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Queen Domaslava, oldest Croatian ruler living in 10th century

Croatian Times

Inscriptions deciphered from the walls of a former mosque in the village of Klis in the Dalmatian hinterland, reveal that a Croatian Queen named Domaslava sat on the throne at the start of the 10th century. This is the oldest found evidence mentioning a name of a Croatian queen, reported daily Jutarnji list.

"I ... King of the Croats, the son of King ... along with my (wife or mother it is unclear) Queen Domaslava order to do this work," (referring to the church of Saint Vid it is thought) read the inscription according to historian Neven Budak.

Art historian Radoslav Buzancic, found three stone fragments last year, thought to have been from the first half of the 10th century. The inscription was carved by the then Croatian ruler, who ordered the construction of the church, but his name and the name of his father, has not been found on the remains, says Budak.

"It's a shame they have not found the remains of their names, because it would give us more information about the Croatian rulers of the time, but still it is a major breakthrough that we have learned the name of a former ruler, although it is not clear whether she is the wife or mother of the respective king," said Budak.

After the conquest of the Dalmatian hinterland, part of the Ottoman empire in the early 16th century, Saint Vid was immediately transformed into a mosque, then after the departure of the Turks a century later, it was again restored to a church by the Venetians.

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