Vukan Nemanjić
| Vukan Nemanjić Вукан Немањић | |
|---|---|
| Grand Župan Vukan, Ruler of all Serbian land, Zeta, maritime towns and land of Nišava King of Duklja, Dalmatia, Travunia, Toplica and Hvosno (1195) | |
The fresco of Vukan, Visoki Dečani Monastery | |
| Grand Prince of Serbia | |
| Reign | 1202–1204 |
| Predecessor | Stefan the First-Crowned |
| Successor | Stefan the First-Crowned |
| Ruler of Duklja | |
| Reign | 1190 – after 1207 |
| Predecessor | Mihailo III |
| Successor | Đorđe Nemanjić |
| Born | before 1165 |
| Died | after 1207 |
| Burial | |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Nemanjić |
| Father | Stefan Nemanja |
| Mother | Anastasija |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Vukan Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукан Немањић[A], pronounced [ʋǔkan ně̞maɲit͡ɕ]; before 1165 – after 1207) was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1202 to 1204. He was the Grand Prince of Pomorje (titular King) from 1195 until his death. He was the eldest (of three), but his father had instead chosen his younger brother Stefan as heir, as soon as his father died, he plotted against his brother, Stefan Nemanjić, and took the throne by force, in a coup assisted by the Kingdom of Hungary. He was defeated two years later, and was pardoned by his third brother, who became Saint Sava, and he continued to rule his appanage of Zeta unpunished.