Pribina (c. 800 – 861) is a Slavic prince whose adventurous career, recorded in the Conversion of the Bavarians and the Carantanians (a historical work written in 870), illustrates the political volatility of the Franco–Slavic frontiers of his time.

Pribina is the first ruler of Slavic origin to build a Christian church on Slavic territory in Nitra, and also the first to accept baptism.

He is attacked and expelled from his homeland by Mojmir I, ruler of Moravia.

Pribina first flees to Ratpot, one of the border lords in East Francia.

Thereafter he is wandering in Central and Southeastern Europe for several years.

Finally, in the late 830s, Louis the German, king of East Francia grants Pribina lands near Lake Balaton (now in Hungary) where he sets up his own principality under the king's suzerainty.

He died fighting against the Moravians.