Duke of Slavonia

The Duke of Slavonia (Croatian: slavonski herceg; Latin: dux Slavoniae), also Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia (Croatian: herceg Hrvatske i Dalmacije; Latin: dux Dalmatiae et Croatiae)[1] and sometimes Duke of "Whole Slavonia", Dalmatia and Croatia (Croatian: herceg cijele Slavonije, Hrvatske i Dalmacije; Latin: dux totius Sclavoniae, Croatiae et Dalmatiae)[2] was a title of nobility granted several times in the 13th and 14th centuries, mainly to relatives of Hungarian monarchs or other noblemen.[3] The title of duke signified a more extensive power than that of the Ban of Slavonia or Ban of Croatia.[4]

List of Dukes

See also

References

  1. Tomašić 2010, p. 91.
  2. Ferdo., Šišić (2004). Povijest Hrvata : pregled povijesti hrvatskoga naroda. Split: Marjan tisak. p. 202. ISBN 9532141979. OCLC 448074329.
  3. Makk 1994, p. 261.
  4. Francis Dvornik (1962). The Slavs in European History and Civilization. Rutgers University Press. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-0-8135-0799-6.
  5. Engel 2001, pp. 94-95.

Sources

  • Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Makk, Ferenc (1994). "Hercegség [Duchy]". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc (eds.). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 261. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Tomašić, Nikola (2010). Pacta Conventa. Feniks knjiga d.o.o. ISBN 978-953-7710-02-6.
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