Biography
Although his exact origin is a speculation, a theory suggests that Demetrius was most likely a descendant of Svetoslav Suronja and the younger cousin of Peter Krešimir IV. On another note, it is believed that he had no real connection with the Croatian royal family of Trpimirović but was designated by Krešimir IV and later elected (confirmed) by an assembly of nobles (bans). The only few things that are truly known about his background assert that he had a magister (a Latin phrase for "teacher") named Šestak, who also contributed in the construction of monasteries around Croatia, that his uncle (brother of mother) was Streza, and that his family owned some estates near Biograd.
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