Stracimir Zavidović was a 12th-century Serbian Prince (Župan) of West Morava in 1163-1166, an administrative division (appanage) of the Medieval Serbian Principality.

He was a son of Zavida

Zavida

Zavida or Beli Uroš was a 12th-century Serbian royal member who briefly ruled as Župan of Zahumlje and later held the title "Lord of Ribnica"....

, a prince of the house of Vukanović

House of Vukanovic

The House of Vukanović was a medieval Serbian dynasty that reigned over Rascia and Zachlumia between late-11th century and mid-13th century. The house itself directly descended from the House of Vojislavljević, which ruled over medieval Serb lands. The dynasty was succeeded by its direct...

 that briefly held the appanage

Appanage

An apanage or appanage or is the grant of an estate, titles, offices, or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture...

 of Zahumlje

Zahumlje

Zachlumia or Zahumlje was a medieval principality located in modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia...

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Stracimir was given the oblasts of West Morava (a province of Rascia region) to rule as a Župan (Prince

Prince

Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...

, 2nd highest title) following Byzantium

Byzantium

Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...

s division of the Serb lands by Manuel I

Manuel I Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean....

, his other brothers were given česti (parts): Miroslav

Miroslav of Hum

Miroslav Zavidović or Miroslav of Hum was a 12th-century Great Prince of Zachlumia from 1162 to 1190, an administrative division of the medieval Serbian Principality covering Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia....

 ruled Zahumlje

Zahumlje

Zachlumia or Zahumlje was a medieval principality located in modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia...

 [and Travunia

Travunia

Travunia was a medieval region, administrative unit and principality, which was part of Medieval Serbia , and in its last years, the Bosnian Kingdom . The county became hereditary in a number of noble houses, often kin to the ruling dynasty. The region came under Ottoman rule in 1482...

], Stefan Nemanja

Stefan Nemanja

Stefan Nemanja was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1166 to 1196, a heir of the Vukanović dynasty that marked the beginning of a greater Serbian realm .He is remembered for his contributions to Serbian culture and...

 was given Toplica, Ibar

Ibar

-Places:* Ibar , in Montenegro and Serbia* Ibar Reserve in Rila, Bulgaria* Ibar Rocks, a rock formation in Antarctica* Ibar highway, in Serbia-People:* Ibar of Beggerin , Irish saint* Íbar of Killibar Beg, Irish saint...

, Rasina and Reke while the first-born Tihomir was given the supreme rule of the Principality

Principality

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He built the fortress of Morava Gradac (Moravski Gradac, Моравски Градац), ktitor was Monastery of Our Lady

Our Lady

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, in Čačak

Cacak

Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...

, where he was seated.

In 1166, Stefan Nemanja coups Tihomir and has him and his brothers Stracimir and Miroslav expelled to Byzantium in 1167/1168. Stefan Nemanja defeats Tihomir and his Byzantine army, Tihomir drowns in a river and the other brothers are stripped of their titles, with Nemanja becoming "Ruler of All Serbia", he however, pardons his brothers and Stracimir continues to rule his lands. When Stefan Nemanja besieged and retook the power of Duklja in 1180s, Stracimir and Miroslav attacked the forces of Doclean ruler and kinsman Mihailo.
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