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Desa Vukanović (Urošević)

Russian: Деса
Also Known As: "Desa Vukanović Urošević", "Grand Župan of Serbia"
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Birthplace: Serbia
Death: 1166 (59-69)
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Son of Uroš I Petrislavić and Anna Diogenissa
Husband of Desina Žena Urošević
Father of Anastasija Michael
Brother of Maria Moravia; Uroš Primislav Vukanović, II; Beloš Vukanović and Jelena Urošević, Queen consort of Hungary
Half brother of Ana Vladimirović and Zavida Marković

Occupation: Zupan of Diocleia, Trebinje and Zahumlje before 1151, Zupan of Serbia (1150-51)+(1155)+(1162)
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  • UROŠ, [son or nephew] of VUKAN Župan of Raška ([1080]-after 1130). ... m ANNA [Diogene], daughter of [KONSTANTINOS Diogenes & his wife Theodora Komnene].
    • 1. UROŠ (-after 1161). ... UROŠ II Grand Župan of Serbia
    • 2. DESA (-after [1166]). Župan of Duklja, Trebinje and Zahumlje before 1151. After the Byzantine victory of 1150 on the River Tara, he was installed by the Byzantines as DESA Grand Župan of Serbia in place of his brother Uroš, although the latter was restored shortly afterwards. Ioannes Kinnamos records that "Uresi" sent envoys to Emperor Manuel I and swore fealty to the Byzantines, soon after was deposed by the Serbs in favour of "fratri…Dese", but reinstated by the emperor[68]. Desa was restored as Grand Župan in 1155 after his brother was deposed for a second time, but Desa was deposed once again by the Byzantines shortly after, when he was granted the appanage territory of Dendra near Niš. Desa was restored for the third time in [1161], but deposed again in [1166] when the Nemanjić Dynasty (see Part D, below) assumed power in Serbia, presumably installed there by Byzantium[69]. m ---. The name of Desa's wife is not known. Desa & his wife had one child:
      • a) daughter. The Historia Ducum Veneticorum names "filio illius [=Vitale Michael] Leonardo " and his marriage to "comiti Absari ducis Desse filiam"[70]. The marriage date is estimated on the assumption that this text indicates that the couple married while Leonardo´s father was doge of Venice. m ([1155/72]%29 LEONARDO Michieli, son of VITALE Michieli II Doge of Venice & his wife --- (-[1172]).
    • 3. JELENA (after 1109-after 1146). ... m (28 Apr 1127) BÉLA of Hungary, son of ÁLMOS Prince of Hungary & his wife Predslava Sviatopolkovna of Kiev ([1109-13 Feb 1141). ... BÉLA II "the Blind" King of Hungary.
    • 4. BELOŠ. ... m ---. The name of Beloš´s wife is not known. Beloš & his wife had [one possible child]:
      • a) [daughter .
    • 5. [ZAVID. The basis for his possible paternity is explained in Part D below.] - see below, Part C.

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