Ljudevit (Lower Pannonia)
| Ljudevit/Liudewit | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Lower Pannonia[b] | |
| Reign | c. 810 – c. 823 |
| Successor | Ratimir |
| Died | 823 Dalmatia |
Ljudevit (pronounced [ʎûdeʋit]) or Liudewit (Latin: Liudewitus), often also Ljudevit Posavski, was the Duke of the Slavs in Lower Pannonia[b] from 810 to 823. The capital of his realm was in Sisak (today in Croatia). As the ruler of the Pannonian Slavs, he led a resistance to Frankish domination. Having lost the war against the Franks, who were aided by Borna duke of Guduscani as well Dalmatia and Liburnia, Ljudevit fled first to an unknown Serbian župa (a topic of historical debates), and then to the Dalmatian duke Ljudemisl, who treacherously killed him.