Ban of Slavonia (; ; ) sometimes also Ban of "Whole Slavonia" (; ; ), was the title of the

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of a territory part of the medieval

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and Kingdom of Croatia. From 1102, the title Ban of Croatia was appointed by the

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, and there was at first a single ban for all of the Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia, but later the Slavonian domain got a separate ban. It included parts of present-day

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, western

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and parts of northern

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. From 1225, the title started being held by a separate dignitary from the title of the

Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia Ban of Croatia () was the title of local rulers or office holders and after 1102, viceroys of Croatia. From the earliest periods of the Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by Ban (title), bans as a ruler's representative (viceroy) and sup ...

, and existed until 1476, when it was joined with the latter title. In the

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and 14th centuries, the more extensive title of

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(meaning all lands of the Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia and Slavonian domain) was granted, mainly to relatives of

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or other major noblemen. According to the public law of the

, bans were counted among the " barons of the realm" and thus they enjoyed several privileges connected to their office.

Bans of Slavonia

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ban Of Slavonia Croatian noble titles Barons of the realm (Kingdom of Hungary) History of Slavonia Banates of the Kingdom of Hungary

Bans of Slavonia

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