Timeline / 400 to 1400 /

Date Country | Description

553 A.D. Croatia

Basilica of Euphrasius built in Piorec, one of the most important monuments in Croatia. It was built on the remains of an earlier three-naved basilica.

614 A.D. Croatia

Croats settle in the area between the Adriatic Sea and the and Drava rivers.

679 A.D. Croatia

The first diplomatic agreement of the with the Holy See. They made an agreement with Pope Agaton by which they agreed not to start wars against neighbouring Christian states.

732 A.D. Croatia

Edict of the Byzantine Emperor Leon III by which he excluded western Balkan lands, the entire Illyrics, from the authority of the Roman Pope and submitted them to the Byzantine patriarch.

791 A.D. Croatia

Croats establish the principalities of Primorska Hrvatska on the Adriatic Coast and Posavska Hrvatska in north Croatia.

820 A.D. Croatia

The Church of St Donat in Zadar, first dedicated to Holy Trinity, is built in the 9th century, a great example of Byzantine architecture and the largest circular church of the Carolingian era in Europe.

852 A.D. Croatia

Trpimir I issues a charter in in which he names himself the ‘Duke of Croats’ (Dux Chroatorum iuvatus munere divino) and his realm as the ‘Realm of the Croats’ (Regnum Chroatorum).

879 A.D. Croatia

Duke Branimir becomes Banus of Croatia and breaks up with Constantinople. Pope John VIII gave his blessing to the duke and the whole Croatian people, as he informed Branimir in his letters.

925 A.D. Croatia

According to some, the Croatian kingdom was established and Duke Tomislav became its first king. The first Church Synod is held in Split.

969 A.D. Croatia Date Country | Description

Crowning of the first Croatian king, Stjepan Držislav (969–97), a member of the Trpimirovi# Dynasty. The Byzantine Emperor Basil II gave him symbols of royal power.

1000 A.D. Croatia

The Venetians install Krešimir III (1000–30) as king of Croatia; he ruled with his brother Gojislav. They attempted to restore rule over the Dalmatian cities that were under Venetian control.

1032 A.D. Croatia

Croatian king Stjepan I (1030–58) focused on rebuilding Croatia’s military strength and in 1032 he sent his naval fleet to assist Byzantium in its war against the Arabs.

1094 A.D. Croatia

The Hungarian King Ladislas establishes the Zagreb Diocese.

1102 A.D. Croatia

Pacta conventa between Hungarian King Koloman and Croatia. Koloman Arpadovi# crowned as Croatian king in Biograd and the personal union established.

1134 A.D. Croatia

Issue of the Charter of Felicianus mentioning the founder of the Diocese, King Ladislas, the first bishop of Zagreb, Bishop Duh, and other clergy.

1186 A.D. Croatia

Zadar rebels against Venice and allies with Hungary.

1205 A.D. Croatia

Dubrovnik recognises the authority of Venice, which will last until 1358. In that period Dubrovnik was obliged to pay Venice annual tribute and to accept Venetians as its dukes and archbishops.

1242 A.D. Croatia

The Croatian–Hungarian King Bela IV grants the Golden Bull to Gradec, as a token of appreciation for the citizens who provided him shelter during the Tatarian invasion.

1288 A.D. Croatia

The Law of Vinodol is composed, one of the first juridical regulations in this part of Europe.

1358 A.D. Croatia Date Country | Description

The peace of Zadar seals the defeat of the Venetian Republic by Louis of Anjou, King of Hungary–Croatia, and marks the reunification of Dalmatia with the Croatian crown within a common kingdom.