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Mladen I Šubić of Bribir (died 1304) was a member of the Croatian

Croats

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noble family Šubić

Šubic

The Šubić were one of the twelve tribes which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages; they held the county of Bribir in inland Dalmatia.-Origins:...

, at the end of 13th and beginning of the 14th century.

He was a brother of a famous ban

Ban (title)

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of Croatia

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Paul I Šubić of Bribir, who appointed Mladen as a commissar of dalmatinan city of Split

Split (city)

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, along with Klis Fortress

Klis Fortress

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After Paul I Šubić declared himself as "Dominus

Dominus

Dominus may refer to:* Christus Dominus, the Second Vatican Council's "Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops".* Dominus Flevit Church, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem* Dominus , a title of sovereignty, clergy and other uses...

of Bosnia" in 1299, he gave to Mladen I the title of Bosnian Ban. Stephen Kotroman had resisted the growth of Šubić's power in Bosnia, but had lost by 1300 most control over Bosnia to Mladen I Šubić. After 1302 all of Bosnia was under House of Šubić. Mladen I controlled most of it, and small part of Bosnia land (the Lower Edges) was ruled by Prince Hrvatin Stjepanić

House of Hrvatinic

Hrvatinić dynasty was a medieval Bosnian/Croatian noble house which ruled over various parts of Bosnia, Croatia and Dalmatia between the 13th century and the 15th century....

, who was a vassal

Vassal

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of the House of Šubić, which was confirmed by Charles I of Hungary

Charles I of Hungary

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. Bosnian Ban Mladen I Šubić had started a campaign in Bosnia to exterminate the adherents of the Bosnian Church

Bosnian Church

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– the Bogumils. In religious conflict Mladen was killed in a battle during 1304. He was inherited by his nephew Mladen II Šubić, who needed help, so Pavao I Šubić himself had to lead an Army to crush the resistance in Bosnia. In 1305 Pavao I took the title of Lord of all of Bosnia (totius Bosniae dominus).

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