Stephen Praska

Stephen Praska (Croatian: Stjepan Praska) was Ban of Croatia under King Stephen I. According to the chronicle of Archdeacon Goricensis John, he was established by king Stephen I around 1035 (after his military expeditions to the east), thus succeeding Božeteh as Croatian ban.^[1][2][3]

Stephen Praska
Ban of Croatia
In office c. 1035 – c. 1058
Monarch	Stephen I (1030–1058)
Preceded by	Božeteh
Succeeded by	Gojčo
Personal details
Spouse	Mary

He eventually attained an imperial title of protospatharios somewhere between 1035 and 1042, which governed his influence over the Byzantine Dalmatian theme. Prasca is known to have granted land to the monastery of Crisogni with his wife, Mary, which is attested in a 1042 document.^[4] He resided in Zadar.

References

1. Rački, Documenta, 472.
2. Comperimus namque in gestis proaui nosti Cresimiri maioris... Stipišić, J. i M. Šamšalović, ur. Codex Diplomaticus Regni Croatiae, Dalmatiae et Slavoniae, sv. 1. Zagreb: Izdavački zavod JAZU, 1967, pp. 105.
3. R. Horvat - Povijest Hrvatske I.
4. Monumenta Historiam Slavorum Meridionalium, Vol. VII, Acta, 37, p. 46.

Preceded by Božeteh	Ban of Croatia 1035–1058	Succeeded by Gojčo