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[[File:Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Split, Croatia 20231230 25.jpg|thumb|[[Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav]].]]
| name=Višeslav
'''Vuissasclavus''' (Latin), transliterated '''Višeslav''' (Croatian), was a duke ({{langx|la|dux}}; {{langx|hr|knez}}) who is believed to have ruled somewhere in or near [[Duchy of Croatia]] in the 9th century.<ref name="CE">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = [[Croatian Encyclopedia]] | title = Višeslav (Vuissasclavus) | url = https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/viseslav | publisher = Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography | access-date = 30 June 2024 }}</ref>
| title = Duke
| image=File:Krstionica Viseslav.PNG
| caption=Baptismal font of Višeslav
| reign={{Circa|785}}–{{Circa|802}}
| coronation=
| predecessor=unknown
| successor=[[Borna of Croatia|Borna]]
| royal house=
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| death_date={{Circa|802}}
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|religion=[[Christianity]]|image_size=}}
'''Višeslav''' was one of the first dukes ([[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''[[Knez (title)|knez]]'') in [[Duchy of Croatia|Dalmatian Croatia]].<ref name="Hrvatski leksikon">''Hrvatski leksikon'' (1996-1997) {{in lang|hr}}</ref>


He ruled with the support of the [[Pope]] and [[Byzantium]]. The [[Croats]] warred against the [[Franks]] during his rule and avoided defeat until 803, a year after his death. During the [[siege of Trsat]] in the autumn of 799 between the defending forces under his leadership and the invading Frankish army of the [[Carolingian Empire]], the Frankish commander [[Eric of Friuli]] was killed.<ref name="Stephen Gaži20">{{cite book | last=Gaži | first=Stephen | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLBnAAAAMAAJ | title=A history of Croatia | year=1973 | publisher=[[Philosophical Library]] | isbn=9780802221087 }}</ref><ref name="Igor Žic">{{cite book | last=Žic | first=Igor | title=Kratka povijest grada Rijeke | year=2001 | publisher=Adamić | language=hr | isbn= 9789536531318}}</ref> Ultimately, his duchy did accept Frankish overlordship through the ''[[Pax Nicephori]]''.[[File:Growth of Frankish Power, 481-814 Edit.jpeg|thumb|240px|Map shows growth of Frankish power from 481–814, with Dalmatian Croatia on the right.|alt=|left]]Višeslav left behind a [[Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav|baptismal font]] ([[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Višeslavova krstionica''), surviving to this day, which remains an important symbol of early Croatian history and the people's conversion to [[Christianity]]. The inscription is in [[Latin]] and mentions the name of a priest named John (''Ivan'') who baptized people during "the time of Duke Višeslav" in the honor of [[John the Baptist]].<ref name="royalCroatia">{{cite web
Višeslav's name is known from an inscription left on the [[Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav]], surviving to this day. The font is considered a symbol of early Croatian history and the people's conversion to [[Christianity]]. The inscription is in [[Latin]] and mentions the name of a priest named John (''Ivan'') who baptized people during "the time of Duke Višeslav" in the honor of [[John the Baptist]].
| last = Baricevic
| first = Karl
| title=Royal Croatia
| url=http://royalcroatia.tripod.com/viseslav.htm
| access-date = 2009-08-15 }}
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Historians have been making numerous attempts to date the reign of Višeslav, and to locate his domain geographically, and older [[Croatian historiography]] has a lot of claims about this, but there is no present-day consensus about where or when he ruled beyond a Slavic group Christianized by the Carolingians in the early or mid-late 9th century.<ref name="CE"/><ref name="Sokol2007">{{cite journal |last=Matijević-Sokol |first=Mirjana Matijević |date=2007 |title=Krsni zdenac Hrvata. Paleografsko-epigrafska raščlamba natpisa s krstionice kneza Višeslava |trans-title=Baptismal font of Croats. Paleographic and epitaphic analysis of the inscription from the baptistery of prince Višeslav |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/31773 |language=hr |journal=Croatica Christiana periodica |volume=31 |issue=59 |pages=1–31 |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kajdiz2018">{{cite journal |last=Kajdiž |first=Ines |date=2018 |title="Višeslavova krstionica"- problem podrijetla i datacije |trans-title=The Baptismal Font of Duke Višeslav" - Problems of the Origin and Dating |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/311183 |language=hr |journal=Rostra |volume=9 |issue=9 |pages=71–88 |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
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He has also been identified with the late 8th century duke [[Višeslav of Serbia|Višeslav/Vojislav of Serbia]] ({{circa}} 780), a late 9th century duke Višeslav ({{circa}} 870–900) father of [[Michael of Zahumlje]] (''[[floruit]]'' c. 910–935),<ref name="Kajdiz2018"/><ref name="Sokol2007"/> or was the [[Iljko|unnamed son]] (876–878) of the Croatian duke [[Domagoj, Duke of Croatia|Domagoj]] (864–876).<ref name="Uglesic2022">{{cite book |last=Uglešić |first=Ante |date=2022 |title=U potrazi za Višeslavovom krstionicom |trans-title=In Search of Višeslav's Baptistery |url=https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/knjiga/22698 |language=hr, en |location=Split |publisher=Muzej hrvatskih arheoloških spomenika |isbn=978-953-6803-80-4}}</ref><ref name="Sokol2023">{{cite journal |last=Matijević-Sokol |first=Mirjana |date=2023 |title=Još jednom o krstionici kneza Višeslava. Odgovor Nikoli Jakšiću |trans-title=Once again about the baptism of duke Višeslav: Answer to Nikola Jakšić |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/445311 |language=hr |journal=Croatica Christiana periodica |volume=47 |issue=91 |pages=159–170 |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
{{Succession box
| before = unknown
| title = [[Duke of Croatia|Duke]]
| years = 785&ndash;802
| after = [[Borna of Croatia|Borna]]|
}}
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==External links==
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Europe in 814.
Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav.

