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List of Bohemian monarchs. The Duchy of Bohemia was established in 870 and raised to the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198. Several Bohemian monarchs ruled as non-hereditary kings beforehand, first gaining the title in 1085. From 1004 to 1806, Bohemia was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and its ruler was an elector.
Wenceslaus I ( Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] ⓘ; c. 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good [5] was the Prince ( kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel .
Bolesław I the Brave (c. 967 – 17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025, and the first King of Poland in 1025. He was also Duke of Bohemia between 1003 and 1004 as Boleslaus IV. A member of the Piast dynasty, Bolesław was a capable monarch and a strong mediator in Central European affairs.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Wenceslas I (born 1205—died Sept. 23, 1253) was the king of Bohemia from 1230 who brought Austria under his dynasty while using the influence of German colonists and craftsmen to keep Bohemia strong, prosperous, and culturally progressive. Succeeding his father, Přemysl Otakar I, in 1230, Wenceslas prevented Mongol armies from attacking ...
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While Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was a real historical figure, the carol that popularized his legend was composed centuries later, in 1853 by John Mason Neale, an English hymn writer. The carol, with its stirring melody and vivid imagery, portrays Wenceslas as the epitome of Christian kindness and generosity, traits that have endeared him ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Bolesław I was the duke (from 992) and then (from 1024) first king of Poland, who expanded his country’s territory to include Pomerania, Lusatia, and, for a time, the Bohemian princely lands. He made Poland a major European state and also created a Polish church independent of German control.
Nov 11, 2022 · Unlike his predecessors who were forever left behind in legends and myth of the Chronica Boemorum, Borivoj would be the first historical duke of Bohemia as mentioned in the Frankish chronicle Annales Fuldenses, and the progenitor of the Premyslid dynasty that would shape Bohemia in the years to come. Baptism of Duke Borivoj, 19th-century painting.
