According to older historiography, Iljko was a duke ('' hr, knez'') in

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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

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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.

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Dukes of Croatia 9th-century Croatian people 9th-century dukes in Europe 878 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Europe-royal-stub

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