wanted Serbian assistance. With the help of Hungarian troops in 1202, Vukan managed to overthrow Stefan, who fled to Bulgaria, and Vukan was left to rule. In an inscription dating to 1202-1203, Vukan is titled as Grand Župan Vukan, Ruler of all Serbian land, Zeta, maritime towns and land of Nišava. In return for Hungarian help, Vukan became a Hungarian vassal and promised that he would convert his people to Catholicism if the Pope would give him royal title. However, as a Hungarian vassal, Vukan soon got involved in their conflict with Bulgaria. In 1203 Bulgarians attacked Serbia and conquered the eastern part of country with the city of Niš. In the chaos that followed the Bulgarian attack, and using the Vukans's sympathies for Catholicism against him, Stefan managed to return to Serbia and overthrow Vukan in 1204 becoming grand župan again. On intervention of the third brother, archbishop Sava, Stefan spared Vukan and return him to his apanage in Zeta (Duklja) where he kept his title of king. He was mentioned for the last time in 1207. It is believed that he died soon after because his son Đorđe is mentioned as king in 1208. Until the end of his life, Vukan Nemanjić remained a Catholic. Titles "Grand Župan Vukan, Ruler of all Serbian lands, Zeta, maritime towns and land of Nišava" "Vukan, King of Duklja, Dalmatia, Travunia, Toplica and Hvosno" (), 1195 "Crowned king and autocrat of all Serbian and coastal lands." Family Vukan had at least three sons by his wife (it is possible that this woman belonged to the family of the Counts of Segni, the same family as Innocent III): Đorđe who held title of king in 1208, but was only prince in 1242 Stefan who founded Morača monastery in 1252 Dmitar (better known by his monastic name David) who founded monastery of Davidovica and was still alive in 1286. Mladen (Bladinus) See also Nemanjić family tree Annotations References Sources Further reading Ruvarac, I. (1888) Vukan najstariji sin Stefana Nemanje i Vukanovići. Godišnjica Nikole Čupića, 10, 1-9 Stanojević, S. (1933) Hronologija borbe između Stevana i Vukana. Glas - Srpska kraljevska akademija / Glas SKA, CLIII, str. 91-101 13th-century Serbian monarchs 13th-century Serbian royalty Grand Princes of Zeta 12th-century births 13th-century deaths Roman Catholic monarchs People of the Grand Principality of Serbia Serbian Roman Catholics People associated with Hilandar Monastery