Kosovo and Serbia
History of the Relationship
Serbia The Serbian state as known today was created in A.D. 1170 byStefan Nemanja, the founder of the Nemanjic dynasty. Serbia’s religious foundation cameseveral years later. when Stefan’s son, canonized as St. Sava, became the firstarchbishop of a newly autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church (1219). Thus, atthis time, the Serbs enjoyed both temporal and religious independence. After aseries of successions, Serbiafell under the rule of King Milutin, who improved Serbia’s position among otherEuropean countries. Milutin also was responsible for many of the brightestexamples of Medieval Serbian architecture. Moreover, Serbiabegan to expand under Milutin’s reign, seizing territory in nearby Macedonia fromthe…
