Croatia in personal union with Hungary
Personal union of two kingdoms
Croatia in personal union with Hungary
The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska, Hrvatsko Kraljevstvo; Hungarian: Horvát királyság; Latin: Regnum Croatiae), also known with full diplomatic name Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia (Latin: Regnum Croatiae et Dalmatiae), entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, after a period of rule of kings from the Trpimirović and Svetoslavić dynasties and a succession crisis following the death of king Demetrius Zvonimir. With the coronation of King Coloman of Hungary as "King of Croatia and Dalmatia" in 1102 in Biograd, the realm passed to the Árpád dynasty until 1301, when the (male) line of the dynasty died out. Then, kings from the Capetian House of Anjou, who were also cognatic descendants of the Árpád kings, ruled the kingdoms. Later centuries were characterized by conflicts with the Mongols, who sacked Zagreb in 1242, competition with Venice for control over Dalmatian coastal cities, and internal warfare among Croatian nobility. Various individuals emerged...
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