Croatia In Personal Union With Hungary
The Kingdom of Croatia, after the succession crisis, become a part of the Kingdom of Hungary and – depending on sources – was either incorporated (by force) into Hungary, or else Croatia existed in a (willing) personal union with Hungary.
The Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary was, from 1102, a personal union of two separate kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. They were united under the Árpad dynasty until 1301, when the (male) line of the dynasty died out. Then, kings from the Anjou dynasty, who were also cognatic descendants of the Árpáds dynasty, ruled the kingdoms. The last common king was from the Jagiello dynasty. The act was detailed in the Pacta conventa. Croatia retained its independence under native kings until 1102, when the crown passed into the hands of the Hungarian dynasty. The precise terms of this relationship later became a matter of dispute; nonetheless, even under dynastic union with Hungary, institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained throughout the Sabor (an assembly of Croatian nobles) and the ban (viceroy). In addition, the Croatian nobles retained their lands and titles.
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