Duchy of Slavonia: Difference between revisions

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Dux totius Sclavoniae (Duke of Whole Slavonia), also known as Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia, was a title
usually bestowed upon heirs and other younger sons (or relatives) of the monarchs of Hungary and Croatia (13th-15th century).

Coat of Arms
Duchy of Slavonia
13th century
Duchy of Slavonia
Alternative arms variant
ca.1332

Ruling Houses
House of Arpad
House of Andechs
Berthold IV of Merania
House of Arpad
House of Morosini
House of Anjou-Hungary
House of Wittelsbach
Margaret of Bavaria
House of Anjou-Durazzo
Charles III of Naples
House of Hunyadi
John Corvinus

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-''Dux totius Sclavoniae'' (''Duke of Whole Slavonia''), also known as ''Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia'', was a title<br>usually bestowed upon heirs and other younger sons (or relatives) of the monarchs of Hungary and Croatia (13th-15th century). <!-- Dukes of Slavonia were fundamentally royal Bans/Viceroys of Croatian kingdom in such a way that the function of the Duke was in essence the same thing a Ban/Viceroy would do in the absence of royally appointed Duke. The term "Whole Slavonia" (Slavonia being a name from a Hungarian perspective) encompassed the entire territory from the Drava river down to the Adriatic Sea i.e. Croatian kingdom.  -->
+''Dux totius Sclavoniae'' (''Duke of Whole Slavonia''), also known as ''Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia'', was a title<br>usually bestowed upon heirs and other younger sons (or relatives) of the monarchs of Hungary and Croatia (13th-15th century). <!-- Dukes of Slavonia were fundamentally royal and hereditary rulers of Croatian kingdom and in general junior kings of Hungary and Croatia. It worked in such a way that the function of the Duke was in essence the same thing a Ban (Viceroy) would do in the absence of a royal Duke/Junior King. The term "Whole Slavonia" (Slavonia being an exonym i.e. from a Hungarian perspective) encompassed the entire territory from the Drava river down to the Adriatic Sea i.e. Croatian-Dalmatian kingdom.  -->
 <gallery caption="Coat of Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
 Croatia Slavonia.svg|Duchy of Slavonia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">13th century</span>
-Croatia 1458-1490.svg|Duchy of Slavonia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">14th century</span><!-- The first example of the use of the general arms of Croatia with three lions (leopards) goes back to Stephen of Anjou, youngest son of Charles I who was Duke of Slavonia (1351-1354). The example of this can be found on the stone carving of the arms on Ostrovica Castle dating from mid-14th century -->
+Croatia Willehalm.svg|Duchy of Slavonia<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Alternative arms variant<br>ca.1332</span>
 </gallery>
 <gallery caption="Ruling Houses" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
 Arpad.svg|[[House of Arpad]]
-Meranien Ancient.svg|[[House of Andechs]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Berthold IV of Merania</span>
+Andechs Meranien.svg|[[House of Andechs]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Berthold IV of Merania</span>
 Andrew II Arpad.svg|[[House of Arpad]]
 Marin Morosini.svg|House of Morosini