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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, and Duke of Styria from 1260, as well as ...
- 23 December 1253 – 26 August 1278
- Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
Mar 29, 2024 · Otakar II (born 1230—died Aug. 26, 1278, Dürnkrut, Austria) was the king of Bohemia (1253–78), who briefly established his crownland as the most powerful state of the Holy Roman Empire. The son of King Wenceslas I of Bohemia, Otakar was elected duke of Austria in November 1251 and succeeded his father as king of Bohemia and Moravia in ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Bohemian king Ottokar II of the Premyslid dynasty, one of the mightiest princes of the Empire, disapproved strongly of election as Roman-German king of Rudolf of Habsburg, describing his rival as a ‘comes minus ydoneus’ or ‘ill-suited count’.
Houska Castle was built in the second half of the 13th century probably on the orders of Bohemian ruler Ottokar II of Bohemia during his reign (1253–78) to serve as an administration center from which the extensive royal estates could be managed.
Ottokar II , 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, and Duke of Styria from 1260, as well as Duke of Carinthia and landgrave of Carniola from 1269.
When Ottokar II of Bohemia was born in 1232, in Městec Králové, Nymburk, Czechia, his father, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, was 27 and his mother, Kunigunde von Schwaben, was 30. He married Margarete von Babenberg on 11 February 1252, in Hainburg an der Donau, Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria, Austria. He died on 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut ...
At the same time, the Mongol invasions (1220–42) absorbed the attention of Bohemia's eastern neighbors, Hungary and Poland . Přemysl Ottokar II (1253–78) married a German princess, Margaret of Babenberg, and became duke of Austria. He thereby acquired Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and part of Styria.
