page_title: Petar Snačić
hierarchical_section_title: Petar Snačić
caption_attribution_description: Hrvatski: Spomenik hrvatskom kralju Petru SvačićuEnglish: Monument in a tribute of Petar Svačić,King of Croatia
context_page_description: Petar Snačić was a feudal lord, notable for being one of the claimants of the Croatian throne during the wars of succession. It is assumed that he began as a ban serving under king Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia and was then elected king by the Croatian feudal lords in 1093. Petar's seat of power was based in Knin. His rule was marked by a struggle for control of the country with Coloman of Hungary, dying at the Battle of Gvozd Mountain in 1097.
context_section_description: Petar Snačić (commonly misspelt Petar Svačić) was a feudal lord, notable for being one of the claimants of the Croatian throne during the wars of succession (c. 1093–1097). It is assumed that he began as a ban serving under king Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia and was then elected king by the Croatian feudal lords in 1093. Petar's seat of power was based in Knin. His rule was marked by a struggle for control of the country with Coloman of Hungary, dying at the Battle of Gvozd Mountain in 1097.
caption: King Petar Snačić monument on the Miljevci plateau above Visovac island in the Krka National Park
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