List of rulers of Croatia

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Contents 1 Earliest history 2 Dukes of Croatia 3 Kings of Croatia 4 Bans of Croatia 5 Modern times 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Earliest history

The details of the arrival of the Croats are scarcely documented.

c. 626 Croats migrate from Galicia at the invitation of Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius.

c. 641 – c. 689 Radoslav converts Croatia to Christianity.

[edit] Dukes of Croatia There were parallel dukes of the Pannonian Croatia and of the Littoral Croatia (Dalmatian Croatia) Dukes of the Pannonian Croatia Dukes of the Littoral Croatia (Dalmatian Croatia) Name Reign Notes Vojnomir c. 790 - c. 800 / 791 - c. 810 Ljudevit Posavski 810 - 823 Ratimir 829 - 838 Braslav 880 - c. 887 Name Reign Notes Radoslav ... - ... Kuber ... - ... Porga or Borko 660 - 680 Budimir 740 - 785 Višeslav 785 - 802 Borna 810 – 821 Vassal of Frankish Emperor Charlemagne; son of Višeslav Vladislav January 821 - 835 son of Klonimir Mislav 835 - 845 Trpimir I 845 - 864 Founder of the Trpimirović dynasty Zdeslav 864 son of Trpimir I Domagoj 864 - 876 overthrows his cousin Zdeslav Iljko ? 876 – 878 Iljko's name is disputed, it is only known that he was a son of Domagoj, killed during a civil war Zdeslav 878 - May 879 restored Branimir 879 - 892 son of Domagoj Muncimir 892 - 900 son of Trpimir

[edit] Kings of Croatia In 925, Pope John X crowned Tomislav, making him King of Croatia and Dalmatia
Name	Reign	Notes
Knez Tomislav – after 925 King Tomislav I	c.910 - 11 March 928	Probably son of Mutimir. Croatian state reaches greatest extent, includes Croatia, Slavonia, much of Dalmatia, and Bosnia. Crowned King by Pope John X in 925. After his death civil wars weakened the state and some territory, including Bosnia, was lost.
Trpimir II	11 March 928 - 935	Younger brother of Tomislav I
Krešimir I the Old	935 - 945	Son of Trpimir II
Miroslav	945 - 949	Son of Kresimir I
Mihajlo Krešimir II	949 - 969	Younger brother of Miroslav. Croatian Kingdom regains previously lost territories, including Bosnia. He ruled together wit his wife Queen Jelena of Zadar.
Stjepan Držislav	969 - 997	Son of Michael Kresimir II
Queen Jelena of Zadar	969 - 8 November 975	As a regent for Stjepan Držislav
Svetoslav Suronja	997 - 1000	Son of Stephen Držislav
Krešimir III	997 - 1030	Younger brother of Svetoslav Suronja
Gojslav	997 - 1020	Younger brother of Svetoslav Suronja
Stjepan I	1030 - 1058	Son of Krešimir III
Peter Krešimir IV the Great	1058 - 1074	Son of Stjepan I. During his reign Croatian Kingdom reached its peak.
Slavic ?	1074 - 1075	Still disputed by historians, he may be elected by Croatian nobles and struggled with Dmitar Zvonimir
Dmitar Zvonimir	1075 - 1089	Cousin of Petar Krešimir IV. c. 1063 marries Princess Helena Ilona (Croatian: Jelena) Lijepa, daughter of King Bela I of Hungary. Helena may be joint ruler.
Stjepan II	1089 - December 1090	Son of Castimir, who was younger brother of Petar Krešimir IV.
Queen Jelena the Beautiful	1090 - 1091
Slavac ?	1090 - 1093	Dalmatian rival. Disputed by many historians.
Ladislaus I of Hungary	1091-1092	Son of Hungarian king Bela I and brother of Croatian Queen Jelena Lijepa
Duke Álmos	1091 - 1093	Nephew of Ladislaus, rules as his proxy.
Petar	1093 - 1097	Elected by Croatian nobles. Struggles with Hungary for control of Croatia. From 1097 onwards, the Kings of Hungary were also Kings of Croatia, because of the political union of the two states.
Coloman of Hungary	1102	Battle of Gvozd Mountain (modern Petrova Gora). Coloman, supported by Pannonian Croats, defeats an army of Croatian and Dalmatian nobles allied to Petar. Recognized as King of Croatia by a council (Sabor) of Croatian nobles.

