Czimislav
Czimislav | |
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King of the Sorbs King of the Colodici[citation needed] (Rex, Konig)[citation needed] | |
Reign | ca. 839 - 840 |
Predecessor | Tunglo |
Successor | Čestibor |
Born | Czimislav |
Died | 840 |
Czimislav (Latin: Cimusclus[1]) was a 9th-century King of the Lusatian Serbs (Sorbs).[2] The Saxons won a battle at and Czimislav was killed in 840.[2] He was part of the , a Sorbian sub-tribe.[citation needed]. He was of the (Polish=Kołodziej) family, the ancestors of the Piast dynasty.
References[]
- ^ Böttiger, Karl Wilhelm (1830). Geschichte des Kurstaates und Königreiches Sachsen. F. Perthes. p. 21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nelson, Janet Laughland (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin. Manchester University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780719034268.
Categories:
- 9th-century Slavs
- 840 deaths
- Sorbian people
- Slavic warriors
- European nobility stubs