Stefan Uroš II Milutin

Stefan Uroš II Milutin (c. 1253–1321), youngest son of Stefan Uroš I and Helen of Anjou, became king when his brother Dragutin abdicated in 1282. He immediately invaded Byzantium, seizing northern Macedonia including Skoplje, which he made his capital.

By 1284 he held northern Albania and Durrës, and the peace of 1299 let him keep his conquests as the dowry of Simonis, daughter of Emperor Andronikos II.

His reign brought a mining boom, including the silver works at Novo Brdo, and churches such as Our Lady of Ljeviš in Prizren. He died in 1321 and was venerated as a saint.