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Earliest history

Dukes of Croatia

Kings of Croatia

Bans of Croatia

Modern times

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Earliest history

The details of the arrival of the Croats are scarcely documented.
c. 626 Croats migrate from Galicia at the invitation of Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius.
c.641 – c.689 Radoslav converts Croatia to Christianity.

Dukes of Croatia ''There were parallel dukes of the Pannonian Croats and of the Dalmatian Croats'' 'Dukes of the Pannonian Croats' 'Dukes of the Dalmatian Croats' Name Reign Notes Vojnomir 791 - c810 Ljudevit Posavski 810 - 823 Ratimir 829 - 838 Braslav 880 - c.887 Name Reign Notes Porga or Borko 660 - 680 Budimir 740 - 785 Višeslav 785 - 802 Borna 810 – 821 Vassal of Frankish Emperor Charlemagne; son of Višeslav Vladislav January 821 - 835 son of Klonimir Mislav 835 - 845 Trpimir I 845 - 864 Founder of the Trpimirović dynasty Zdeslav 864 son of Trpimir I Domagoj 864 - 876 overthrows his cousin Zdeslav Iljko 876 – 878 killed during a civil war Zdeslav 878 - May 879 restored Branimir 879 - 892 son of Domagoj Mutimir or Muncimir 892 - 900 son of Trpimir Petar ? c.900 - c.910

Kings of Croatia ''In 925, Pope John X crowned Tomislav, making him King of Croatia and Dalmatia''
Name	Reign	Notes
Duke Tomislav I – after 925 King Tomislav I	c.910 - 11 March 928	Probably son of Mutimir. Croatian state reaches greatest extent, includes Croatia, Slavonia, much of Dalmatia, and Bosnia. Crowned King by Pope John X in 925. After his death civil wars weakened the state and some territory, including Bosnia, was lost.
Trpimir II	11 March 928 - 935	Younger brother of Tomislav I
Krešimir I the Old	935 - 945	Son of Trpimir II
Miroslav	945 - 949	Son of Kresimir I
Mihajlo Krešimir II	949 - 969	Younger brother of Miroslav. Croatian Kingdom reaches largest extent, including Bosnia.
Stjepan Držislav	969 - 997	Son of Michael Kresimir II
Queen Jelena of Zadar	969 - 8 November 975
Svetoslav Suronja	997 - 1000	Son of Stephen Držislav
Krešimir III	997 - 1030	Younger brother of Svetoslav Mucimir
Gojslav	997 - 1020	Younger brother of Svetoslav Mucimir
Byzantine Emperor Basil II	1019-?	Croatia and Bosnia under Byzantine Emperor
Stjepan I	1030 - 1058	Son of Krešimir III
Peter Krešimir IV the Great	1058 - 1074	Son of Stephen
Slavic	1074 - 1075	Elected by Croatian nobles, struggled with Dmitar Zvonimir, the chosen heir of Petar Kresimir IV.
Dmitar Zvonimir	1075 - 1089	Cousin of Petar Krešimir IV. c. 1063 marries Princess Helena Ilona (Croatian: Jelena) Lijepa, daughter of King Bela I of Hungary. Helena may be joint ruler.
Stjepan II	1089 - December 1090	Son of Castimir, who was younger brother of Petar Krešimir IV.
Queen Jelena the Beautiful	1090 - 1091
Slavac ?	1090 - 1093	Dalmatian rival
Ladislaus I of Hungary	1091-1092	Son of Bela I and brother of Helena, recognized as King of Croatia by a council (Sabor) of Croatian nobles. The agreement with the nobles maintains Croatia and Hungary as separate states under the personal rule of Ladislaus.
Duke Álmos	1091 - 1093	Nephew of Ladislaus, rules as his proxy.
Petar Svačić	1093 - 1097	Struggles with Hungary for control of Croatia.
Coloman of Hungary	1102	Battle of Gvozd Mountain (modern Petrova Gora). Coloman, supported by Pannonian Croats, defeats an army of Croatian and Dalmatian nobles allied to Peter Svačić.

