Višeslav of Serbia
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Višeslav or Vojislav, from Boïsesthlabos, was a Serbian ruler and the first known by name, who ruled in c. 780. Serbia was a Slavic principality, subject to the Byzantine Empire, located in the wester
Romanticized depiction of Višeslav by Kosta Mandrović (1885).
Vlastimirović dynasty
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The House of Vlastimirović was the first Serbian royal dynasty, named after Prince Vlastimir, who was recognized by the Byzantine Empire. The dynasty was established with the unnamed 7th-century Serbi
Višeslav of Serbia
…the De Administrando Imperio (DAI) from the mid-10th century, Višeslav was a progenitor of the Serbian ruling family, known in historiography as the Vlastimirović dynasty. He was descended from the unnamed Serbian prince who led his people to the Dalmatia province and established hereditary rule under Byzantine suzerainty…
Prince Petar of Serbia seal 9th century with inscription +KÊ R, / ΠÊTPO K,/MICTH KÊ / ARX' CEPBHAC ('Lord, help Petar, caretaker and archon of Serbia')
Emperor Basil I receiving delegations of Serbs and Croats.