Trpimir I

Trpimir I
Pro Duce Trepimero
Duke of Croatia
Reignc. 845–864
PredecessorMislav
SuccessorDomagoj
Diedc. 864
IssueZdeslav
Peter
Muncimir
DynastyTrpimirović
ReligionChristianity

Trpimir I (Croatian pronunciation: [tř̩pimiːr př̩ʋiː], Latin: Trepimerus/Trepimero) was a duke (Croatian: knez) in Croatia from around 845 until his death in 864. He is considered the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty that ruled in Croatia, with interruptions, from around 845 until 1091. Although he was formally vassal of the Frankish Emperor Lothair I, Trpimir used Frankish-Byzantine conflicts to rule on his own.