Archont Petar
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Archont Petar (Predimir) (ca. 930 - ca. 980) was the Prince of Duklja and Travunia during ca. 900. He was one of the first rulers of Duklja.
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[edit] Origin
There appear to be two theories on his origin, the latter being less possible:
[edit] Trpimirović
He was a descendent of the Croatian Trpimirović dynasty.
- Trpimir I
- Municimir
- Trpimir II
- Krešimir I
- Petar (Predimir)
- Trpimir II
- Municimir
Source: Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja
[edit] Višeslavić
He was the grandson of the Serbian ruler Višeslav.
Source: De Administrando Imperio, chapter 32; Croats and Serbs by Dominik Mandić, chapter 5.
[edit] Legacy
He married Prechvala, daughter of an unnamed župan of Raška, and they had four sons. The first born was called Chlavimir, the second Boleslav, the third Dragislav, and the fourth Svevlad.
Petar died and was buried in the Church of St. Peter, in the episcopate of Raška.
Petar's seventh descendent was Stefan Dobroslav I Vojislav, the founder of the House of Vojislavljević.
| Preceded by Unknown |
Prince of Duklja ca. 900 |
Succeeded by Hvalimir |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Prince of Zahumlje ca. 900 |
Succeeded by Dragoslav |
| Preceded by Cucimir |
Prince of Travunia ca. 900 |
Succeeded by Boleslav |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Prince of Podgoria ca. 900 |
Succeeded by Svevlad |
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