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Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Урош IV Душан, pronounced [stêfaːn ûroʃ tʃětʋr̩ːtiː dǔʃan] ⓘ), also known as Dušan the Mighty (Serbian: Душан Силни, romanized: Dušan Silni; c. 1308 – 20 December 1355), was the king of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and tsar (or emperor) and autocrat of the Serbs, Greeks (or Romans), Albanians and ...
- 8 September 1331 –, 16 April 1346
- Stefan Uroš III
- 16 April 1346, Skopje
- Stefan Uroš V
Apr 9, 2024 · Stefan Dušan was the king of Serbia (1331–46) and “Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, and Albanians” (1346–55). He was the greatest ruler of medieval Serbia, who promoted his nation’s influence and gave his people a new code of laws. Stefan Dušan was the son of Stefan Uroš III, who was the eldest son of
Stefan Dušan , or Stefan Uroš IV, (born 1308—died Dec. 20, 1355), King of Serbia (1331–46) and emperor of the Serbs and Greeks (1346–55). He deposed his father, Stefan Decansky, in 1331. He deposed his father, Stefan Decansky, in 1331.
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, also known as Dušan the Mighty, was the king of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and tsar and autocrat of the Serbs, Greeks, Albanians and Bulgarians from 16 April 1346 until his death in 1355.
Stefan Dušan added southern Macedonia, Albania, Thessaly, the vicinity of Belgrade and other places to Serbia. He created a large empire ranging from the Danube to the Gulf of Corinth. In 1349 he published a Code codifying the rights of Serbian feudal lords while ensuring the subjects and taking away some rights from free peasants.
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The founder of the short-lived Serbian Empire, Stefan Dušan, was the eldest son of Stefan Uroš III Dečanski and Theodora of Bulgaria, the daughter of emperor Smilets of Bulgaria. Early in his life he visited Constantinople , where his father had been exiled, and he spent around seven years there (1314–1320).
Stefan Dušan the Mighty: 1331–1355: Son of Stefan Dečanski. He was a very skilled military leader, and defeated Bosnia and Bulgaria at the age of 20. As his father was not an able conqueror, Dušan removed him from the throne. Dušan doubled the size of the realm, taking Byzantine lands as far as the Peloponnese. He was crowned Emperor in 1346.
