[4][5][6] Recently discovered image of Domald's seal with coat of arms depicting "an eagle with spread wings and head turned to the right, holding in its talons a snake" most probably refutes both family connections.
[3] His rule in Zadar proved to be short-lived, because the town accepted the suzerainty of the Republic without resistance after the Venetian navy approached its port.
[3][7] In 1210, King Andrew II of Hungary, who ruled Croatia and Dalmatia, bestowed upon Domald the župa, or county, of Cetina and Trilj.
[6] King Andrew's son, Duke Béla, who administered Croatia/Dalmatia at that time, intervened in the conflict on behalf of Domald's opponents in 1223.
[3][14] However, Domald regained Šibenik before January 1238,[14] attacked Trogir ruled by Stjepan II Šubić, but was defeated by royal/Šubić forces at Klis.