Krešimir I was

king 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 ...

from 935 until his death in 945. He was a member of the

Trpimirović dynasty Trpimirović dynasty ( hr, Trpimirovići) was a native Croatian dynasty that ruled in the Duchy and later the Kingdom of Croatia, with interruptions by the Domagojević dynasty from 845 until 1091. It was named after Trpimir I, the first member ...

Reign

Little is known about the reign of Krešimir I. He succeeded Trpimir II as king in around 935. According to '' De Administrando Imperio'', Krešimir managed to maintain

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's military power. After his death his two sons, first Miroslav and later

Michael Krešimir II Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, became kings, after a long struggle for succession.

Footnotes

References

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Krešimir I among native kings of CroatiaKrešimir I in the book "History of Croatia I" written by Ph.D. Rudolf Horvat
Kings of Croatia 10th-century Croatian monarchs Year of birth unknown 945 deaths Roman Catholic monarchs Trpimirović dynasty {{Croatia-bio-stub