Domaslava was a

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of the Kingdom of Croatia in the first half of the

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. It is the oldest mention of a name of a Croatian queen found to date.

The stone fragments

The only known source of her existence is on the fragments of the dedication inscription on the

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partition in the Church of St. Vitus in

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. According to

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, the

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of the fragment reads: * “'' go ... Rex Croatrum filiu ... regis una cum coniugemea Domaslava regina oc opus fieri iussi'” English translation: * ''"I... king of Croats, son of the king ..., along with my Queen Domaslava I ordered this work to be done."'' It is theorized that Domaslava may have been the mother of King Michael Krešimir II (949–969), or of the other kings that preceded him, because they identities of later kings'-mothers are known. It is known, for instance that Queen Helen of Zadar (949–969) was the wife of Michael Krešimir II and the mother of King Stephen Držislav (969–997).

References

* {{cite journal, last=Bužančić, first=Radoslav, url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/en/file/149336, title=Crkve sv. Vida na Klisu i sv. Marije u Blizini Gornjoj: prilog proučavanju vladarske predromaničke arhitekture IX. stoljeća, lang=hr, year=2011, journal=Prilozi povijesti umjetnosti u Dalmaciji, volume=42, issue=1, page=29-67 (Available a
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