Trpimir II.
Trpimir II is said to have been the king of medieval Croatia from 928 to 935 . He is said to have been the younger brother and successor of the first Croatian king Tomislav from the Trpimirović dynasty .
Trpimir II is only mentioned by the Byzantine emperor Konstantin Porphyrogennetos (905–959). This states that Trpimir II was the father of King Krešimir I and that Croatia is said to have had large armed forces on land and at sea in his time.
The Croatian historian Ivan Lučić (1604–1679) identified him with Trpimir I. Later, the opinion of the Bulgarian historian Marin Drinow (1838–1906) that Trpimir II was the successor of Tomislav.
See also
source
- Trpimir II. In: Hrvatska enciklopedija. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, accessed December 30, 2019 (Croatian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Tomislav |
King of Croatia 928–935 |
Krešimir I. |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Trpimir II. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Croatian Kingdom |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 928 |
DATE OF DEATH | after 935 |