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Encyclopedia > Pribina
The statue of Pribina, Nitra, Slovakia

Pribina, also called Priwina or Privina by Frankish chronicles, was the ruler and Prince of the Principality of Nitra before 833,[1] and established and ruled the Balaton Principality from 839/840 to 861.[2] Fürst (plural Fürsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince; however this translation can be misleading, since a Fürst usually ranks below a Duke. ... The Principality of Nitra or Nitrian Principality (Slovak: Nitrianske kniežatstvo, Nitriansko, Nitrava) was a principality in what is today Slovakia and some adjacent territories in present-day Hungary in the Middle Ages. ... Map of the main part of the Balaton principality (parts of the Dudleb County, of the Ptuj County, of the whole former Principality of Etgar, as well as territories in the east of the Danube and in the south of the Drava are not shown on this map) The Balaton...


The main written source describing his life is Libellus de conversione Bagoariorum et Carantanorum (i.e. Conversio), created in Salzburg in the 870s. In addition, several buildings discovered by archaeologists in Slovakia and Hungary are dated to the period of his life. The Conversio proves that the building of several churches in the region of Transdanubia was connected to his activities. This article is about Transdanubia, the region in Hungary. ...

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Life

Balaton Principality
Balaton Principality

The Conversio mentions that he built a Christian church in his possession in Nitrava.[3] The Principality of Nitra was located approximately in present-day Slovakia and parts of present-day Hungary. Historians are divided about the issue whether Pribina was still a pagan at that time. The church was consecrated by Bishop Adalram of Salzburg in about 828. It was the first known church building of all Western and Eastern Slavs. The church may have served to Christian merchants living in Nitra or to Pribina's Bavarian wife. In addition, the construction of several castles is attributed to his period. Image File history File links Balaton_principality. ... Image File history File links Balaton_principality. ... Nitra - City Center Nitra (German: ( ); Hungarian: / Nyitria [archaic]) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fourth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. ... This article is about the capital of the Austrian state of Salzburg. ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ...


In 833, Pribina was expelled from Nitra by the Moravian (Maravi) duke Mojmír I.[4] The destruction of the castles in Pobedim and Čingov are attributed to his fierce resistance. Modern historians claim that his "principality" was finally unified to the duchy of Mojmír I, forming the core of the latter's Great Moravian Empire. Pribina went to count Ratbod who administered the Eastern March, and the count introduced him to king Louis the German. He was baptised on the order of the king.[5] Mojmír I was the first known prince of the Моravian principality (?830-833) and the first prince of Great Moravia (833-846). ... Location of Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region Pobedim is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Great Moravia was an empire existing in Central Europe between 833 and the early 10th century. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian or German Ludwig der Deutsche) (804 – August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire...


Pribina left Eastern March after a dispute with count Ratbod. He escaped, with his family and retinue, to the Bulgarian Empire, and then went to Ratimir of Pannonia. However, Ratimir fled when the Frank troops, lead by count Ratbod, invaded his territories. Pribina did not follow Ratimir, but he reconciled with the count. On count Ratbod's initiative, King Louis the German even granted Pribina the parts of Pannonia around the Zala as a benefice. [6] Imperial Emblem Bulgarian Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Look up Frank, frank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian or German Ludwig der Deutsche) (804 – August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire... Map of the main part of the Balaton principality (parts of the Dudleb County, of the Ptuj County, of the whole former Principality of Etgar, as well as territories in the east of the Danube and in the south of the Drava are not shown on this map) The Balaton... The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. ... Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward (Latin beneficium, means to do well) for services rendered. ...


After Pribina's arrival to his new property, he had a fortress built there; shortly afterwards, a settlement called Blatnograd was developing around the fortress.[7] He also had other fortified settlements and churches built. Pribina could strengthen his power by gathering people and expanding his territories. On 12 October 848, King Louis the German granted him all the territories he had owned in benefice as a fief.[8] In 861, he supported East Francia in its struggle against Great Moravia and died in a battle against the Great Moravian prince Rastislav. He was succeeded by his son Koceľ. Zalavár is a village in Hungary, located in the Zala county. ... A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for military advantage. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The Borobudur is completed. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian or German Ludwig der Deutsche) (804 – August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire... Rastislav (?-870) was the second prince of Great Moravia. ... Statue of Koceľ Koceľ (also Kocel, Kocelj, Gozil, Chezil, Chezilo, Chezul, born ?, died 876) was second Prince of the Balaton Principality from 860/861 until 876. ...


Notes

  1. ^ [Stanislav J.] (March 1995). A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival. New York: Palgrave Macmillan; St. Martin's Press, 25. ISBN 978-0-312-10403-0. 
  2. ^ Bagnell Bury, John (1923). The Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge: Macmillan, 211. 
  3. ^ Libellus de conversione Bagoariorum et Carantanorum: "Cui quondam Adalrammus archiepiscopus ultra Danubium in sua proprietate loco vocato Nitrava consecravit ecclesiam." ("For him, Archbishop Adalrammus consecrated a church over the Danube in his own possession, in a place called Nitrava).
  4. ^ [Stanislav J.] (March 1995). A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival. New York: Palgrave Macmillan; St. Martin's Press, 84. ISBN 978-0-312-10403-0. 
  5. ^ Libellus de conversione Bagoariorum et Carantanorum: "In cuius spacio temporis quidam Priwina exulatus a Moimaro duce Maravorum supra Danubium venit ad Ratbodum. Qui statim illum præsentavit domno regi nostro Hludowico, et suo iussu fide instructus baptizatus est in ecclesia sancti Martini loco Treisma nuncupato, curte videlicet pertinenti ad sedem Iuvavensem." ("In his days, a certain Priwina, who had been expelled by Moimarus, duke of the Maravi living over the Danube, came to Ratbodus. He introduced him to our Lord the King Hludowicus; and, on the order of the king, he was educated and baptised in Saint Martin's Church in Treisma, i.e., in a grange attached to the See of Salzburg.")
  6. ^ Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum: "Aliqua vero interim occasione percepta, rogantibus prædicti regis fidelibus præstavit rex Priwinæ aliquam inferioris Pannoniæ in beneficium partem circa fluvium qui dicitur Sala" ("In the meantime, when an opportunity offered, the king, on the request of his above-mentioned faithful men, granted the parts of Lower Pannonia around the river called Sala to Priwina as a benefice").
  7. ^ The settlement is also called Blatnohrad, and it is referred as Mosapurc or Moosburg in German sources; in present-day, it may call Zalavár.
  8. ^ Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum: "...concessit illi in proprium totum quod prius habuit in beneficium.." ("/The king/ ...granted him the full possession of everything he had held as a benefice...").

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See also

The Principality of Nitra or Nitrian Principality (Slovak: Nitrianske kniežatstvo, Nitriansko, Nitrava) was a principality in what is today Slovakia and some adjacent territories in present-day Hungary in the Middle Ages. ... Map of the main part of the Balaton principality (parts of the Dudleb County, of the Ptuj County, of the whole former Principality of Etgar, as well as territories in the east of the Danube and in the south of the Drava are not shown on this map) The Balaton...

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