[edit] Bans of Croatia
Croatia Ruled by Kings of Hungary (1102-1918) From 1102, the reigning King of Hungary is ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia in agreement with the Croatian nobles. Croatia is governed on his behalf by a Ban (viceroy) and a Sabor. For Kings of Croatia in this period see Kings of Hungary .
Name	Dates	Notes
Ugra	1102 - c. 1105
Sergije	c. 1105
Ugrin, archbishop of Kalocsa	1107
Klaudije	1116 - 1117
Aleksije or Dominik	c. 1130 - c. 1141
Bjeloš or Beloš	1142 - 1158	Serbian Prince, son of Rascia's Prince Uroš II of Voislav
Arpa	1158
Bjeloš or Beloš	1163	Serbian Prince, son of Rascia's Prince Uroš II of Voislav
Ampudin	1164 - 1180
Mavro or Dionizije	c.1180 - 1183
Suban	1183 - 1185
Kálán	1190 - 1193
Dominik	1193 - 1195
Andrija	1198 - 1199
Nikola + Branko or Benedikt	1199 - 1200
Martin Hontpázmán	1202 - 1203
Hipolit	1204
Merkurije	1205 - 1206
Stjepan Mihaljević	1206 - 1208
Banko	1208 - 1209
Bertold Andechs VII Meranski	1209 - 1211	(b. 1282 - d. 1251)
Mihajlo	1211 - 1213
Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklós)	1213
Ohuz or Okić	1214 - 1215
Ivan	1215 - 1216
Poža	1216 - 1217
Bank	1217 - 1218
Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklós)	1218 - 1219
Ohuz or Okić	1219 - 1220
Šalamon	c. 1222 - c. 1225
Mihajlo or Aladár	1225
thirty-two recorded bans	1225-1476	ruling only over "Dalmatia" and (central) "Croatia"
fifty-two recorded bans	1225-1476	ruling only over "The Whole of Slavonia"
Matej Čak	1272 - 1273	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Pavao Šubić Bribirski	1273 - 1312	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Nikola Omedejev (son of Amade Aba)	1272 - 1273	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Nikola I Lacković	1342-1343
Nikola Bánffy of Lendava	1345-1346
Nikola Széchy	1346-1349
Pavao Ugal	1350
Stjepan I Lacković	1350-1352
Nikola Bánffy of Lendava	1353-1356	second term
Mirko (Emmeric) Lacković	1368
Stjepan II Lacković	1371-1372
Stjepan II Lacković	1382-1386	second term
Ivan de Paližna	1385-1386 & 1389	Co-Ruled with relative Ivan (John) Anjou Horvat de Radics (1385,1386,1387)
Stjepan Tvrtko I	1390 – March 10, 1391	Proclaimed himself a King of Croatia by right of inheritance and conquest of Dalmatia
Ivan Frankopan of Krk	1391-1393	(died 1393)
Nikola Gorjanski	1397-1402
Ladislav Grdevacki	1402-1404
Pavao Besenyő	1404
Pavao Pecz	1404-1406
Ladislav Grdevacki	1402-1404
Hermann II of Celje	1406-1408
Dionizije IV Lacković	1416-1418
1423-1435	Slavonia only
Nikola Frankopan	(died 1432)	Son of John Frankopan
Matko Talovac	1435-1445	Ban of Slavonia
Friedrick II and Ulrich II of Celje, opposed by Frank Talovac	1445-1454	Croatia-Dalmatia only
John Hunyadi	1446-1450	Croatia-Dalmatia only
László Hunyadi	1454-1455	Croatia-Dalmatia only
co-Ban Nikola Frankopan	1456-1458	Son of Ban Nikola Frankopan.
Mirko (Emeric) Zapoljski	1464-1465
Ivan Thuz of Lak	1466-1467
Blaž Madar Podmanicki	1470-1472
Damjan Horvat	1472-1473
Andrija Bánffy of Lendava	1476-1477
Ladislav of Egervár	1477-1481
Stjepan Frankopan	(died 1481)	Son of co-Ban Nicholas Frangepan
Blaž Madar Podmanicki	1482
Matija Geréb	1483-1489
Ladislav of Egervár	1489-1493
Emerik (Mirko) Derencin	1493	known from the Battle of Krbava field
Ivan Bot	1493
Ladislav Kaniški	1493-1495
Ivaniš Korvin	1495-1498
Juraj Kaniški	1498-1499
Ivan Korvin	1499-1504
Franjo Balassa of Gyarmat	1505
Andrija Bot	1505-1507
Marko Mišljenović	1506-1507
Ivan Ernust of Čakoveć	1508-1509
Juraj Kaniški	1508-1509
Andrija Bot	1510-1511
Mirko (Emeric) Perényi	1512-1513
Petar Berislavić	1513-1520
Ivan Karlović (Johann Torquatus) of Krbava (Corbavia)	1521-1524
Ivan Tahy	1525
Franjo Baćan (Batthyány)	1525-1527

