Branimir was duke of the DalmatianCroats from 879 to 892. He was the first to be recognized by Pope John VIII as the 'dux Chroatorum', or duke of the Croats. This was one of the first recognitions of an independent Croatian state. Dalmatia ( Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ... Events Poppo of Thuringia, count of the march in Thuringia,is deposed by the German Carolingian king Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia invades Great Moravia Duke Guido of Spoleto crowned Roman Emperor in April The former Silla general Gyeonhwon attacks the city of Gwangju and declares himself king. ... John VIII was pope from 872 to 882. ...
This approval from the Holy See was brought about by Branimir's own actions to bring the Croats further from the influence of Byzantium and closer to the Roman Catholic Church. Branimir wrote to John VIII affirming this split from Byzantine and commitment to the Roman papacy. Byzantium was the original name of the modern city of Istanbul. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ... Pope John Paul II has reigned since 22 Oct 1978. ...
Branimir's reign was followed by duke Mutimir's.
Currently, the Croatian government presents the Order of Duke Branimir as one of its highest state honours.
Branimir Gjetvaj is a Saskatchewan-based photographer who specializes in western Canadian landscapes.
Branimir obtained a degree in biology from the University of Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) and worked for a few years at the Croatian Museum of Natural History in Zagreb.
Branimir participated in the Croatian sailing expedition "Arctic - Antarctic", and sailed to Greenland on a 22-metre ketch "Croatian Tern".
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born April 11, 1953 in Skopje, Macedonia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) is a singer, songwriter, poet and a leader of a popular former Yugoslav rock group Azra.
Branimir Štulić was born in Skopje, Macedonia but soon moved to Zagreb, Croatia where he attended high school and, for a brief time, studied phonetics and history at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Philosophy.
Branimir Štulić is considered to be something of a cult figure in former Yugoslavia.
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