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Miroslav, King of Croatia

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Miroslav
Map of Miroslav's Croatia
King of Croatia
Reign945–949
PredecessorKrešimir I
SuccessorMichael Krešimir II
Died949
SpouseMarguerite
DynastyTrpimirović
FatherKrešimir I
ReligionChristianity

Miroslav (Latin: Miroslaus) was the King of Croatia from 945 until his death in 949[1] and a member of the Trpimirović dynasty.

Reign

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He was the oldest son of Krešimir I and succeeded him as king in 945. During his reign, Croatia suffered a civil war and the Croatian navy was reduced to only 30 ships, while the infantry and cavalry also had losses.[2] Miroslav was finally killed by Pribina, Ban of Croatia in 949, and his younger brother, Michael Krešimir II, succeeded him as king.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Francis Ralph Preveden (1962). A History of the Croatian People from Their Arrival on the Shores of the Adriatic to the Present Day: Prehistory and early period until 1397 A.D. Philosophical Library. p. 67.
  2. ^ Constantine Porphyregonitus (1967) [1949]. Moravcsik, Gyula (ed.). De Administrando Imperio. R.J.H. Jenkins transl. (2nd revised ed.). Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies. p. 151. ISBN 9780884020219.

Sources

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  • Horvat, Rudolf (1924). "24. Nasljednici kralja Tomislava". Povijest Hrvatske I. (od najstarijeg doba do g. 1657.) (in Croatian).
  • Jadrijević, Ante (1967). "Smrt hrvatskih kraljeva Miroslava i Zvonimira" (PDF). Church in the World (in Croatian). 2 (1). Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split: 45–59. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Croatia
945–949
Succeeded by