Zavida

Zavida (; 1112) was a Serbian prince, possibly the Grand Prince of Serbia in 1112 before being ousted by his close relatives, being succeeded by Uroš I. He was the father of four sons, Tihomir, Stracimir, Miroslav and Nemanja, and a daughter. Tihomir, the oldest, succeeded the Serbian throne in 1165 but was ousted by Nemanja, the youngest, in 1166.

==History== Zavida belonged to the Vukanović dynasty of Serbia (Raška). He had four sons, Tihomir (born 1105), Stracimir, Miroslav and Nemanja (born 1112/1113). Although there are variations in Serbian chronicles of the number and names of the brothers, historiography counts four brothers (Tihomir, Stracimir, Miroslav, Nemanja). In the Life of St. Symeon (1208), a hagiography of Stefan Nemanja written by his son Serbian archbishop Sava, and Domentian's Life of St. Symeon (1263/1264), their father was deposed (he "lost the throne due to a rebellion led by his brothers"). His family took refuge in Zeta, where the youngest, Nemanja, was born. After some years in exile, while Nemanja was still a child, the family returned to Raška. The family was closely related to the ruling family of Serbia at the time, but it is unknown exactly how. Serbian historian T. Živković (2006) concluded Uroš I was the son of Marko, and Zavida was the son of Vukan ( 1083–1112), and Zavida was therefore the legitimate heir of Vukan. Serb-inhabited territories were under Byzantine vassalage, and the veliki župan was confirmed by the emperor.