Vuissasclavus (Latin), transliterated Višeslav (Croatian), was a duke (Latin: dux; Croatian: knez) who is believed to have ruled somewhere in or near Duchy of Croatia in the 9th century.[1]

Višeslav's name is known from an inscription left on the Baptismal font of Prince Višeslav, surviving to this day. The font is considered a symbol of early Croatian history and the people's conversion to Christianity. The inscription is in Latin and mentions the name of a priest named John (Ivan) who baptized people during "the time of Duke Višeslav" in the honor of John the Baptist.

Historians have been making numerous attempts to date the reign of Višeslav, and to locate his domain geographically, and older Croatian historiography has a lot of claims about this, but there is no present-day consensus about where or when he ruled beyond a Slavic group Christianized by the Carolingians in the early or mid-late 9th century.[1][2][3]

He has also been identified with the late 8th century duke Višeslav/Vojislav of Serbia (c. 780), a late 9th century duke Višeslav (c. 870–900) father of Michael of Zahumlje (floruit c. 910–935),[3][2] or was the unnamed son (876–878) of the Croatian duke Domagoj (864–876).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Višeslav (Vuissasclavus)". Croatian Encyclopedia. Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Matijević-Sokol, Mirjana Matijević (2007). "Krsni zdenac Hrvata. Paleografsko-epigrafska raščlamba natpisa s krstionice kneza Višeslava" [Baptismal font of Croats. Paleographic and epitaphic analysis of the inscription from the baptistery of prince Višeslav]. Croatica Christiana periodica (in Croatian). 31 (59): 1–31. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Kajdiž, Ines (2018). ""Višeslavova krstionica"- problem podrijetla i datacije" [The Baptismal Font of Duke Višeslav" - Problems of the Origin and Dating]. Rostra (in Croatian). 9 (9): 71–88. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Uglešić, Ante (2022). U potrazi za Višeslavovom krstionicom [In Search of Višeslav's Baptistery] (in Croatian and English). Split: Muzej hrvatskih arheoloških spomenika. ISBN 978-953-6803-80-4.
  5. ^ Matijević-Sokol, Mirjana (2023). "Još jednom o krstionici kneza Višeslava. Odgovor Nikoli Jakšiću" [Once again about the baptism of duke Višeslav: Answer to Nikola Jakšić]. Croatica Christiana periodica (in Croatian). 47 (91): 159–170. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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