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2 unusual facts about Stephen Constantine of Serbia


Stephen Constantine of Serbia

After the failed rebellion by his younger brother Stephen Uroš III (1314), and the death of his uncle Stephen Dragutin in 1316, Konstantin was given the title Young King, and ruled Zeta; as de facto intended heir, though his father had not officially proclaimed him as such in the state assembly.

Some chronicles have recorded stories of his alleged brutal execution, Pseudobrokar states that Stephen Uroš III ordered him nailed to a tree, after which he was cut in half, while Mavro Orbin said that his was done by Vladislav, who had captured him.



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