Habsburg dynasty rules Lands of Croatia (formally part of Hungary)[1] (1527 – 1848)
Kristo Frankopan (Frangepan)	1527	(died 1527) Grandson of Ban Stephen Frankopan
Ivan Karlović (Johann Torquatus) of Krbava (Corbavia)	1527-1531	(died 1531) Married Ilona Zrinski
Simon Erdődy with...	1530-1534
Louis Pekry of Petrovina	1532-1537
Tamás Nádasdy opposed by...	1537-1542
Petar Keglević of Buzin	1537-1542
Nikola Šubić Zrinski	1542-1556	(born 1508, died 1566) 1543 married Katalin Frangepan, daughter of Ban Christopher Frangepan
Petar Erdődy of Monyorokerek	1557-1567
Lucas Zekel of Ormosd	1567
Juraj Drašković with...	1567-1575
Fran Frankopan (Frangepan) of Slunj and then...	1567-1573
Gašpar Alapić (Alapy) of Veliki Kalnik (Nagy-Kemle)	1574-1575
Krsto Ungnad of Sonneg	1576-1583
Toma Erdődy of Monyorokerek (Eberau)	1583-1595
Gašpar Stankovački	1595-1596
Ivan Drašković of Trakošćan	1596-1606	(born 1550, died 1613)
Toma Erdödy	1608-1615
Benedikt Thuroczy	1615-1616
vacant	1616-1617
Nikola Frankopan of Trsat	1617-1622
Juraj Zrinski (Zrinyi)	1622-1626
Žigmund (Sigismund) Erdödy	1627-1639
Ivan Drašković	1639-1646
Nikola Zrinski	1647-1664ign	(born 1620, died 1664)
Petar Zrinski	1665-1670
Nikola Erdödy	1671-1693
Adam Baćan (Batthyány)	August 26, 1693 - September 7, 1703
Ivan Pállfy	January 24, 1704 - February 17, 1732
Ivan Drašković III	February 17, 1732 - January 4, 1733	(died 1733)
Josip Eszterházy of Galanta	August 13, 1733 - June 25, 1741
György Branyng	1741-1742
Karlo Baćan (Batthyány)	March 16, 1743 - July 6, 1756
Franjo Leopold Nádasdy opposed by...	1756-1783
Franjo Fauszty	1757- ?
Franjo Eszterházy opposed by...	1783-1785
Franjo Szechenyi	1783-1785
Franjo Balassa of Gyarmat	1785-1790
Ivan Erdödy	1790 - March 30, 1806
Ignjat Đulaj (Gyulay) of Maros-Nemethy and Nadaska	1806-1831
Franjo Vlašić	February 10, 1832 - May 16, 1840
Juraj Haulik	1840 - June 16, 1842	Acting Ban
Franjo Haller of Hallerkeö/Hallerstein	June 16, 1842 - 1845
Juraj Haulik	1845 - March 23, 1848	Acting Ban

Croatia a Habsburg crown territory (formally part of Hungary)[2] (1849-1867)
Josip Jelačić of Bužim	March 23, 1848 - May 19, 1859	(born 1801, died 1859)
Ivan Coronini-Kronberg	July 28, 1859 - June 19, 1860
Josip Šokčević	June 19, 1860 - June 27, 1867	(born 1811, died 1896)

