Petar Snačić
| Petar Snačić | |
|---|---|
Monument to Petar Snačić in Miljevci by Kažimir Hraste | |
| Ban of Croatia | |
| Reign | 1075/1076–c.1089/1091 |
| Predecessor | Demetrius Zvonimir |
| Successor | Ugra |
| King of Croatia Contested by Ladislaus I | |
| Reign | 1093–1097 |
| Predecessor | Stephen II |
| Successor | Coloman (in union with Hungary) |
| Died | 1097 |
| House | Snačić |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Petar Snačić (very commonly misspelt Petar Svačić) was a feudal lord, notable for being one of the claimants of the Croatian throne between c. 1093 and 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.