Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia
Petar Krešimir IV (Latin: Petrus Cresimiri, † 1074 ) from the Croatian dynasty of Trpimirović, was from 1058 to 1074 the king of Croatia.
He received a one-time in Croatian history suffix " the Great", because under his rule Croatia reached its greatest extent during the Middle Ages.
He was the last ruler of the dynasty Trpimirović in a direct line, it was followed by his cousin and his nephew. His court was in both Nin and Biograd na Moru.
Religious Policy
Krešimir was the successor to Stjepan I., who died in 1058. He was under the influence of Pope Nicholas II in 1059, the Church in Croatia has been reformed in accordance with the Roman Rite. This was with regard to the schism of 1054 and of fidelity to Rome of importance.
Krešimir IV and the high nobility supported the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
The outranked " simpler " nobility and the clergy were less willing to reform. The Croatian priesthood was more inclined towards the Byzantine orientalism. They wore long beards and rejected celibacy.
The Masses were held in Church Slavonic and the Glagolitza, although the Pope wished the Latin alphabet and the Latin. This was the reason for the rebellion of a part of the clergy against the liturgy in Latin in 1063. At a synod, the rebels, however, were declared heretics and excommunicated. Krešimir IV supported this decision of the Vatican.
Under the reign of Krešimir developed especially cities like Biograd na Moru, Nin, Karin, Skradin, and Šibenik. He had built several monasteries and gave the church many lands. In 1066, he left the monastery of St. Mary built in Zadar. Founder was his cousin Čika. The monastery is still the oldest building in town.
Territorial policy
Krešimir IV of Croatia extended both along the Adriatic coast as well as inland.
He appointed Dmitar Zvonimir on Ban of Slavonia. He was able to extend its influence to the regions of southern Dalmatia Duklien, Zahumlje and Travunien and the easternmost Bosnia.
The Croatian kingdom extended at that time between the rivers Drava and the Rasa and Drina and Neretva.
In 1069 he donated the near Nin lying island Maun the monastery of St. Krševan in Zadar, in gratitude for the " expansion of the kingdom by land and sea, with the grace of Almighty God " ( quia Deus omnipotenus terra Marique nostrum prolungavit regnum ).
In traditional documents Krešimir IV also always used " our own island, which is located in our Dalmatian sea and is called Maun " ( nostram propriam insulam in nostro Dalmatico mari SITAM, queer vocatur Mauni ) stress.
In the year 1072 the king sent military support to the boyars of Macedon, who fought on the side of the Croats of Duklien against Byzantium.
Relations with Byzantium and the Normans
Krešimir IV was recognized by the Byzantine Empire with the title proconsul or eparch as well as the regnum Dalmatiae et Chroatia ( King of Dalmatia and Croatia).
In November 1075, the Normans attacked under the leadership of Amico from what is now southern Italy. Amico besieged Rab, without being able to occupy the island. He succeeded, however, capture the Croatian king in an unspecified place. To be released, Krešimir had to cede to the Normans, among others, the cities of Zadar, Split and Trogir. About a year later succeeded the Republic of Venice to expel the Normans and incorporate these cities their field.
Death of the king
Towards the end of his reign Krešimir had no sons. He only had his daughter Neda. His own brothers were also passed away. His end therefore meant the virtual end of Trpimirović dynasty that provided the rulers of Croatia for two centuries. Krešimir designated Dmitar Zvonimir his successor.
In 1075 Krešimir was in the Church of Sts. Stephan ( monastery Sveti Stjepan at Split) buried. Here even other kings and princes of Croatia were buried. This church and the graves were destroyed a few centuries later by Ottoman soldiers and the monks, who watched over the graves, murdered, so that nothing was left of it.
Others
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