Zeta

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Zeta is a historical region in present-day Montenegro that once formed a medieval principality and early state precursor to the country.

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Label Occurrences
Zeta canonical 6
FK Zeta 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
historical region
medieval principality
borderedBy Adriatic Sea
Albanian lands
Herzegovina
Rascia
capital Cetinje
Žabljak Crnojevića
linked to: Rijeka Crnojevića
country Montenegro
culturalTradition Montenegrin medieval heritage
Serbian Orthodox
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasCity Podgorica (regionally associated)
linked to: Podgorica

Shkodër (historically contested)
linked to: city of Shkodër
historicalNameVariant Duklja and Zeta (as combined designation in sources)
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegionOf Montenegrins
Serbs
historicalStatus autonomous principality
vassal of the Serbian Empire
integratedInto Ottoman Empire
Venetian sphere of influence
language Church Slavonic
Old Serbian
locatedIn present-day Montenegro
namedAfter Zeta River
notableRuler Balša III
Ivan Crnojević
Stefan Crnojević
Đurađ II Balšić
partOf Balkans
Serbian medieval state tradition
medieval Serbian lands
predecessorEntity Duklja
predecessorOf Montenegro
regionNow central Montenegro
southern Montenegro
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousCenter Cetinje Monastery
ruledByDynasty Balšić dynasty
Crnojević dynasty
sovereigntyType principality
successorState Montenegro
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
usedAsTitle Lord of Zeta
usedIn medieval Serbian charters

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