Bans of Croatia
'Croatia Ruled by Kings of Hungary (1102-1526)' ''From 1102, the reigning King of Hungary is ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia in agreement with the Croatian nobles. Croatia is governed on his behalf by a Ban (viceroy) and a Sabor. For Kings of Croatia in this period see Kings of Hungary'' .
Name	Dates	Notes
Ugra	1102 - c. 1105
Sergije	c. 1105
Ugrin	1107
Klaudije	1116 - 1117
Aleksije or Dominik	c. 1130 - c. 1141
Bjeloš or Beloš	1142 - 1158	Serbian Prince, son of Rascia's Prince Uroš II of Voislav
Arpa	1158
Bjeloš or Beloš	1163	Serbian Prince, son of Rascia's Prince Uroš II of Voislav
Ampudin	1164 - 1180
Mavro or Dionizije	c.1180 - 1183
Suban	1183 - 1185
Kálán	1190 - 1193
Dominik	1193 - 1195
Andrija	1198 - 1199
Nikola + Branko or Benedikt	1199 - 1200
Martin Hontpázmán	1202 - 1203
Hipolit	1204
Merkurije	1205 - 1206
Stjepan Mihaljevic	1206 - 1208
Banko	1208 - 1209
Bertold Andechs VII Meranski	1209 - 1211	(b. 1282 - d. 1251)
Mihajlo	1211 - 1213
Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklos)	1213
Ohuz or Okic	1214 - 1215
Ivan	1215 - 1216
Poža	1216 - 1217
Bank	1217 - 1218
Ðula Šikloški (Gyula of Siklos)	1218 - 1219
Ohuz or Okic	1219 - 1220
Šalamon	c. 1222 - c. 1225
Mihajlo or Aladar	1225
''thirty-two recorded bans''	1225-1476	ruling only over "Dalmatia" and (central) "Croatia"
''fifty-two recorded bans''	1225-1476	ruling only over "The Whole of Slavonia"
Matej Cak	1272 - 1273	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Pavao Šubić Bribirski	1273 - 1312	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Nikola Omedejev	1272 - 1273	ruling over "Dalmatia and Croatia"
Nikola (Nicholas) Bánffy of Lendava	1345-1346
Nikola (Nicholas) Széchy	1346-1349
Pavao (Paul) Ugal	1350
Stjepan (Stephen) Lacković	1351-1352
Nikola (Nicholas) Banffy of Lendava	1353-1356	second term
Ivan (John) de Paližna	1385-1386 & 1389	Co-Ruled with relative Ivan (John) Anjou Horvat de Radics (1385,1386,1387)
Stjepan Tvrtko I	1390 – March 10 1391	Proclaimed himself a King of Croatia by right of inheritance and conquest of Dalmatia
Ivan (John) Frankopan of Krk	1391-1393	(died 1393)
Nikola (Nicholas) Gorjanski	1397-1402
Ladislav (Ladislaus) Grdevacki	1402-1404
Pavao (Paul) Bessenyö	1404
Pavao (Paul) Pecz	1404-1406
Ladislav (Ladislaus) Grdevacki	1402-1404
Herman I of Cilli/Celje	1406-1408
Herman I of Cilli/Celje	1423-1435	Slavonia only
Nikola Frankopan	(died 1432)	Son of John Frankopan
Matko Talovac	1435-1445	Ban of Slavonia
Friedrick II and Ulrich II of Cilli/Celje, opposed by...	1445-1454	Croatia-Dalmatia only
John Hunyadi	1446-1450	Croatia-Dalmatia only
László Hunyadi	1454-1455	Croatia-Dalmatia only
co-Ban Nikola (Nicholas) Frankopan	1456-1458	Son of Ban Nikola Frankopan.
Mirko (Emeric) Zapoljski	1464-1465
Ivan (John) Thuz of Lak	1466-1467
Blaž (Blasius) Madar Podmanicki	1470-1472
Damjan (Damian) Horvat	1472-1473
Andrija (Andrew) Banffy of Lendava	1476-1477
Ladislav (Ladislaus) of Egervár	1477-1481
Stjepan (Stephen) Frankopan	(died 1481)	Son of co-Ban Nicholas Frangepan
Blaž (Blasius) Madar Podmanicki	1482
Matija Gereb	1483-1489
Ladislav (Ladislaus) of Egervár	1489-1493
Emerik (Mirko) Derencin	1493	known from the Battle of Krbava field
Ivan (John) Bot	1493
Ladislav (Ladislaus) Kaniški	1493-1495
Herceg Ivaniš (John) Korvin	1495-1498
Ðuro (George) Kaniški	1498-1499
Herceg Ivan (John) Korvin	1499-1504
Franjo (Francis) Balassa of Gyarmat	1505
Andrija (Andrew) Bot	1505-1507
Marko Mišljenovic	1506-1507
Ivan (John) Ernust of Cakovec	1508-1509
Juraj (George) Kaniški	1508-1509
Andrija (Andrew) Bot	1510-1511
Mirko (Emeric) Perényi	1512-1513
Petar Berislavic	1513-1520
Ivan Karlovic (Johann-John Torquatus Von Radic) of Krbava (Corbavia)	1521-1524	(died 1531) Married Ilona Zrinski His family was connected to the Gusic (Gussich-Gusith)which came from the original twelve magnates chosen by Hungarian King Kalman (Coloman-Koloman) in the year 1102. Family surname used for this family were Kurjakovic, Karlovic, Torkvatovic, Tvartkovic, Tučic-Tučici, Radics-Radici-Radic.
Ivan (John) Tahy	1525
Franjo (Francis) Bacan (Batthyany)	1525-1527

