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Apr 27, 2022 · Oldrich (also Ulrich or Oldřich) (ca. 975 – 11 November 1034) was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034. He was a son of Boleslaus II and brother of Boleslaus III and Jaromir. Oldrich deposed Jaromir on 12 April 1012 and recognised the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Early life. Boleslaus was the son of Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia (d. 921) by his marriage with Drahomíra (d. 934), probably a Hevellian princess. His father took over the rule in Prague around the time of Boleslav's birth, during which he had to deal with both the exertion of influence by the East Frankish dukes of Bavaria and Saxony and the Magyar incursions.
Hostivít. Bořivoj I ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈbor̝ɪvoj], Latin: Borzivogius, c. 852 – c. 889) was the first historically documented Duke of Bohemia and progenitor of the Přemyslid dynasty. [1] His reign over the Duchy of Bohemia is believed to have started about the year 870, but in this era Bohemia was subordinated to Great Moravia.
Sep 28, 2021 · Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, died in 935. His feast is celebrated on September 28th, the day he was murdered. A holy and virtuous leader, Wenceslaus has a much bigger story than a simple holiday carol could convey: his story involves political unrest, personal courage, a life of heroic virtue, and the sacrifice of his life.
Boleslaus II took over the rule of the Duchy of Bohemia as kníže (a title that may be translated either as duke or prince) on his father's death in 972. Like his father, Boleslaus II initially quarrelled with the Ottonian kings of Germany. In 974, he and Duke Mieszko I of Poland supported the rebellious Duke Henry II of Bavaria in his civil ...
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 ...
Frederick was the eldest son of King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Gertrude of Babenberg, a daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria. [1] His father had ruled as a Bohemian duke since 1140; in 1158 he obtained the royal title by the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick Barbarossa, godfather and namesake of Frederick.
