Krešimir I of Croatia
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Krešimir I was a King of Croatian Kingdom
from 935 until his death in 945. He was a member of the House of Trpimirović.
He succeeded his father Trpimir II
as King. He managed during his reign, like his father, to hold Croatia as great military power. After his death his two sons, first Miroslav
and later Mihajlo Krešimir II
, became kings, after a long struggle for succession, during which the Caslav Klonimirovic of Serbia strengthened the border at the river of Vrbas
while his Narentines took Vis
and Lastovo
from Croatia.
Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)
The Kingdom of Croatia , also known as the Kingdom of the Croats , was a medieval kingdom covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans.Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries...
from 935 until his death in 945. He was a member of the House of Trpimirović.
He succeeded his father Trpimir II
Trpimir II of Croatia
Trpimir II was a King of Croatia from 928 to 935. He was from the House of Trpimirović. Trpimir was probably the son of Duke Muncimir and younger brother of Tomislav....
as King. He managed during his reign, like his father, to hold Croatia as great military power. After his death his two sons, first Miroslav
Miroslav of Croatia
Miroslav was the King of Croatia from 945 until his death in 949 and a member of the House of Trpimirović.He was the oldest son of Krešimir I and succeeded him as king in 945. During his reign Croatia suffered a civil war started by the followers of his brother, Mihajlo...
and later Mihajlo Krešimir II
Mihajlo Krešimir II
Michael Krešimir II was a King of Croatia from 949 to his death in 969. He was a member of the House of Trpimir. Krešimir II was a son of Krešimir I and the younger brother of Miroslav, who preceded him as King of Croatia in 945....
, became kings, after a long struggle for succession, during which the Caslav Klonimirovic of Serbia strengthened the border at the river of Vrbas
Vrbas
Vrbas may refer to:* Vrbas , river in Bosnia and Herzegovina* Vrbas , town and municipality in Vojvodina, Serbia* Vrbas , village in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
while his Narentines took Vis
Vis (island)
Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 . Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast...
and Lastovo
Lastovo
Lastovo is an island municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The municipality consists of 46 islands with a total population of 792 people, of which 93% are ethnic Croats, and a land area of approximately . The biggest island in the municipality is also named Lastovo, as is the...
from Croatia.