A report on Přemyslid dynasty and Duchy of Bohemia
The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemyslid (Přemyslovci, Premysliden, Przemyślidzi) was a Bohemian royal dynasty which reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1306), as well as in parts of Poland (including Silesia), Hungary, and Austria.
- Přemyslid dynastyWhile the Bohemian dukes of the Přemyslid dynasty, at first ruling at Prague Castle and Levý Hradec, brought further estates under their control, the Christianization initiated by Saints Cyril and Methodius was continued by the Frankish bishops of Regensburg and Passau.
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Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
5 linksVratislaus (or Wratislaus) I (Vratislav I.; c. 888 – 13 February 921), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 915 until his death.
Upon the death of his elder brother Spytihněv in 915, Vratislaus became duke at a time when the Bohemian lands around Prague Castle had already distanced themselves from the political and cultural sphere of Great Moravia and fallen under the influence of East Francia, especially during the rule of Duke Arnulf of Bavaria.
Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
3 linksBoleslaus I (Boleslav I. Ukrutný) (915 – 972), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was ruler (kníže, "duke") of the Duchy of Bohemia from 935 to his death.
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
2 linksWenceslaus I (Václav ; c. 907 – 28 September 935 or 929), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death probably either in 935 or 929 (although 935 is favored today).
Wenceslaus was the son of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia from the Přemyslid dynasty.
Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
2 linksBoleslaus II the Pious (Boleslav II.
Boleslaus II the Pious (Boleslav II.
Pobożny; c. 927/928 – 7 February 999), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death.
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.
Bohemia
2 linksWesternmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.
Westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.
Bohemia was a duchy of Great Moravia, later an independent principality, a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently a part of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire.
A native monarchy arose to the throne, and Bohemia came under the rule of the Přemyslid dynasty, which would rule the Czech lands for the next several hundred years.
Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia
2 linksSpytihněv I (c.
Spytihněv I (c.
875 – 915), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 894 or 895 until his death.
He was the eldest son of Duke Bořivoj I, the first historically documented Bohemian ruler, and his wife Ludmila.
Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia
2 linksBořivoj I (, Borzivogius, c. 852 – c. 889) was the first historically documented Duke of Bohemia and progenitor of the Přemyslid dynasty.
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.
Kingdom of Bohemia
1 linksMedieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic.
Medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic.
The kingdom was established by the Přemyslid dynasty in the 12th century from the Duchy of Bohemia, later ruled by the House of Luxembourg, the Jagiellonian dynasty, and from 1526 the House of Habsburg and its successor, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia
2 linksJaromír (died 4 November 1038 ), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia in 1003, from 1004 to 1012, and again from 1034 to 1035.
Vladivoj also secured the support of King Henry II of Germany when he received the Duchy of Bohemia as a royal fief.
Wrocław
1 linksCity in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.
City in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.
The city is believed to be named after Duke Vratislav I of Bohemia from the Czech Přemyslid dynasty, who ruled the region between 915 and 921.
During Wrocław's early history, control over it changed hands between the Duchy of Bohemia (until 992, then 1038–1054), the Duchy of Poland and the Kingdom of Poland (992–1038 and 1054–1202).