Trpimirović dynasty

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Trpimirović
Krešimirović Svetoslavić

The Trpimirović dynasty (

.

History

Since its mid-9th century foundation, the house reached independent rule at some later point and dissolved at the end of 11th century. During that time, the state had slight territorial changes, most notably in

and others were waged.

Dukes and Kings of Croatia

The Trpimirović dynasty was a ruling dynasty of

and later in other parts of the land.

After the death of

Muncimir

became duke.

The rulers of the dynasty initially ruled as vassals of the Franks. They fought with the Venetian Republic and Byzantine Empire for control of the coast, and at the end of the 9th century achieved greater autonomy.

In the first half of the 10th century, the first King of Croatia,

in 925 and 928. The struggle with the Byzantines and the Venetians over Dalmatian coastal cities continued after his death.

Tomislav's successors failed to maintain a stable kingship and the country was affected by a dynastic crisis in the middle of the 10th century. Even

. Pribina took the side of Michael Krešimir which resulted in the murder of King Miroslav in 949.

Political and social recovery of Croatia occurred during the reign of

(1200–1268) wrote that Stephen Držislav had received royal honours and that since then, Croatian rulers were verifiably referred to as the "Kings of Dalmatia and Croatia".

After the death of King Stephen Držislav in 997, he was succeeded by three sons:

. The two younger brothers rebelled against Svetoslav Suronja, which started a new dynastic conflict that ended with the dethroning of Svetoslav. On thus the rulership was jointly taken over by Krešimir III and Gojslav. From Svetoslav and his offspring the Svetoslavić branch was created. The descendants of Krešimir III were part of the Krešimirović branch that continued to rule Croatia.

The dynasty reached its peak during the reign of

King Petar Krešimir IV

, who consolidated and expanded the kingdom.

The dynasty ended in 1091 with the death of Petar Krešimir IV's nephew

King Demetrius Zvonimir

who did not leave a male heir.

Rulers

Dukes of Croatia

• Trpimir I
  (845–864)
• Zdeslav (878–879)
• Muncimir
  (892–910)
• Tomislav (910–925)

Kings of Croatia

• Tomislav (925–928)
• Trpimir II
  (928–935)
• Krešimir I
  (935–945)
• Miroslav (945–949)
• Michael Krešimir II
  (949–969)
• Stephen Držislav
  (969–997)
• Svetoslav Suronja (997–1000)
• Krešimir III
  (1000–c. 1030)
• Gojslav (1000–c. 1020)
• Stephen I
  (c. 1030–1058)
• Peter Krešimir IV
  (1058–1074)
• Demetrius Zvonimir
  (1075–1089)
• Stephen II
  (1089–1091)

See also

• List of rulers of Croatia
• History of Croatia
• House of Domagojević
• Trpimirović Royal Family Tree

References

• Hrvatski leksikon (1997, A-Ž, 2 volume, in Croatian

External links

• The Earliest Croatian Dukes and Kings