosnia west of the Drina and Raszien east of the Drina.