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Donation/Confirmation of Izmira (Michael IX)

Begin 01.01.1299
End 31.05.1308

Description

In 1299/1300 or May 1308 (?) the Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - donated the village of Izmira to the Monastery of Chilandar.

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Events (2)
Name Class Begin End Description
Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos donated goods and possessions to the monastery of Chilandar Acquisition In ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos issued - at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin - a charter for the tower of Hrusija of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos, through which the possessions of the Monastery of Saint Nikita in and near Skopje were confirmed.
Donation/Confirmation of Moraba (Michael IX) Activity
Actors (2)
Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Michael IX Palaiologos Person Michael IX Palaiologos was from 1294/95 to 1320 Co-Emperor of Andronikos II and father of Andronikos III.
Monastery of Chilandar Group Serbian Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos, which was founded by the Serbian Saint Sava.
Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Mērana Place In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) donated the village of Mērana in (the župa of) Morava to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita (χωρίον διακείμενον εἰς τὴν Μοράβαν καὶ ἐπονομαζόμενον τὴν Μηράναν). In a charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (reigned 1282-1328), at the instigation of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321), in ca. 1299/1300 (or 1308?) for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos the donation of the respective village is confirmed (I selo u Moravě narekomoje Izmira). The forged transcript A of the collective charter of the Serbian King Milutin for the Monastery of Chilandar from the years 1303-1304 (or after 1331) reports that the village of S'mira in Morava was granted to the Monastery of Sveti Nikita near Skopje and afterwards to the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) in the vicinity of the Monastery of Chilandar by the Serbian King (i u Moravě selo S'mira ... To vʼse utʼvrьdivь i zapisavь dahь Svetomu Nikitě, a Svetago Nikitu dahь mojemu pirʼgu sь vʼsěmь jego utʼvrьždenijemь).
Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Skopje Sveti Nikita 1 Source In ca. 1299/1300 the Byzantine Co-Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (reigned 1295-1320) issued a charter for the Tower of Hrusija (Pyrgos Basileiu) of the Monastery of Chilandar on the Holy Mount Athos, through which the possessions of the Monastery of Sveti Nikita in and near Skopje were confirmed.