Petar Svačić
Petar Svačić (also Snačić ; † 1097 ) was the king of the Croatians from 1093 until his death . He probably came from the Kačić house. Petar Svačić was the last ruler of the medieval Croatian kingdom with an ethnic Croatian origin .
Life
Petar Svačić was crowned in 1093 . His residence was in the fortress of Knin . He succeeded in militarily defeating the Hungarian King Álmos, who ruled Slavonia from 1091 to 1095 .
The King of Hungary Koloman took to the field as the successor to Ladislaus I against Petar Svačić. In May 1097, Petar Svačić was killed in the Battle of Gvozd . Since then the area has been called Petrova gora (Peter Mountains).
Others
The Croatian composer Josip Mandić wrote the opera "Petar Svačić" in 1903.
The Austro-Croatian writer Paula von Preradovic , creator of the Austrian hymn, wrote the following verses about Petar Svačić in her royal legend in 1950 : “The Kačić are a mighty and wild tribe. They ruled the seas, and it was difficult to withstand their anger. But the Hungarians had come, as treacherous as a wind bride. […] In the forest ravine lie a thousand dead, silent in blood, a thousand and one more, Peter, king of the Kačić tribe, Peter, last king of the Croatians. "
See also
Web links
- King Petar Svačić fell in the battle of Petrova gora (Emil Brix: "The battle for memory", Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 1997)
- Petar Svačić - the last king of Croatian descent
Individual evidence
- ^ Dragutin Pavličević , Povijest Hrvatske (The History of Croatia). Zagreb, 2007
- ↑ http://www.hsp1861.hr/vijesti8/27082006-1.html
- ↑ hr: Hrvatski vladari # Hrvatski knezovi (do 925.)
- ↑ http://www.wolfgangpav.com/preradovic--bahr.html
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Stjepan II. |
King of Croatia 1093-1097 |
Koloman (Hungary) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Svačić, Petar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Croatia (1093-1097) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1097 |