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Svatopluk I. – kníže nebo král?
Svatopluk I. Prince or King?

Legitimization of Great Moravian princes in Middle Ages and Modern Historiography

Author(s): David Kalhous
Subject(s): History, Comparative history, Diplomatic history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Great Moravia;ninth century;titles of the princes;marches;Carolingians; Brittany;Franks;

Summary/Abstract: Based on a comparison of the contemporary Annals of Fulda, Annals of St. Bertin, Chronicle of Regino and papal letters, the author analyses the position of the Moravian prince Svatopluk I (871–894). Through the comparison of Svatopluk with his contemporaries, princes of Brittany, the analysed texts are further studied in the framework of the Carolingian policy and political thinking.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 64-89
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Czech