Pomorje Explained
Pomorje (Serbian: Поморје), also known (in plural) as the Lands of Pomorje (sr|{{lang|sr-Cyrl|Поморске земље), is a medieval term, used in Byzantine title, and at end of the 12th century, during the reign of Stefan Nemanja (1166–1196), inherited by Serbian monarchs, thus becoming part of the Serbian title, whose rulers were styled with the title: "crowned king and autocrat of all Serbian and coastal lands".
Use in royal titles
The term was used in royal and religious titles both by Bosnian and Serbian monarchs and their heirs (Uroš I, styled himself "King in Christ, God faithful, King of Serbia and Maritime Lands", and Patriarchs (Saint Sava III, "Archbishop of All Serbian and Maritime Lands").
- Desa, styled himself "Prince of Pomorje (Maritime Lands)"
- Vladislav, styled himself "King of all the Serbian and Maritime Lands"
- Uroš I, styled himself "King in Christ, God faithful, King of Serbia and Maritime Lands"
- Uroš IV Dušan, "King of all the Serbian and Maritime Lands"
- 1329 Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, styled "high and mighty lord, free ruler and master of Bosnia, Usora and Soli, Donji Kraji and many other places, and Prince of the Hum and the Seaside"
- 1377 Tvrtko I crowned himself "King of Serbia, Bosnia, Maritime, and Western Sides".
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