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Croatian Ban
Ban of Croatia ( hr, Hrvatski ban) was the title of local rulers or office holders and after 1102, viceroys of Croatia. From the earliest periods of the Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by bans as a ruler's representative (viceroy) and supreme military commander. In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually became the chief government officials in Croatia. They were at the head of the Ban's Government, effectively the first prime ministers of Croatia. The institution of ban persisted until the first half of the 20th century, when it was officially superseded in function by that of a parliamentary prime minister. Origin of title South Slavic ''ban'' (, with a long ), is directly attested in 10th-century Constantine Porphyrogenitus' book '' De Administrando Imperio'' as ', in a chapter dedicated to Croats and the organisation of their state, describing how their ban "has under his rule Krbava, Lika and Gacka." Bans during the Trpimirović dynasty References from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Law * Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship, being denied from entering or using the place/item ** Imperial ban (''Reichsacht''), a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman Empire * Ban (medieval), the sovereign's power to command ** King's ban (''Königsbann''), a royal command or prohibition in the medieval Holy Roman Empire * Herem (other), a Hebrew word usually translated as "the ban" * A ban could be served on people in apartheid-era South Africa People * Ban (surname), a Chinese surname * Ban (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names ** Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General * King Ban, a king from the Matter of Britain * Ban (title), a noble title used in Central and Southeastern Europe (Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Hungary) ** Banate of Bosnia ** Ban of Croatia * Matija Ban, a Croatian poet * Oana Ban, a Romanian artistic gymnast * Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gacka
Gacka is a river located in the Lika region in central Croatia. Because for a large part of its course it is a subterranean river, estimates on its length vary. The overground part has undergone substantial human intervention - before it was long; now it is only long.Lika-Senj County Tourist Board, It has been regulated by man to flow into an aqueduct in Gusić polje (known as Tunel Gacka-Gusić Jezero) and then into the Adriatic Sea through a hydroelectric installation ''HE Senj'' near Sveti Juraj. HE Senj takes inflow from Gacka and Lika, since it was built in 1965. The river passes through karst fields and most notably the town Otočac, and its headwaters are known as a popular locale for trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ... fishing. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protospatharios
''Prōtospatharios'' ( el, πρωτοσπαθάριος) was one of the highest court dignities of the middle Byzantine period (8th to 12th centuries), awarded to senior generals and provincial governors, as well as to foreign princes. History The meaning of the title, "first ''spatharios''", indicates its original role as leader of the order (''taxis'') of the ''spatharioi'', the imperial bodyguards, was already attested in the 6th century. Probably under the Heraclians, the rank became an honorary dignity (Greek: δια βραβείου ἀξία, ''dia brabeiou axia''), and was henceforth bestowed to high-ranking theme commanders, senior court officials, and allied rulers.. The first concrete reference to a ''prōtospatharios'' occurs in the ''Chronicle'' of Theophanes the Confessor, who records "Sergios, ''prōtospatharios'' and '' stratēgos'' of Sicily" in 718. In the late 9th century, the ''prōtospatharios'' is recorded as ranking below the ''patrikios'' and above the ''di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjepan Praska
Stephen Praska ( Croatian: ''Stjepan Praska'') was Ban of Croatia under King Stephen I. According to the chronicle of Archdeacon Goricensis John, he was established by king Stephen I around 1035 (after his military expeditions to the east), thus succeeding Božeteh as Croatian ban. He eventually attained an imperial title of ''protospatharios'' somewhere between 1035 and 1042, which governed his influence over the Byzantine Dalmatian theme. Prasca is known to have granted land to the monastery of Crisogni with his wife, Mary, which is attested in a 1042 document.Monumenta Historiam Slavorum Meridionalium, Vol. VII, Acta, 37, p. 46. He resided in Zadar Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv .... References 11th-century Croatian people Bans of Croatia 11th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gojslav Of Croatia
Gojslav (died 1020) was a monarch who co-ruled the Kingdom of Croatia with his brother Krešimir III from 1000 to his death in 1020. He was the youngest son of the former Croatian King Stjepan Držislav and a member of royal House of Trpimirović. Revolt and reign After Croatia's King Stjepan Držislav died in 997, his brother Svetoslav Suronja became King of Croatia. Together with his brother Krešimir III he revolted against Svetoslav Suronja. Because Croatian kings had been allies of the Byzantine Empire during war with the First Bulgarian Empire, the rebels requested Bulgarian help. This resulted in the Bulgarian invasion of 998, during which Emperor Samuil took Croatian Dalmatia and great parts of Bosnia.Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja After the war, the Bulgarian emperor gave this territory to Gojslav and Krešimir III. During the last two years (999–1000) of the Croatian civil war the brothers, with Bulgarian help, defeated Svetoslav Suronja, who went into ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krešimir III Of Croatia
