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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 ...
- 26 August 1278 – 21 June 1305
- Kunigunda of Slavonia
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.
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By aligning Bohemia more closely with Christian Europe, Wenceslaus enhanced its political stability and international standing. His reign saw increased contact and cooperation with neighboring Christian rulers, which helped to secure Bohemia's borders and fostered a period of relative peace and prosperity.
Mar 12, 2024 · Henry III (born Oct. 28, 1017—died Oct. 5, 1056, Pfalz Bodfeld, near Goslar, Saxony [Germany]) was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry VI, 1027–41), duke of Swabia (as Henry I, 1038–45), German king (from 1039), and Holy Roman emperor (1046–56), a member of the Salian dynasty. The last emperor able to dominate the papacy, he was a powerful ...
At the end of the 1290s Henry III could improve his relations with the King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (for example, he was present in Prague on Wenceslaus II's coronation in 1297), but also his relations with Władysław I the Elbow-high deteriorated, and at the end a war broke out.
- 1251/60
- Silesian Piasts of Głogów
- 11 December 1310
- Mathilda
Wenceslaus II, 1271–1305, king of Bohemia (1278–1305) and of Poland (1300–1305), son and successor of Ottocar II. From the death (1278) of his father until 1283 the regency was exercised by Otto, margrave of Brandenburg, appointed by the German king Rudolf I of Hapsburg. Otto abused his power, and the Bohemians suffered greatly until ...
In 929 Bohemia faced the onslaught of German armies, and Wenceslaus decided to submit and recognize King Henry I as overlord rather than have his country devastated by a superior force. This policy of Bohemian compromise. with Germany was the genesis of the "St. Wenceslaus Tradition." Wenceslaus brought the relic of St. Virus to Prague.
