Michael Krešimir II (died 969) was a King of Croatia

Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)

The Kingdom of Croatia , also known as the Kingdom of the Croats , was a medieval kingdom covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans.Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries...

 from 949 to his death in 969. He was a member of the House of Trpimir. Krešimir II was a son of Krešimir I

Krešimir I of Croatia

Krešimir I was a King of Croatian Kingdom from 935 until his death in 945. He was a member of the House of Trpimirović.He succeeded his father Trpimir II as King. He managed during his reign, like his father, to hold Croatia as great military power...

 and the younger brother of Miroslav

Miroslav of Croatia

Miroslav was the King of Croatia from 945 until his death in 949 and a member of the House of Trpimirović.He was the oldest son of Krešimir I and succeeded him as king in 945. During his reign Croatia suffered a civil war started by the followers of his brother, Mihajlo...

, who preceded him as King of Croatia in 945.

In a civil war between ban Pribina, who objected against restraining his jurisdiction over the kingdom, and Croatia's King Miroslav

Miroslav of Croatia

Miroslav was the King of Croatia from 945 until his death in 949 and a member of the House of Trpimirović.He was the oldest son of Krešimir I and succeeded him as king in 945. During his reign Croatia suffered a civil war started by the followers of his brother, Mihajlo...

, the king was eventually killed in 949, and Mihajlo Krešimir was installed on the throne with the help of Pribina.

The Croatian kingdom reached its former glory during Michael's reign. He ravaged the Bosnian

Bosnia (region)

Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...

 župa

Župa

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's Uskoplje, Luka and Pleva, and eventually conquered the whole region of Bosnia that was originally lost during the reign of Miroslav. The Bosnian ban

Ban (title)

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 fled to Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, after realizing he couldn't fight back and, by 968, Michael pacified the local tribes, establishing full control.

Proving that the state navy

Navy

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 strengthened as well, Michael was a victor in a conflict with the Arab

Arab

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 pirates near the Italian peninsula Gargano

Gargano

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 in 969.

Mihajlo and his wife Jelena of Zadar

Jelena of Zadar

Helen I , also known as Helen of Zadar or Helen the Glorious, was the queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia, the wife of King Michael Krešimir II. They jointly ruled from 946 to 969, a period which was allegedly marked by "peace, order and expeditious growth"...

 had good relations with the Dalmatia

Dalmatia

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n cities. Jelena built the royal family mausoleum

Mausoleum

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 in Solin where, at the end of the 19th century, an inscription of her grave was found and translated, bearing her title Queen. She outlived Michael for 7 years.

Mihajlo ruled until his death, and his son Stjepan Držislav

Stjepan Držislav

Stephen Držislav was a King of Croatia from 969 AD until his death in 997. He was a member of the Trpimirović dynasty. He ruled from Biograd with Godemir as his Ban.-Early period:...

succeeded him.