. The Serbian people, their past glory and their destiny. elves under the leadership of Dobromir Streza. With the death of Barbarossa in Asia Minor, theServians lost a precious ally and Byzance a danger-ous foe. The Emperor Isaac Angelos turned at oncewath an army against Nemanya, whom he defeated,1191. The Serb ruler was forced to sue for peaceand had to relinquish his new conquests. Howeverbitter these losses were, the Serb State under Nemanyahad grown to such strength and stability that Byzanceno longer dreamed of imposing her suzerainty as acondition of peace, and the sovereignty of the Se
. The Serbian people, their past glory and their destiny. elves under the leadership of Dobromir Streza. With the death of Barbarossa in Asia Minor, theServians lost a precious ally and Byzance a danger-ous foe. The Emperor Isaac Angelos turned at oncewath an army against Nemanya, whom he defeated,1191. The Serb ruler was forced to sue for peaceand had to relinquish his new conquests. Howeverbitter these losses were, the Serb State under Nemanyahad grown to such strength and stability that Byzanceno longer dreamed of imposing her suzerainty as acondition of peace, and the sovereignty of the ServianState was left unimpaired. The new friendship be-tween Byzance and Rashka was further confirmedby the betrothal of Nemanyas second son Stephanto Eudokia, niece of the Emperor Isaac Angelos. The Emperor Isaac made peace also with Dobro-mir Streza, who in return for recognition of Byzan-tine suzerainty was allowed to rule between the Var-dar and the Struma. In 1195 Isaac Angelos died and was succeededon the throne of Byzance by his brother Alexis An-. A s. C o SERVIAN KINGDOMS 455 gelos, the father-in-law of Nemanyas second sonStephan. After his lifelong labours Stephan Nemanya longedfor repose. Abdicating the throne, he set his eldestson Voiikan as administrator over Zeta, and to hissecond son Stephan he left the throne of Rashka. When he announced his abdication to the NationalAssembly, on March 25, 1196, it was opposed withmuch earnest pleading, but his resolution was fixedand not to be shaken by the prayers of the assemblednobles and representatives. Nemanya entered monastic orders under the nameof Simeon, his wife at the same time becoming a nununder the name of Anastasia. He first retired tothe monastery of Studenitza (founded by himself),and at a later time joined his son Sava at MountAthos. There, at the Servian monastery of Hilendar,built by himself and Sava, Nemanya died in the armsof his son in 1199. Meanwhile the papal Curia at Rome saw that suc-cess in the catho
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