Croatia returned to Hungarian control (1867-1918) In 1867, Habsburg Empire reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
Levin Rauch	June 27, 1867 - January 26, 1871 (acting to December 8, 1868)	(born 1819, died 1890)
Koloman Bedeković Komorski	January 26, 1871 - February 12, 1872	(born 1818, died 1889)
Eugen Kvaternik	October 8, 1871 - October 11, 1871	(born 1825, died 1871) (in rebellion, at Rakovica)
Antun Vakanović	February 17, 1872 - September 20, 1873	Acting Ban; (born 1808, died 1894)
Ivan Mažuranić	September 20, 1873 - February 21, 1880	(born 1814, died 1890)
Ladislav Pejačević	February 21, 1880 - September 4, 1883	(born 1824, died 1901)
Hermann Ramberg	September 4, 1883 - December 1, 1883	Acting Ban; (born 1820, died 1899)
Dragutin Karoly Khuen-Héderváry	December 4, 1883 - June 27, 1903	(born 1849, died 1918)
Teodor Pejačević	July 1, 1903 - June 26, 1907	(born 1855, died 1928)
Aleksandar Rakodczaj	June 26, 1907 - January 8, 1908	(born 1848, died 1924)
Pavao Rauch of Nyek	January 8, 1908 - February 5, 1910	(born 1865, died 1933)
Nikola Tomašić	February 5, 1910 - January 19, 1912	(born 1864, died 1918)
Slavko Cuvaj	January 19, 1912 - July 21, 1913 (acting from April 5, 1912)	(born 1851, died 1931)
Ivan Skerlecz	July 21, 1913 - June 29, 1917 (acting to November 27, 1913)	(born 1873, died 1951)
Antun Mihalović	June 29, 1917 - January 20, 1919	(born 1868, died 1949)

Croatia incorporated into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918 - 1929) Following a brief period of self-rule, becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes under the Karađorđević dynasty.
Ivan Paleček	January 20, 1919 - November 24, 1919
Tomislav Tomljenović	November 24, 1919 - February 22, 1920
Matko Laginja	February 22, 1920 - December 11, 1920	(born 1852, died 1930)
Teodor Bošnjak	December 23, 1920 - March 2, 1921	acting Ban
Tomislav Tomljenović	March 2, 1921 - July 3, 1921

Croatia in Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1939) In 1929, the new Constitution of the Kingdom renamed it Yugoslavia and split up Croatia between several banovinas (provinces).
Bans of the Sava Banovina Bans of the Littoral Banovina Name Reign Josip Silović October 3, 1929 - 19.. Ivo N. Perović 19.. - 1935 Marko Kostrenčić 1935 - 1936 Viktor Ružić 1936 - 26 August 1939 Name Reign Ivo Tartaglia 1929 - June 1932 Josip Jablanović 1932 - 1935 Mirko Buić 1935 - 26 August 1939
Banovina of Croatia in Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1939-1941) In 1939 Banovina of Croatia was created with Cvetković-Maček agreement. It consisted of Sava and Littoral Banovina along with smaller parts of Vrbas, Zeta, Drina and Danube Banovina's
Ivan Šubašić	August 26, 1939 - April 10, 1941	(born May 7, 1892, died March 22, 1955)
The Kingdom of NDH (1941-1943) NDH was created as a kingdom with agreement Pavelić - Benito Mussolini.
Tomislav II	formally 1941 - 1943, although he never had any power over Croatia

[edit] Modern times

1945 - 1991 Croatia becomes a federal state of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

June 25, 1991 - present Republic of Croatia independent. See:

• Presidents of Croatia
• Prime ministers of Croatia

[edit] See also

• List of rulers of Hungary for a list of monarchs between 1526 and 1918 -- mostly accurate for the Croatian lands
• Croatian Parliament
• History of Croatia

[edit] External links

• Monarchs of Croatia from Everything2
• The History Files: Kingdoms of Eastern Europe: Croatia
• WHKMLA History of Croatia, ToC
• Rulers of Croatia and Slavonia
• List of Croatian rulers PDF, University of Michigan
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