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Pribina (800?--861) was seated in Nitra, where he built the first church in Slovakia and founded the Nitra principality, first state of ancient Slovaks. In 833 he was forced to flee from Nitra but later acquired a large territory near Lake Balaton, where he ruled as a duke, became Christian and built a dozen new churches.

Pribina (800?–861) was seated in Nitra {see planet  (9543)}, where he built the first church in Slovakia and founded the Nitra principality, first state of ancient Slovaks. In 833 he was forced to flee from Nitra but later acquired a large territory near Lake Balaton {see planet  (2242)}, where he ruled as a duke, became Christian and built a dozen new churches. (M 43190)