Vladislav (Duke of Croatia)

Vladislav
Duke of Croatia
Duke of Dalmatia and Liburnia[1]
Reign821–c. 835
PredecessorBorna
SuccessorMislav
Diedc. 835
Fatherunknown
Mothersister of Duke Borna[2]
ReligionChristianity

Vladislav[3] or Ladislas[4] (Latin: Ladasclavus; fl. 821)[5] was the Duke of Croatia. In sources he is mentioned as the Duke of Dalmatia and Liburnia (dux Dalmatiae atque Liburnae),[1] having succeeded his uncle Borna, a Frankish vassal.[6] He is mentioned only in the 9th-century Royal Frankish Annals, regarding year 821. Borna had died between January and October 821,[1] during a war against Frankish rebel Ljudevit, Duke of Pannonian Croatia.[4] Borna's nephew (by his sister)[2] Vladislav succeeded him, by the people's will and emperor's approval.[4] Vladislav ruled from Nin as a loyal vassal of the Frankish Emperor Lothair I.[citation needed] In historiography, his realm has been referred to as Dalmatian Croatia or Littoral Croatia, where he was succeeded by Duke Mislav.

  1. ^ a b c Živković 2011, p. 390.
  2. ^ a b Živković 2011, p. 394.
  3. ^ "Vladislav". Enciklopedija Proleksis. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  4. ^ a b c Scholz 1970, p. 109.
  5. ^ Živković 2011, pp. 390, 394.
  6. ^ Živković 2011, p. 388.