Stefan Uroš II Milutin, known posthumously as "the Holy King", was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one of the most powerful rulers of Serbia in the Middle Ages and one of the most prominent European monarchs of his time. Milutin is credited with strongly resisting the efforts of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos to impose Roman Catholicism on the Balkans after the Union of Lyons in 1274. During his reign, Serbian economic power grew rapidly, mostly due to the development of mining. He founded Novo Brdo, which became an internationally important silver mining site. As most of the Nemanjić monarchs, he was proclaimed a saint by the Serbian Orthodox Church with a feast day on October 30.
Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia (born 1253)
On October 29, in the year 1321, Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia (born 1253). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of October 29, one of 396 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on October 29, 1321 (AD era).
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 11 June 2026.
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