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Strojimir

Strojimir

Male    Has 7 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Strojimir  
    Gender Male 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I682006  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2010 

    Father Vlastimir 
    Family ID F348607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Klonimir
    Family ID F348619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2010 

  • Notes 
    • a 9th century Serbian royal who ruled Serbia from the second half of 9th century with his 2 brothers. He was the youngest son of Knez Vlastimir.

      Strojimir, together with his brothers Gojnik and Mutimir, defeated the Bulgar Army sent by Tsar Boris and led by his son Vladimir, who was together with 12 boyars captured by the Serbs. Peace was agreed and two sons of Mutimir (Pribislav and Stefan) escorted prisoners towards the border at Rasa. There Boris gave them rich gifts and was given 2 slaves, 2 falcons, two dogs, and 80 furs by Mutimir.

      After power struggle between Strojimir and Mutimir he and Gojnik was captured and sent as prisoners to Bulgar khan Boris in 855-856. He lost his title as a Zhupan of Serbia and was held at Pliska, the Bulgarian capital, and was treated well by the Bulgarians, Khan Boris himself chose the wife of Klonimir Strojimirovi?, the son of Strojimir.

      On July 11th 2006, A Golden seal of Strojimir dated to 855-896 was bought by the Serbian state from an auction in Munich, Germany, by an unknown Russian. It was sold for a total 20,000 ?, outpaying the Bulgarian offer of 15,000 ?. It is of Byzantine handcraft (from Athens, Thessaloniki or Constantinople), weighs 15,64 g, has a Patriarchal cross in the center and Greek inscriptions that say: "Strojimir" (CTPOHMIP) and "God, Help Serbia"



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