Krešimir III ( la, Cresimir) was King of Croatia from 1000 until his death in 1030. He was from the Trpimirović dynasty and founder of the Krešimirović branch of the family. He was the middle son of former King Stjepan Držislav. Until 1020, he co-ruled with his brother Gojslav. Biography Reign After Croatia's King Stjepan Držislav died in 997, his brother Svetoslav Suronja became King of Croatia. His two brothers, Gojslav and Krešimir contested his accession, resulting in civil war. His brothers probably used his alliance with the Byzantine Empire to obtain help from Bulgaria. The Bulgarian monarch Samuil pillaged the Dalmatian cities and great parts of Bosnia. During the last two years (999–1000) of the Croatian civil war, the rebels, probably with some Bulgarian help, had managed to depose Svetoslav Suronja, who allied himself with the Venetian Doge Pietro II Orseolo in 1000. The Doge then began a successful campaign in Dalmatia. In Trogir, which was brought und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetoslav Suronja
Svetoslav Suronja (), was King of Croatia from 997 to 1000. A member of the Trpimirović dynasty, he reigned with the help of his '' ban'', Varda. John the Deacon (d. 1009) called him "Surinja" ( la, "Surigna"), adopted in Croatian historiography as "Suronja", meaning "dark man" or "cold man", probably due to his temper. He was the oldest son of king Stephen Držislav, from whom he received the title of duke, and was designated as his successor. Rebellion After the death of their father, his brothers Krešimir III and Gojslav started organizing a rebellion against him since Svetoslav rejected sharing power over the kingdom. The brothers had asked Bulgarian emperor Samuil for aid, even though the emperor was at war with the Byzantine Empire. In the war, the Byzantines were supported by Venice and Svetoslav Suronja, who had continued his father's policy. Samuil had accepted the revolters' invitation and attacked Croatia in 998, which started the last of three Croatian-Bulgarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Držislav Of Croatia
Stephen Držislav ( hr, Stjepan Držislav, la, Dirzislaus) was King of Croatia from AD 969 until his death around 997. He was a member of the Trpimirović dynasty. He ruled from Biograd with Godemir as his Ban. Biography Early period Stephen Držislav was a son of king Michael Krešimir II and Queen Helen of Zadar. Helen acted as regent for the young king from 969 until her death on 8 October 976. During Byzantine emperor Basil II's war against Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria, Stephen Držislav allied with the Byzantines. After Basil managed to defend every single Adriatic coastal city during Samuil's rampage towards Zadar in 986, the cities were returned to Croatian control. Samuil, however, invaded central Croatia and conquered the territories of Bosnia between the Drina and Bosna rivers. Samuil pursued some of his cousins during the war and they often sought help in Croatia. King Držislav took fourteen of them, gave them hospitality and a residence near Klis. According to Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godemir, Ban Of Croatia
Godemir or Godimir (fl. 970 – 1000/1030) was Ban of Croatia during 10th century Croatia. He is said to have served the kings Michael Krešimir II and Stephen Držislav in a charter from 1068. According to the much debated ''Chronicle of Archdeacon Goricensis John'', he was established to his position by a certain King Krešimir (though it is unclear whether the chronicler mixes two different rulers). Additionally, he is mentioned in another charter, dated 1028, which is a grant to the monastery of ''St. Krševan'' by his sister ''Helenica''. References External linksGodemiron ''Croatian Encyclopedia The ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Hrvatska enciklopedija) is a Croatian national encyclopedia published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Overview The project began in 1999, and it represents a fifth iteration of the encyclo ...'' 10th-century Croatian people 11th-century Croatian people Bans of Croatia 10th-century Croatian nobility 11th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Of Croatia
Miroslav ( la, Miroslaus) was the King of Croatia from 945 until his death in 949 and a member of the Trpimirović dynasty. Reign 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, Michael Krešimir II. Because of this, Miroslav lost most of his lands in Bosnia, and the Byzantines wanted to take back his holdings in Dalmatia. In his time, it is known that the Croatian navy was reduced to only 30 ships, while the infantry and cavalry had even more devastating losses in the civil war until Miroslav was finally killed by Pribina, Ban of Croatia in 949, and his younger brother, Michael Krešimir II, succeeded him as king. See also * List of rulers of Croatia This is a complete list of rulers of Croatia under domestic ethnic and elected dynasties during the Croatian Kingdom (925–1918). This article follows the monarch's title number according to Hungarian succession f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Krešimir II Of Croatia
Michael Krešimir II (, ) was King of Croatia from 949 until his death in 969. He was a member of the Trpimirović dynasty. Michael Krešimir II was a son of Krešimir I and the younger brother of Miroslav, who preceded him as King of Croatia in 945. Krešimir was brought to the throne by the powerful Ban Pribina, who rebelled against the former king Miroslav for having his jurisdiction restrained from some areas. The civil war eventually ended with Miroslav's death in 949 and the reign of Mihajlo began. The Croatian kingdom reached its former glory during Michael's reign. He ravaged the Bosnian župas Uskoplje, Luka and Pleva, and eventually conquered the whole region of Bosnia that was originally lost during the reign of Miroslav. The Bosnian ban fled to Hungary, after realizing he couldn't fight back and, by 968, Michael pacified the local tribes, establishing full control. Mihajlo and his wife Helen of Zadar had good relations with the Dalmatian cities. Helen built the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
