According to older historiography, Iljko was a duke ('' hr,
knez'') in
Croatia
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from 876 until 878, and a member of the
Domagojević dynasty, probably the son of
Domagoj
Domagoj is a Croatian name of Slavic origin derived from the Slavic elements ''dom'' ("home") and ''goj'' ("grow, breed, foster, nurture"). Notable people with the name include:
*Domagoj of Croatia, a duke (knez) of Dalmatian Croatia in 864–87 ...
.
However, it has later generally been accepted that his name was a consequence of a wrong translation of the Chronicle of Dandolo, a
Latin
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Andrea Dandolo
Andrea Dandolo (13067 September 1354) was elected the 54th doge of Venice in 1343, replacing Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in late 1342.
Early life
Trained in historiography and law, Andrea Dandolo studied at the University of Padua, where ...
in the 14th century.
[Mužić Ivan: Hrvatska povijest devetoga stoljeća, Split 2007, p. 131] The name of the unknown prince was probably the result of Dandolo's fantasy. During the specified timespan a son of Domagoj ruled Croatia, but his name was not preserved.
See also
*Domagojević dynasty
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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 for convenience. For example, the ...
References
Dukes of Croatia
9th-century Croatian people
9th-century dukes in Europe
878 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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