Mojmír II, ruler of Great Moravia

5 000 Sk commemorative gold coin

Mojmír II, the elder of the two sons of the Great Moravian ruler Svätopluk I, was born after 871 and became the Prince of Great Moravia after his father’s death in 894. The young ruler failed to keep the large empire intact. Over time, he lost several territories. In 896 Hungarians settled down as allies in the Great Moravian region along the Tisa river. The country was affected by conflicts between Mojmír and his brother Svätopluk II, who was supported by Bavarians. Their military confrontation ended in 899 with Mojmír’s victory, but left his army weakened. The arrival of three papal legates, who ordained a new Moravian archbishop and three bishops, was a major success. The country’s own church jurisdiction supported the ruler. However, as more Hungarians streamed into the Tisa basin, their alliance with the Moravians came to an end and they attacked Great Moravia in 900. Mojmir dropped his disputes with Bavarians to form an anti-Hungarian alliance in 901. However, a sweeping Hungarian raid in 906 left the Great Moravian state shattered. It is likely that Mojmír II, the last ruler of Great Moravia, died defending his country around 906.