Stephen of Serbia
Stephen, the name of nine kings of Serbia. They belonged to the Nemanjid dynasty, which was founded by the chieftain Stephen Nemanja in the latter part of the 12th century and that ruled for about 200 years. Stephen Nemanja's son Stephen, the first king of Serbia, reigned from 1196 to 1228. The most important of the Nemanjids was Stephen Dušan, who reigned from 1331 to 1355.