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has a lot of claims about this, but there is no present-day consensus about where or when he ruled beyond a Slavic group Christianized by the Carolingians in the early 9th century.
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Historians have been making numerous attempts to date the reign of Višeslav, and to locate his domain geographically, and older
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in the autumn of 799 between the defending forces under his leadership and the invading Frankish army of the
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Map shows growth of Frankish power from 481–814, with Dalmatian Croatia on the right.
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was killed. Ultimately, his duchy did accept Frankish overlordship through the
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Višeslav's name is known from an inscription left on the
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51:) who was believed to have ruled somewhere in or near 303: 437: 70:and mentions the name of a priest named John ( 289: 168: 55:in the first few decades of the 9th century. 147: 135:. Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography 296: 282: 23: 15: 199: 438: 277: 153: 174: 121: 119: 205: 13: 14: 482: 426:Rulers of Slavs in Lower Pannonia 228: 116: 60:Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav 412: 1: 320:Unnamed (c. 635–c. 660) 305:Early medieval Croatian dukes 109: 208:Kratka povijest grada Rijeke 7: 461:8th-century Croatian people 451:8th-century dukes in Europe 10: 487: 127:"Višeslav (Vuissasclavus)" 421: 410: 311: 262: 253: 247: 242: 96:, the Frankish commander 28:Višeslav's baptismal font 66:. The inscription is in 210:(in Croatian). Adamić. 83:Croatian historiography 175:Gaži, Stephen (1973). 48: 40: 29: 21: 326:(c. 660–c. 680) 183:Philosophical Library 132:Croatian Encyclopedia 27: 19: 178:A history of Croatia 381:(?) (876–878) 456:Christian monarchs 206:Žic, Igor (2001). 94:Carolingian Empire 30: 22: 433: 432: 272: 271: 263:Succeeded by 154:Baricevic, Karl. 53:Dalmatian Croatia 478: 446:Dukes of Croatia 416: 338: 335: 313:Duchy of Croatia 298: 291: 284: 275: 274: 248:Preceded by 240: 239: 222: 221: 203: 197: 196: 172: 166: 165: 163: 162: 151: 145: 144: 142: 140: 123: 76:John the Baptist 486: 485: 481: 480: 479: 477: 476: 475: 471:Slavic warriors 436: 435: 434: 429: 417: 408: 405:(910–928) 399:(892–900) 393:(879–892) 387:(878–879) 375:(864–876) 369:(845–864) 363:(835–845) 351:(821–835) 345:(810–821) 336: 307: 302: 268: 259: 251: 231: 226: 225: 218: 204: 200: 193: 173: 169: 160: 158: 156:"Royal Croatia" 152: 148: 138: 136: 125: 124: 117: 112: 12: 11: 5: 484: 474: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 431: 430: 422: 419: 418: 411: 409: 407: 406: 400: 394: 388: 382: 376: 370: 364: 358: 352: 346: 340: 327: 321: 317: 315: 309: 308: 301: 300: 293: 286: 278: 270: 269: 264: 261: 252: 249: 245: 244: 243:Regnal titles 238: 237: 230: 229:External links 227: 224: 223: 216: 198: 191: 167: 146: 114: 113: 111: 108: 98:Eric of Friuli 90:siege of Trsat 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 483: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 443: 441: 428: 427: 420: 415: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 357:(c. 823) 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 318: 316: 314: 310: 306: 299: 294: 292: 287: 285: 280: 279: 276: 267: 258: 257: 246: 241: 236: 233: 232: 219: 217:9789536531318 213: 209: 202: 194: 192:9780802221087 188: 184: 180: 179: 171: 157: 150: 134: 133: 128: 122: 120: 115: 107: 105: 104: 103:Pax Nicephori 99: 95: 91: 86: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 26: 18: 423: 329: 254: 207: 201: 177: 170: 159:. Retrieved 149: 137:. Retrieved 130: 101: 87: 80: 71: 64:Christianity 57: 35:was a duke ( 32: 31: 337: 800s 88:During the 466:802 deaths 440:Categories 424:See also: 161:2009-08-15 110:References 367:Trpimir I 355:Ljudemisl 349:Vladislav 403:Tomislav 397:Muncimir 391:Branimir 330:Višeslav 260:unknown 45:Croatian 33:Višeslav 385:Zdeslav 373:Domagoj 250:unknown 139:30 June 361:Mislav 214:  189:  379:Iljko 343:Borna 324:Porga 266:Borna 68:Latin 37:Latin 332:(?; 256:Duke 212:ISBN 187:ISBN 141:2024 72:Ivan 49:knez 334:fl. 41:dux 442:: 185:. 181:. 129:. 118:^ 106:. 78:. 47:: 43:; 39:: 339:) 297:e 290:t 283:v 220:. 195:. 164:. 143:.

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Latin
Croatian
Dalmatian Croatia
Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav
Christianity
Latin
John the Baptist
Croatian historiography
siege of Trsat
Carolingian Empire
Eric of Friuli
Pax Nicephori


"Višeslav (Vuissasclavus)"
Croatian Encyclopedia
"Royal Croatia"
A history of Croatia
Philosophical Library
ISBN
9780802221087
ISBN
9789536531318
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