Domagojević dynasty ( hr, Domagojevići) was a native
Croatian dynasty that ruled in
Croatia
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, probably from 864 until 892, with interruptions. After 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 ...
, they are the most well known Croatian dynasty in the
Early Middle Ages
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The dynasty was named after
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 ...
, the first member of dynasty known by name. The most famous of the Domagojević dynasty members are: Domagoj (founder) and
Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...
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The relation between Domagoj and Branimir is controversial. Some historians think that Branimir was a son of Domagoj, some think they were in some other family relation. Others think that there were no family relations between them.
Dukes of Croatia
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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 ...
(864–876)
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Unnamed son of Domagoj (876–878)
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Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...
(879–892)
See also
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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 ...
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Duchy of Croatia
The Duchy of Croatia (; also Duchy of the Croats, hr , Kneževina Hrvata; ) was a medieval state that was established by White Croats who migrated into the area of the former Roman province of Dalmatia 7th century CE. Throughout its existenc ...
External links
Members of the Domagojević family among the Croatian statesmen (in English)
* ttp://hr.wikisource.org/wiki/Povijest_Hrvatske_I._(R._Horvat)/Ban_Domagoj Prof. Rudolf Horvat: The History of Croatia (in Croatian)
Croatian dynasties
Lists of monarchs
Medieval Croatian nobility
9th-century Croatian people
People from the Duchy of Croatia
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