Branimir inscription
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The Branimir inscription is the oldest preserved monument containing an inscription defining a Croatian medieval ruler as a duke of Croats – Dux Cruatorum. The inscription was originally part of a tem
Greda i zabat s natpisom kneza Branimira 879
The Branimir Inscription, beam
Branimir, Duke of Croatia
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Branimir was Duke of Croatia, reigning from 879 to c. 892. His country received papal recognition as a state from Pope John VIII on 7 June 879. During his reign, Duchy of Croatia retained its sovereig
Branimir inscription
…Croatian medieval ruler as a duke of Croats – Dux Cruatorum. The inscription was originally part of a templon of a church in Šopot at Benkovac built by Duke Branimir, who ruled Croatia from 879–892. The inscribed beam and gable fragments contain a Latin language reference to Branimir as BRANIMIRO COM[ES]… DVX CRVATORṼ…
The monument of Duke Branimir in Nin, Croatia
Church of Holy Salvation, on the Cetina river source, built in the time of Branimir.
Up: part of the Branimir Inscription from Šopot near Benkovac as "Dux Cruatorum". Down: inscription of duke Branimir from Nin as "Dux Slcavorum".