fragmentation." Legacy Tomislav is celebrated as the first Croatian king and the founder of the first Croatian state. In Zagreb, the Croatian capital, a square named Tomislav was dedicated in November 1927; a monument by sculptor Robert Frangeš-Mihanović was erected that year. The Bosnian city of Duvno was renamed Tomislavgrad in 1925 by King Alexander I of Yugoslavia to commemorate the millennial of Tomislav's coronation, and celebrations were held throughout the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1926, an obelisk in his honor was erected in Livno. On May 18, 1941, the House of Savoy's Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta was proclaimed King Tomislav II of the Independent State of Croatia to gain legitimacy for the Axis puppet state. Tomislav's statue in Zagreb was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 1000 kn banknote issued in 1994, and his name is used for a dark beer brewed in Croatia. See also History of Croatia Croatian–Bulgarian wars Grand Order of King Tomislav References Sources Further reading Horvat J., Kultura Hrvata kroz 1000 godina, Prvi svezak, Ljubljana 1980. External links Croatia in the 10th and 11th centuries: maps from the book of Ferdo Šišić, a Croatian historian Year of birth unknown Tomislav I 10th-century Croatian monarchs 10th-century rulers in Europe Christian monarchs Dukes of Croatia Kings of Croatia People from Tomislavgrad Roman Catholic monarchs Trpimirović dynasty