1. Stefan Milutin was one of the most powerful rulers of Serbia in the Middle Ages and one of the most prominent European monarchs of his time.
17 Facts About Stefan Milutin
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Stefan Milutin founded Novo Brdo, which became an internationally important silver mining site.
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Stefan Milutin was the youngest son of King Stefan Uros I and his wife, Queen Helen, who was a distant cousin of Sicilian King Charles I of Anjou, but herself not a scion of the Capetan House of Anjou.
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In 1284, Stefan Milutin gained control of northern Albania and the city of Dyrrachion.
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Peace was concluded in 1299 when Stefan Milutin kept the conquered lands as the dowry of Simonis, daughter of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos who became his fourth wife.
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In Nerodimlje zupa Stefan Milutin had three courts, in Nerodimlje, Svrcin and Pauni.
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Stefan Milutin devastated Vidin and the rest of Shishman's dominion, making Shishman take refuge on the other side of the Danube.
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Stefan Milutin stayed with his entourage there until 1296 or Nogai Khan's death in 1299.
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Stefan Milutin started to persecute Catholics which led to the crusade started by Pope John XXII.
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In 1318, there was an open revolt of Albanian nobles against the rule of Stefan Milutin, which is sometimes credited to be incited by Prince Philip I of Taranto and Pope John XXII in order to weaken Stefan Milutin's rule.
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In 1319, Charles I of Hungary regained control over Belgrade and the region of Macva while Stefan Milutin held control in Branicevo.
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Serbia's economic power grew rapidly in the 14th century, and Stefan Milutin's power was based on new mines, mostly in Kosovo territory.
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Stefan Milutin produced imitations of Venetian coins, which contained seven-eighths of silver compared to their coins.
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Stefan Milutin is mentioned in the Dante Alighieri's narrative poem Divine Comedy with the characteristics of counterfeiters due to the copying of Venetian money.
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Stefan Milutin is included in The 100 most prominent Serbs list.
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King Stefan Milutin founded a hospital in Constantinopole, which later became a medical school.
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Stefan Milutin erected many churches and monasteries in Serbian lands.