Kingdom of Croatia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Created page with '{|width="100%" style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" |width="15%"|50 px|left |width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry…') |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replace - "'''Origin/meaning :'''<br>" to "====Origin/meaning====") |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
[[File:croatia.ahe.jpg|center]] | [[File:croatia.ahe.jpg|center]] | ||
====Origin/meaning==== | |||
The Kingdom of Croatia (nearly identical to present [[Croatia]]) was created by King Koloman of Hungary in 1105, after he defeated the Croats. Ever since the territory was officially part of Hungary, even though a large part was under Turkish rule for many centuries. | The Kingdom of Croatia (nearly identical to present [[Croatia]]) was created by King Koloman of Hungary in 1105, after he defeated the Croats. Ever since the territory was officially part of Hungary, even though a large part was under Turkish rule for many centuries. | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 1 April 2012
 |
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
|
KINGDOM OF CROATIA
Origin/meaning
The Kingdom of Croatia (nearly identical to present Croatia) was created by King Koloman of Hungary in 1105, after he defeated the Croats. Ever since the territory was officially part of Hungary, even though a large part was under Turkish rule for many centuries.
The arms first appear on a coin from King Ludwig II of Hungary from 1525. The origin of the arms is not clear. The arms are still used without helmet and crest by the Republic of Croatia.
Literature : Ströhl, 1890