The name Stephen, long popular among South Slavic monarchs, was used as an honorific or as a royal title by various rulers of Serbia and claimants to the Serbian throne, most notably the Nemanjić kings of Serbia and the Kotromanić kings of Bosnia.
Charter of King Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia; his name is in the bottom right corner
The House of Nemanjić was the most prominent dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. This princely, royal and imperial house produced twelve Serbian monarchs, who ruled between 1166 and 1371.
Nemanjić dynasty, 14th century fresco from Serbian Orthodox Visoki Dečani Monastery
Serbian Empire, 1355
Image: Stefan Nemanja
Image: Loza Nemanjica Decani e 1