Krešimir I
{{Short description|King of Croatia}}
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| name = Krešimir I
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| reign = 935–945
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| succession = King of Croatia
| predecessor = Trpimir II
| successor = Miroslav
| spouse = Domaslava
| issue = Miroslav
Michael Krešimir II
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| death_date = 945
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| house = Trpimirović
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| father = Trpimir II
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| religion = Christianity
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Krešimir I was king of Croatia from 935 until his death in 945. He was a member of the Trpimirović dynasty.
Reign
Little is known about the reign of Krešimir I. He succeeded Trpimir II as king in around 935.{{sfn|Birin|2015|p=56}} According to De Administrando Imperio,{{sfn|Croatian Encyclopedia|2021}} Krešimir managed to maintain Croatia's military power.{{sfn|Birin|2015|p=56}}
After his death his two sons, first Miroslav and later Michael Krešimir II, became kings, after a long struggle for succession.
Footnotes
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References
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- {{cite encyclopedia |title=Krešimir I. |encyclopedia=Croatian Encyclopedia |date= |year=2021 |last= |first= |publisher=Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography |location= |id= |url=https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/kresimir-i |access-date=17 April 2021 |ref={{harvid|Croatian Encyclopedia|2021}}}}
- {{cite book|last=Birin|first=Ante|editor-last=Nikolić Jakus|editor-first=Zrinka|title=Nova zraka u europskom svjetlu: Hrvatske zemlje u ranome srednjem vijeku (oko 550-oko 1150)|chapter=Pregled političke povijesti Hrvata u ranome srednjem vijeku|url={{GBurl|id=eblRAQAACAAJ}}|year=2015|publisher=Matica hrvatska|isbn=9789531509428}}
- [https://hr.wikisource.org/wiki/Povijest_Hrvatske_I._(R._Horvat)/Nasljednici_kralja_Tomislava Krešimir I in the book "History of Croatia I"] written by Ph.D. Rudolf Horvat
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before=Trpimir II|
title = King of Croatia|
years=935–945|
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Category:10th-century Croatian monarchs
Category:Year of birth unknown
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