Tomislav, King of Croatia
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Tomislav was the first king of Croatia. He became Duke of Croatia c. 910 and was crowned king by 925, reigning until c. 928. During Tomislav's rule, Croatia forged an alliance with the Byzantine Empir
Equestrian statue of King Tomislav by Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (1947), Zagreb, Croatia
Southeast Europe in 910
Coronation of King Tomislav (modern painting by Oton Iveković, 1905)
Stamp issued by Kingdom of Yugoslavia postal service (1940)
Muncimir
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Muncimir, sometimes called Mutimir, was a duke of the Duchy of Croatia and reigned from 892 to around 910. He was a member of the House of Trpimirović.
Tomislav, King of Croatia
…been a member of the Trpimirović dynasty. There is a nearly twenty-year difference between the first documentation of Tomislav and the last mention of Muncimir, his predecessor as Duke of Croatia. Historical records of Tomislav are scarce, but it is assumed that he was a son of Muncimir. Tomislav succeeded…
Duke Muncimir's charter from 892 (transcript): Muncimiro, divino munere Croatorum dux ("Muncimir, with God's help, Duke of the Croats").