'Habsburg dynasty rules Lands of Croatia (1527 – 1848)' ''The Hungarians are defeated by the Ottomans at the Battle of Mohács in 1526. In 1527, the Croatian nobles recognize the Habsburg Archduke of Austria, Ferdinand as King of Croatia and Hungary, in return for his leading the defense against the Turks.''
Christopher (Kristof) Frankopan (Frangepan)	1527	(died 1527) Grandson of Ban Stephen Frankopan
Ivan Karlović (Johann-John Torquatus Von Radic) of Krbava (Corbavia)	1527-1531	(died 1531) Married Ilona Zrinski
Simeon Erdödy with...	1530-1534
Louis Pekry of Petrovina	1532-1537
Thomas Nádasdy opposed by...	1537-1542
Petar Keglević of Buzin	1537-1542
Nikola Šubić Zrinski	1542-1556	(born 1508, died 1566) 1543 married Katalin Frangepan, daughter of Ban Christopher Frangepan
Petar Erdödy of Monyorokerek	1557-1567
Lucas Zekel of Ormosd	1567
George (Georgius) Drašković with...	1567-1575
Francis Frankopan (Frangepan) of Slunj and then...	1567-1573
Gašpar (Caspar) Alapić (Alapy) of Veliki Kalnik (Nagy-Kemle)	1574-1575
Krsto Ungnad of Sonneg	1576-1583
Toma Erdödy of Monyorokerek (Eberau)	1583-1595
Gašpar (Caspar) Stankovački	1595-1596
Ivan (John) Drašković of Trakostyan	1596-1606	(born 1550, died 1613)
Toma Erdödy	1608-1615
Benedikt Thuroczy	1615-1616
''vacant''	1616-1617
Nikola (Nicholas) Frankopan of Trsat (Tersacz)	1617-1622
Juraj (George) Zrinski (Zrinyi)	1622-1626
Žigmund (Sigismund) Erdödy	1627-1639
Ivan (John) Drašković	1639-1646
Nikola Zrinski	1647-1664ign	(born 1620, died 1664)
Petar Zrinski	1665-1670
Nikola Erdödy	1671-1693
Adam Baćan (Batthyány)	August 26, 1693 - September 7, 1703
Ivan (John) Pállfy	January 24, 1704 - February 17, 1732
Ivan (John) Drašković III	February 17, 1732 - January 4, 1733	(died 1733)
Josip (Joseph) Eszterházy of Galanta	August 13, 1733 - June 25, 1741
György Branyng	1741-1742
Karlo (Charles) Baćan (Batthyány)	March 16, 1743 - July 6, 1756
Franjo (Francis) Leopold Nádasdy opposed by...	1756-1783
Fauszty Francis	1757- ?
Franjo (Francis) Eszterházy opposed by...	1783-1785
Franjo (Francis) Szechenyi	1783-1785
Franjo (Francis) Balassa of Gyarmat	1785-1790
Ivan (John) Erdödy	1790 - March 30, 1806
Ignjat (Ignatius) Đulaj (Gyulay) of Maros-Nemethy and Nadaska	1806-1831
Franjo Vlašić	February 10, 1832 - May 16, 1840
Juraj Haulik	1840 - June 16, 1842	Acting Ban
Franjo (Francis) Haller of Hallerkeö/Hallerstein	June 16, 1842 - 1845
Juraj Haulik	1845 - March 23, 1848	Acting Ban

'Croatia a Habsburg crown territory (1849-1867)' ''In response to the Hungarian National Revolution, in 1848 Croatia declares itself free of Hungarian control but remains loyal to the Hapsburg monarch (see The Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas). Serfdom is abolished.''
Josip (Joseph) Jelačić of Bužim	March 23, 1848 - May 19, 1859	(born 1801, died 1859)
Ivan Coronini-Kronberg	July 28, 1859 - June 19, 1860
Josip Šokčević	June 19, 1860 - June 27, 1867	(born 1811, died 1896)

