John Uroš


Jovan Uroš
Јован Урош
Fresco of Jovan and Athanasios of Meteora, in Megala Meteora, Greece
Saint
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Emperor of Serbs and Greeks
Reign1370–1373
Coronation1359
PredecessorSimeon Uroš
Died1422 or 1423
SpouseDaughter of Radoslav Hlapen
Issue
  • Constantine,
  • Michael,
  • Demetrios,
  • Asanina,
  • Helena
HouseNemanjić
FatherSimeon Uroš
MotherThomais Orsini
ReligionSerbian Orthodox

Jovan Uroš Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Урош Немањић) or John Ouresis Doukas Palaiologos or Joasaph of Meteora (Greek: Ιωάννης Ούρεσης Δούκας Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōannēs Ouresēs Doúkas Palaiologos), was the ruler of Thessaly from c. 1370 to c. 1373, retiring as a monk for the next half century thereafter. He died in 1422 or 1423. By birth, he was member of the Nemanjić dynasty, ruling family of the Serbian Empire.