List of rulers of Croatia
c. 626 Croats migrate from Galicia at the invitation of Eastern Roman Emperor Heracliusc.641 ÃÂÃÂ c.689 Radoslav converts Croatia to Christianity.
c.800 - c.810 Duke Visheslav
c.810 ÃÂÃÂ 821 Duke Borna of Dalmatia. Vassal of Frankish Emperor Charlemagne.
817 - 823 Duke Ljudevit Posavski. Nephew of Duke Borna, rules a Croatian state in Pannonia (Slavonia).
821 - c.835 Duke Vladislav
c.835 - c.845 Duke Mislav
c.845 - 864 Duke Trpimir I. Founder of the Trpimirovich dynasty.
864 Duke Zdeslav, son of Trpimir I
864 - 876 Duke Domagoj, overthrows his cousin Zdeslav.
876 ÃÂÃÂ 876/878 Duke Iljko, son of Domagoj.
876/878 - 879 Duke Zdeslav restored.
879 - 892 Duke Branimir
892 - 910 Duke Mutimir, younger brother of Zdeslav.
910 - 928 Duke Tomislav I (after 924/925 King Tomislav I), probably son of Mutimir. Croatian state reaches greatest extent, includes Croatia, Slavonia, much of Dalmatia, and Bosnia. Crowned King by Pope John X in 924/925. After his death civil wars weakened the state and some territory, including Bosnia, was lost.
928 - c.935 King Trpimir II, younger brother of Tomislav I.
c.935 - c.945 King Kresimir I, son of Trpimir II
c.945 - c.949 King Miroslav, son of Kresimir I
c.945 - c.969 King Michail Kresimir II, younger brother of Miroslav. Croatian Kingdom reaches largest extent, including Bosnia.
c.969 - 997 King Stephen (Stjepan) Drzislav, son of Michail Kresimir II
997 - 1000 King Svetoslav Mucimir, son of Stephen Drzislav
997 - 1030 King Kresimir III, younger brother of Svetoslav Mucimir
997 - 1020 King Goislav, younger brother of Svetoslav Mucimir
1019-? Croatia and Bosnia under Byzantine Emperor Basil II.
1030? - 1058 King Stephen (Stjepan), son of Kresimir III
1058 - 1074 King Petar Kresimir IV, son of Stephen
1074 - 1075 King Slavich, elected by Croatian nobles. struggled with Dimitar Zvonimir, the chosen heir of Petar Kresimir IV.
1075 - 1087/1089 King Dimitar Zvonimir, cousin of Petar Kresimir IV. c. 1063 marries Princess Helena Illona Lijepa, daughter of King Bela I of Hungary. Helena may be joint ruler.
1089 - 1090 Stephen (Stjepan) II, son of Castimir, who was younger brother of Petar Kresimir IV.
1090 - 1093 Slavac, Dalmatian rival
1091-1092 King Ladislaus I of Hungary, son of Bela I and brother of Helena, recognized as King of Croatia by a council (Sabor) of Croatian nobles. The agreement with the nobles maintains Croatia and Hungary as separate states under the personal rule of Ladislaus.
1091 - 1093 Duke Almos, nephew of Ladislaus, rules as his proxy.
1093 - 1097 Peter Svachich, struggles with Hungary for control of Croatia.
1097 Battle of Gvozd Mountain (modern Petrova Gora). King Coloman of Hungary, supported by Pannonian Croats, defeats an army of Croatian and Dalmatian nobles allied to Peter Svachich.
1102 Coloman consolidates control of Croatia and Dalmatia and is affirmed as ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia by a pact with the Croatian nobles. Croatia is ruled on his behalf by a Ban (viceroy) and a Sabor.
1102-1526 Croatia ruled by Kings of Hungary
Ban John (Janos) Frankopan (Frangepan) (died 1393)
Ban Nicholas (Miklos) Frankopan (Frangepan) (died 1432). Son of John Frangepan.
Ban Hermann II of Cilli (born c. 1365, died 1435). Son of Hermann I of Cilli and Katerina Kotromanic, daughter of Stephen Kotromanic.
co-Ban Nicholas (Miklos) Frankopan (Frangepan) (died 1456-1458). Son of Ban Nicholas Frangepan.
Ban Stephen (Istvan) Frankopan (Frangepan) (died 1481). Son of co-Ban Nicholas Frangepan.
1521-1524 Ban Joannes Torquatus de Corbavia (died 1531). Married Ilona Zrinski.
1525 Ban Joannes Tahy
1525-1527 Ban Francis Batthyany
1527 After the Hungarians are defeated by the Ottomans at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526. The Croatian nobles recognize the Habsburg Archduke of Austria, Ferdinand as King of Croatia and Hungary, in return for his leading the defense against the Turks.
1527 ÃÂÃÂ 1918 Hapsburg dynasty rules Hungarian-Croatian Kingdom.
1527 Ban Christopher (Kristof) Frankopan (Frangepan) (died 1527). Grandson of Ban Istvan Frangepan.
1530-1534 Ban Simeon ErdÃÂödy with...
1532-1537 Ban Louis Pekry de Petrovina
1537-1542 Ban Thomas Nadasdy opposed by...
1537-1541 Ban Petrus Keglevich de Buzin
1542-1556 Ban Nikola Zrinski (born 1508, died 1566). 1543 married Katalin Frangepan, daughter of Ban Christopher Frangepan.
1557-1567 Ban Petrus ErdÃÂödy de Monyorokerek
1567 Ban Lucas Zekel de Ormosd
1567-1575 Ban George (Georgius) Draskovich with...