'Croatia returned to Hungarian control' ''In 1867, Habsburg Empire reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary''
Levin Rauch	June 27, 1867 - January 26, 1871 (acting to December 8, 1868)	(born 1819, died 1890)

'In union with the Kingdom of Hungary' ''In 1868, Croatia-Slavonia becomes dominated by the Kingdom of Hungary with limited autonomy''
Koloman Bedeković Komorski	January 26, 1871 - February 12, 1872	(born 1818, died 1889)
Eugen Kvaternik	October 8, 1871 - October 11, 1871	(born 1825, died 1871) (in rebellion, at Rakovica)
Antun Vakanović	February 17, 1872 - September 20, 1873	Acting Ban; (born 1808, died 1894)
Ivan Mažuranić	September 20, 1873 - February 21, 1880	(born 1814, died 1890)
Ladislav Pejačević	February 21, 1880 - September 4, 1883	(born 1824, died 1901)
Hermann Ramberg	September 4, 1883 - December 1, 1883	Acting Ban; (born 1820, died 1899)
Dragutin Karoly Khuen-Héderváry	December 4, 1883 - June 27, 1903	(born 1849, died 1918)
Teodor (Theodore) Pejačević	July 1, 1903 - June 26, 1907	(born 1855, died 1928)
Aleksandar (Alexander) Rakodczaj	June 26, 1907 - January 8, 1908	(born 1848, died 1924)
Pavao (Paul) Rauch of Nyek	January 8, 1908 - February 5, 1910	(born 1865, died 1933)
Nikola (Nicholas) Tomašić	February 5, 1910 - January 19, 1912	(born 1864, died 1918)
Slavko Cuvaj	January 19, 1912 - July 21, 1913 (acting from April 5, 1912)	(born 1851, died 1931)
Ivan Skerlecz	July 21, 1913 - June 29, 1917 (acting to November 27, 1913)	(born 1873, died 1951)
Antun Mihalović	June 29, 1917 - January 20, 1919	(born 1868, died 1949)

'Croatia incorporated into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918 - 1929)' ''Following a brief period of self-rule, becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes under the Karađorđević dynasty.''
Ivan Paleček	January 20, 1919 - November 24, 1919
Tomislav Tomljenović	November 24, 1919 - February 22, 1920
Matko Laginja	February 22, 1920 - December 11, 1920	(born 1852, died 1930)
Teodor Bošnjak	December 23, 1920 - March 2, 1921	acting Ban
Tomislav Tomljenović	March 2, 1921 - July 3, 1921

'Croatia in Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1939)' ''In 1929, the new Constitution of the Kingdom renamed it Yugoslavia and split up Croatia between several banovinas (provinces).''
'Bans of the Sava Banovina' 'Bans of the Littoral Banovina' Name Reign Josip Silović October 3, 1929 - 19.. Ivo N. Perović 19.. - 1935 Marko Kostrenčić 1935 - 1936 Viktor Ružić 1936 - 26 August 1939 Name Reign Ivo Tartaglia 1929 - June 1932 Josip Jablanović 1932 - 1935 Mirko Buić 1935 - 26 August 1939
'Banovina of Croatia in Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1939-1941)' ''In 1939 Banovina of Croatia was created with Cvetković-Maček agreement. It consisted of Sava and Littoral Banovina along with smaller parts of Vrbas, Zeta, Drina and Danube Banovina's''
Ivan Šubašić	August 26, 1939 - April 10, 1941	(born May 7, 1892, died March 22, 1955)
'The Kingdom of NDH (1941-1943)' ''NDH has been created kingdom with agreement Pavelić - Mussolini.''
Tomislav II	1941 - 1943

Modern times

1945 - 1991 Croatia becomes a federal state of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
June 25, 1991 - present Republic of Croatia independent. See:

★ Presidents of Croatia

★ Prime ministers of Croatia

See also

★ List of rulers of Hungary for a list of monarchs between 1526 and 1918 -- mostly accurate for the Croatian lands

★ Croatian Parliament

★ History of Croatia

External links

★ Monarchs of Croatia from Everything2

★ The History Files: Kingdoms of Eastern Europe: Croatia

★ WHKMLA History of Croatia, ToC

★ Rulers of Croatia and Slavonia

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