Slavomir of Moravia

Slavomir (Latin: Sclagamarus, Czech and Slovak: Slavomír) was a duke of Moravia (871).^[1] He led a revolt against the Franks who had annexed Moravia during the incarceration of his relative, Svatopluk I.^[1]

Slavomir
Duke of Moravia
Reign	871
Predecessor	Svatopluk I
Successor	Svatopluk I
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Spouse	None
Issue	None
House	House of Mojmír
Father	Unknown
Mother	Unknown

Early life

Slavomir, according to the Annals of Fulda, was a member of the Moravian ruling dynasty.^[2] He seems to have been a disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius who had in 863 arrived in Moravia where they established an institution of higher education.^[3][4]

Revolt against the Franks

Rastislav was arrested by his own nephew, Svatopluk I, in 870.^[4] However, Svatopluk himself was arrested in 870 on the order of the Louis the German's son, Carloman.^[5] Slavomir took over the throne during 871.^[2]

Zwentibald, Rastiz's nephew, was accused of breach of fidelity to Carloman and was imprisoned. The Moravian Slavs, thinking that their dux was dead, set a certain priest and a relative of the dux, Sclagamar, over themselves as prince; they threatened to kill him if he did not take up the office of dux. Of necessity, he agreed, and set out to make war on Engelschalk and William, Carloman's commanders, and drive them from the cities they had occupied. They fought back with equal force and after killing many of his army forced him to flee

— Annals of Fulda (year 871) ^[6]

See also

• Great Moravia
• Louis the German
• Saints Cyril and Methodius
• Svatopluk I

Notes

1. Kirschbaum 2007, p. 254
2. Goldberg 2006, p. 309
3. Vlasto 1970, p. 69
4. Kirschbaum 2007, p. xxiv
5. Kirschbaum 2008, p. 28
6. Reuter 1992, p. 65

References

• Goldberg, Eric Joseph (2006). Struggle for Empire: Kingship and Conflict under Louis the German, 817—876. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-3890-5. OCLC 60835308.
• Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. (2007). Historical dictionary of Slovakia (Second ed.). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5535-9. OCLC 65407106.
• Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. (2008). A history of Slovakia : the struggle for survival (Second ed.). New York, N.Y: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-4039-6929-9. OCLC 60593296.
• Reuter, Timothy (1992). The Annals of Fulda. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-3458-2. OCLC 25628359.
• Vlasto, A. P. (1970). The entry of the Slavs into Christendom : an introduction to the medieval history of the Slavs. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-07459-2. OCLC 93056.

Preceded by Svatopluk I	Duke of the Moravians 871	Succeeded by Svatopluk I