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Judith of Bohemia. Religion. Roman Catholic. Bolesław III Wrymouth ( Polish: Bolesław III Krzywousty; 20 August 1086 [1] [2] – 28 October 1138), also known as Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole of Poland between 1107 and 1138.
Boleslaus I (Czech: Boleslav I. Ukrutný) (915 – 972), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was ruler (kníže, "duke") of the Duchy of Bohemia from 935 to his death. He is notorious for the murder of his elder brother Wenceslaus, through which he became duke. Despite his complicity in this fratricide, Boleslaus is generally respected by Czech historians as an energetic ruler who ...
Good King Wenceslas" (Roud number 24754) is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king (modern-day Czech Republic) who goes on a journey, braving harsh winter weather, to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas).
Oct 11, 2023 · About Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia. Anthropologist prof. Emanuel Vlček (* 1. 3.1925 - +24.10.2006) in Prague examined the skeletal remains of St. Wenceslas. After a thorough investigation, he judges the age of St. Wenceslas at the time of death over 40 years. So he had to be born in the years 895-897. If his father were Vratislav_I (*888 ...
Ottokar II ( Czech: Přemysl Otakar II.; c. 1233, in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria ), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278. He also held the titles of Margrave of Moravia from 1247, Duke of Austria from 1251 ...
Czech Republic. Germany. Poland. The Kingdom of Bohemia ( Czech: České království ), [a] sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, [8] [9] [a] was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic . The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman ...
Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] (About this soundlisten); c. 911 - September 28, 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good[2] was the duke (kní e) of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder.
