Drahomíra
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Drahomíra was a Bohemia
n duchess, wife of Vratislav I and mother of Saint Wenceslas and Boleslaus I of Bohemia
.
. She was princess of Havolans.
She married Vratislav I of Bohemia and gave birth to at least three children: Saint Wenceslas, Boleslaus I and Střezislava
. She led her husband to cooperation with her vernaculars, which waged war against Saxony
. After her husband's untimely death (921
), she and her mother-in-law, Saint Ludmila
, divided the government of Bohemia.
Popular history depicts Ludmila as a restrained and pious grandmother, but it is likely that the political demands of government called for more energy and worldliness than history records. Wenceslas was one of the main reasons for the eventually fatal discord between Drahomíra and Ludmila. Ludmila had exerted great influence of the eldest son, Wenceslas, leaving Drahomíra to concentrate her efforts on her younger son, Boleslaus.
Despite or perhaps as a result of her political and personal efforts, Ludmila attracted Drahomíra's bitter enmity. Ludmila fled to http://www.vitejte.cz/objekt.php?oid=3900&j=en Tetín castle, where her daughter-in-law's hired assassins, Tunna and Gommmon, murdered her.
When Drahomíra's son, Wenceslas, came to power, he sent his mother into exile, though he later called her back.
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n duchess, wife of Vratislav I and mother of Saint Wenceslas and Boleslaus I of Bohemia
Boleslaus I of Bohemia
Boleslaus I the Cruel, also called Boleslav I , was the ruler of Bohemia from 935 to his death. His was the son of Vratislaus I and the younger brother of his predecessor, Saint Wenceslaus.Boleslav is notorious for the murder of his brother Wenceslaus, through which he became duke of Bohemia...
.
Life
Drahomíra's homeland was around Brandenburg, a castle near present-day BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. She was princess of Havolans.
She married Vratislav I of Bohemia and gave birth to at least three children: Saint Wenceslas, Boleslaus I and Střezislava
Strezislava
Střezislava was the wife of Slavník, a Bohemian nobleman and founder of Slavník dynasty. Some historians suppose that she might have been a member of the Přemyslid house , possibly a daughter of Vratislaus I or of some historically unknown member of that dynasty.Střezislava had several children...
. She led her husband to cooperation with her vernaculars, which waged war against Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. After her husband's untimely death (921
921
Year 921 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* Crushing defeat of the Idrisid dynasty against their Fatimid rivals...
), she and her mother-in-law, Saint Ludmila
Saint Ludmila
Saint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as daughter of a Slavic prince Slavibor...
, divided the government of Bohemia.
Popular history depicts Ludmila as a restrained and pious grandmother, but it is likely that the political demands of government called for more energy and worldliness than history records. Wenceslas was one of the main reasons for the eventually fatal discord between Drahomíra and Ludmila. Ludmila had exerted great influence of the eldest son, Wenceslas, leaving Drahomíra to concentrate her efforts on her younger son, Boleslaus.
Despite or perhaps as a result of her political and personal efforts, Ludmila attracted Drahomíra's bitter enmity. Ludmila fled to http://www.vitejte.cz/objekt.php?oid=3900&j=en Tetín castle, where her daughter-in-law's hired assassins, Tunna and Gommmon, murdered her.
When Drahomíra's son, Wenceslas, came to power, he sent his mother into exile, though he later called her back.
