King of Dalmatia

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The King of Dalmatia was a royal title historically borne by the Hungarian monarchs to signify their rule over the Dalmatian region along the eastern Adriatic coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
appearsInRoyalStyle full titulature of Hungarian kings
associatedWithRegion eastern Adriatic coast
associatedWithTerritory Dalmatia
claimedBy Habsburg monarchs as Kings of Hungary
linked to: Habsburg emperors
contestedBy Republic of Venice
local Dalmatian communes
crownAssociation Crown of Saint Stephen
geographicalScope Dalmatian islands
linked to: Adriatic islands

coastal areas of present-day Croatia
heldBy Andrew II of Hungary
Béla II of Hungary
Béla III of Hungary
Béla IV of Hungary
Coloman of Hungary
Ladislaus I of Hungary
Louis I of Hungary
Matthias Corvinus
Sigismund of Luxembourg
historicalContext medieval Kingdom of Hungary expansion to the Adriatic
historicalRegionRuled Dalmatian region
historicalStatus defunct title
legalBasis conquest and dynastic claims over Dalmatian cities
linkedTo King of Croatia
King of Croatia and Dalmatia
linked to: King of Croatia

King of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
linked to: King of Dalmatia
partOfCompositeTitle King of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia
partOfRoyalStyle Hungarian royal titles
politicalFunction expressed sovereignty over Dalmatian lands
predecessorTitle local Dalmatian rulers and city communes
regionNowIn Republic of Croatia
relatedTitle Duke of Dalmatia
relatedTo Dalmatian cities under Hungarian rule
signifiedRuleOver Dalmatia
cities and territories on the eastern Adriatic
successorClaimant Austrian Empire (through Hungarian crown)
symbolicImportance access to the Adriatic Sea for Hungary
titleLanguageForm Hungarian: Dalmácia királya
Latin: Rex Dalmatiae
usedBy Hungarian monarchs
linked to: King of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary
usedForDynasticLegitimacy Hungarian claims on the Adriatic
usedIn early modern period
medieval period

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King of Hungary associatedTitle King of Dalmatia
Louis I of Hungary title King of Dalmatia
King of Croatia wasInPersonalUnionWith King of Dalmatia
King of Dalmatia linkedTo King of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
linked to: King of Dalmatia
Andrew III of Hungary title King of Dalmatia
Géza II of Hungary title King of Dalmatia
Tvrtko I of Bosnia positionHeld King of Dalmatia
Kaiser und König (Austria-Hungary) alsoRuledAs King of Dalmatia
King of Slavonia relatedTo King of Dalmatia
Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg positionHeld King of Dalmatia
subject linked to: Karl