1567-1573 Ban Francis Frankopan (Frangepan) and then...
1574-1575 Ban Caspar Alapy de Nagy-Kemle
1576-1583 Ban Christopher Ungnad de Sonneg
1583-1595 Ban Thomas ErdÃÂödy de Monyorokerek
1595-1596 Ban Caspar Sztankovachky
1596-1606 Ban John (Janos) Draskovich de Trakostyan (born 1550, died 1613)
1606-1608 vacant
1608-1615 Ban Thomas ErdÃÂödy
1615-1617 vacant
1617-1622 Ban Nicholas Frankopan (Frangepan) de Tersacz
1622-1626 Ban George Zrinski (Zrinyi)
1627-1639 Ban Sigismund ErdÃÂödy
1639-1646 Ban John Draskovich
1647-1664 Ban Nikola Zrinski (born 1620, died 1664)
1665-1670 Ban Peter Zrinski (Zrinyi)
1671-1693 Ban Nicholas ErdÃÂödy
1693-1703 Ban Adam Batthyany
1704-1731 Ban John Palffy
1731-1733 Ban John (Janos or Ivan) Draskovich (died 1733)
1733-1741 Ban Joseph Esterhazy de Galanta
1742-1756 Ban Charles Batthyany
1756-1783 Ban Francis Nadasdy opposed by...
1757- ? Ban Fauszty Francis
1783-1785 Ban Francis Esterhazy opposed by...
1783-1785 Ban Francis Szechenyi
1785-1790 Ban Francis Balassa
1790-1806 Ban John ErdÃÂödy
1806-1831 Ban Ignatius Gyulay de Maros-Nemethy et Nadaska
1832-1840 Ban Francis Vlassics
1842-1845 Ban Francis Haller de HallerkeÃÂö
1845 - 23 Mar 1848 George (Juraj) Haulik de Varalaj
1848 In response to the Hungarian National Revolution, Croatia declares itself free of Hungarian control but remains loyal to the Hapsburg monarch (see The Revolutions of 1848 in the Hapsburg areas). Serfdom is abolished.
23 Mar 1848 - 19 May 1859 Ban Joseph Jellachich de Buzim (born 1801, died 1859).
1849-1867 Croatia a Hapsburg crown territory.
28 Jul 1859 - 19 Jun 1860 Ban Ivan Coronini
19 Jun 1860 - 27 Jun 1867 Ban Joseph (Josip) Sokcevic (born 1811, died 1896)
1867 Hapsburg Empire reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Croatia returned to Hungarian control.
27 Jun 1867 - 26 Jan 1871 (acting to 8 Dec 1868) Ban Levin Rauch (born 1819, died 1890)
1868 Croatia-Slavonia becomes a banate in the Kingdom of Hungary with limited autonomy.
26 Jan 1871 - 12 Feb 1872 Ban Koloman Bedekovic (born 1818, died 1889)
8 Oct 1871 - 11 Oct 1871 Ban Eugene (Eugen) Kvaternik (born 1825, died 1871) (in rebellion, at Rakovica)
17 Feb 1872 - 20 Sep 1873 acting Ban Antun Vakanovic (born 1808, died 1894)
20 Sep 1873 - 21 Feb 1880 Ban Ivan Mažuranić (born 1814, died 1890)
21 Feb 1880 - 4 Sep 1883 Ban Ladislav Pejacevic (born 1824, died 1901)
4 Sep 1883 - 1 Dec 1883 acting Ban Hermann Ramberg (born 1820, died 1899)
4 Dec 1883 - 27 Jun 1903 Ban Karoly Khuen-HÃÂédervÃÂáry (born 1849, died 1918)
1 Jul 1903 - 26 Jun 1907 Ban Theodore (Teodor) Pejacevic (born 1855, died 1928)
26 Jun 1907 - 8 Jan 1908 Ban Alexander (Aleksandar) Rakodczaj (born 1848, died 1924)
8 Jan 1908 - 5 Feb 1910 Ban Paul (Pavao) Rauch de Nyek (born 1865, died 1933)
5 Feb 1910 - 19 Jan 1912 Ban Nicholas (Nikola) Tomasic (born 1864, died 1918)
19 Jan 1912 - 21 Jul 1913 (acting from 5 Apr 1912) Ban Slavko Cuvaj (born 1851, died 1931)
21 Jul 1913 - 29 Jun 1917 (acting to 27 Nov 1913) Ban John (Ivan) Skerlecz (born 1873, died 1951)
29 Jun 1917 - 20 Jan 1919 Ban Antun Mihalovic (born 1868, died 1949)
1918 - 1941 Croatia incorporated into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, after 1929 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
20 Jan 1919 - 24 Nov 1919 Ban John (Ivan) Palecek
24 Nov 1919 - 22 Feb 1920 Ban Tomislav Tomljenovic
22 Feb 1920 - 11 Dec 1920 Ban Matko Laginja (born 1852, died 1930)
23 Dec 1920 - 2 Mar 1921 acting Ban Theodore (Teodor) Bosnjak
2 Mar 1921 - 3 Jul 1921 Ban Tomislav Tomljenovic
1939 - 1941 a Croatian Banovina, with limited autonomy, was created within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
1941 - 1945 Independent State of Croatia under Axis powers. Ostensibly ruled by King Tomislav II of the House of Savoy.
1945 - 1991 Croatia becomes a federal state of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
June 25, 1991 - present Republic of Croatia independent.