Branimir, Duke of Croatia

Branimir
Dux Croatorum & Dux Sclavorum
(Princeps, Comes, Dux, Dominus)
Duke of Croatia
Reign879 – c. 892
PredecessorZdeslav
SuccessorMuncimir
Burial
Possibly at Crkvina (modern day Biskupija, near Knin)[1]
SpouseMariosa (Maruša)
DynastyDomagojević (?)
ReligionChristianity

Branimir (Latin: Branimirus) was a ruler of the Duchy of Croatia who reigned as duke (Croatian: knez) from 879 to c. 892. His country received papal recognition as a state from Pope John VIII on 7 June 879.[2][3] During his reign, Croatia retained its sovereignty from both Carolingian and Byzantine rule and became de jure independent.[4][5] His rule marks the first real peak of early medieval Croatia.[6] It was characterized by establishing closer relations with the Holy See, ecclestical re-organization in the former Roman province of Dalmatia, Christianization, and (re)construction of churches. Branimir is mentioned, for the period, in many reliable primary and secondary written and epigraphic sources.[2][4][7]

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  2. ^ a b Lučić, Josip; Zekan, Mate (1989), "Branimir", Croatian Biographical Lexicon (HBL) (in Croatian), Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute, retrieved 25 January 2023
  3. ^ Fine, John Van Antwerp (1991). The early medieval Balkans: a critical survey from the sixth to the late twelfth century. University of Michigan Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-472-08149-3.
  4. ^ a b "Branimir". Croatian Encyclopaedia (in Serbo-Croatian). 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ Stjepan Antoljak, Pregled hrvatske povijesti, Split 1993., str. 43.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goldstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Matijević-Sokol, Mirjana (2018). "Pisana svjedočanstva o knezu Branimiru". Hrvatska revija (in Croatian) (2). Zagreb: Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

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