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Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( Czech: Václav II.; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; 27 September [2] 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305). He was the only son of King Ottokar II of Bohemia and Ottokar's second wife Kunigunda. [3] He was born in 1271, ten years after the ...
Wenceslaus (Wańko) of Płock ( Polish: Wacław Płocki, Masovian dialect: Wańko Puocky; 1293/97 – 23 May 1336), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Płock from 1313 and vassal of Bohemia from 1329. He was the third son of Bolesław II of Płock but the only born from his second marriage with Kunigunde, daughter of King ...
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Feb 18, 2024 · Similarly, it is largely agreed that the Piast Dynasty has its origins within the local Slavic tribe of Polans. According to the 12th century work Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum (meaning “Chronicles and deeds of the dukes or princes of the Poles”), the leaders of the Polan tribe had to fight for power and prominence with the other local tribes, such as the Rus, Selencians ...
Dec 19, 2019 · Born in present-day Prague, Wenceslas (also called Wenceslaus) was the duke of Bohemia in the 10 th century CE. Although his mother deeply held pagan views, the Bohemian ruler remained resolute in defending Christian values and belief. Wenceslas is believed to have set up a number of churches and charitable centers all across Bohemia.
Nov 4, 2022 · He ruled over a limited territory and was soon killed. In 1300–05 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia also reigned as king of Poland. The Piast Kingdom was effectively restored under Władysław I the Elbow-high (r. 1306–33), who became king in 1320. In 1308, the Teutonic Knights seized Gdańsk and the surrounding region of Pomerelia.
Wenceslaus II (Czech: Václav II.) (1137 – after 1192) was the son of Soběslav I and brother of Soběslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II in 1191. Life. He was the duke of Olomouc and Brno, but was deposed by Duke Frederick in 1179 and exiled. He returned from exile after thirteen years on Conrad's death.
He was probably named after his maternal uncle, King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. Life Unlike his older half-brothers Siemowit II and Trojden I, Wenceslaus didn't receive his own district until the death of their father in 1313, when he inherited Plock. This division didn't satisfy anybody and lead to a brief war between the three brothers in 1316.
