Liudemuhls or Ljudemisl was a medieval Slavic

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, vassal to the

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, who was in power in 823 in parts of

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known as the Duchy of the Croats. Ljudemisl was the maternal uncle of Borna, the Duke of Dalmatia (r. 819–821). After

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had left the

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, he was a guest of Ljudemisl, who treacherously killed him. Ljudemisl may have done so to fortify his claim to power under the Franks.

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