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People: Stefan Vojislav
Topic: Pelagonia, Battle of
Location: Malatya Malatya Turkey

Stefan Vojislav

Prince of the Serbs
Years: 980 - 1043

Stefan Vojislav (fl.

1018 - d. 1043) is the Prince of Duklja from 1040 to 1043.

He had since 1018 been a toparch in Byzantine vassalage, and, in 1034, he leads an unsuccessful revolt that lands him in a prison at Constantinople.

He manages to escape and returns home, this time successfully gaining independence of his statelet, which he rules as Prince of the Serbs, a title signifying supreme leadership among Serbs.

He is the eponymous founder of the Vojislavljević dynasty.