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1317:800s births
843:Bowlus 1994
819:Luthar 2008
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662:Vlasto 1970
635:Bowlus 1994
333:. However,
274:Wilhelminer
1322:861 deaths
1311:Categories
1295:See also:
1226:Rulers of
906:Bartl 2002
831:Curta 2006
728:Bartl 2002
647:Bartl 2002
558:Curta 2006
502:References
436:Bulgarians
428:Blatnograd
424:Blatnohrad
368:("duke").
319:Traismauer
313:Wanderings
299:Conversion
267:catechumen
242:Conversion
236:Early life
164:around 833
472:Bohemians
468:benefices
230:Moravians
183:Christian
118: 800
98:Successor
73:Successor
46:10 koruna
1248:Ljudevit
1242:Vojnomir
485:See also
479:Carloman
432:Moosburg
381:—
354:Carniola
276:family.
271:Bavarian
224:(now in
194:Mojmir I
77:Mojmír I
1277:Pribina
1260:Braslav
1254:Ratimir
927:Sources
702:, p. 2.
673:Sommer
537:Spiesz
416:Zalavár
350:Ratimir
329:to the
323:Austria
281:Nitrava
259:Nitrava
254:Nitrava
226:Hungary
210:Central
169:Pribina
44:of the
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303:Danube
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187:Nitra
146:House
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132:Issue
102:Koceľ
90:Reign
65:Reign
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420:Zala
375:dux
362:Zala
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