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• The March of Moravia, acquired by Bohemian rulers after the 955 Battle of Lechfeld
  Battle of Lechfeld
  
  The Battle of Lechfeld , often seen as the defining event for holding off the incursions of the Magyars into Western Europe, was a decisive victory by Otto I the Great, King of the Germans, over the Magyar leaders, the horka Bulcs? and the chieftains L?l and S?r....
  , lost in 999 to Kingdom of Poland
  Poland
  
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
   and reconquered by Bretislav I
  Bretislaus I of Bohemia
  
  Bretislaus I , known as The Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Premyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.Bretislaus was a son of duke Oldrich of Bohemia and his would-be wife Bo?ena....
   in 1019/1029 (uncertain dating);
• The Duchy of Austria
  Archduchy of Austria
  
  The Archduchy of Austria , one of the most important states within the Holy Roman Empire, was the center of the Habsburg Monarchy and the predecessor of the Austrian Empire....
   in 1251, the Duchy of Styria
  Duchy of Styria
  
  The history of Styria concerns the region roughly corresponding to the modern state of Styria from its settlement by Slavs in the Dark Ages until the present....
   in 1261, the Egerland
  Egerland
  
  The Egerland is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in the Czech Republic at the Germany border. It is named after the city of Eger, in Czech Cheb....
   in 1266, the Duchy of Carinthia
  Duchy of Carinthia
  
  The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire from 976 until the dissolution of the Empire in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution in 1918....
   with the March of Carniola and the Windic March in 1269 and the March of Friuli
  Friuli
  
  Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e....
   in 1272, all acquired by Ottokar II Premysl
  Ottokar II of Bohemia
  
  Ottokar II , called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He was the Duke of Austria , Styria , Carinthia and Carniola also....
   and lost in the 1278 Battle on the Marchfeld;
• Upper Lusatia
  Lusatia
  
  Lusatia is a historical region between the B?br and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe in the eastern German states of Free State of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
  , incorporated by Jan Lucemburský in 1319 (Bautzen
  Bautzen
  
  Bautzen ; Polish language: Budziszyn ); is a city in eastern Free State of Saxony, Germany, and capital of the Bautzen . It is located on the Spree River....
  ) and 1329 (Görlitz
  Görlitz
  
  File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
  ) and Lower Lusatia
  Lusatia
  
  Lusatia is a historical region between the B?br and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe in the eastern German states of Free State of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
   (Margraviate of Lusatia), acquired by Charles IV
  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
  
  Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the eleventh king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and Holy Roman Emperor.He was the eldest son and heir of John of Bohemia, who died on 26 August 1346, thus Charles inherited the Count of Luxembourg and the King of Bohemia....
   from Otto V, Duke of Bavaria
  Otto V, Duke of Bavaria
  
  Otto V, Duke of Bavaria , was duke of Bavaria and prince-elector of Brandenburg. Otto was the fourth son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor with his second wife Margaret of Holland, countess of Count of Hainaut and Count of Holland....
   in 1367. Ferdinand II
  Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
  
  Ferdinand II , of the House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , King of Hungary ....
   lost Lusatia to the Electorate of Saxony
  Electorate of Saxony
  
  The Electorate of Saxony or Duchy of Upper Saxony was an independent hereditary Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356?1806. It was the successor state of the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg and was itself replaced in Napoleonic times by the Kingdom of Saxony ....
   with the 1635 Peace of Prague
  Peace of Prague (1635)
  
  The Peace of Prague of 30 May1635 was a treaty between the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and most of the Protestant states of the Empire....
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• The Duchies of Silesia
  Silesia
  
  Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas....
  , acquired by the 1335 Treaty of Trencsén
  Treaty of Trencsén
  
  The Treaty of Trentschin or Trenc?n was an treaty signed between King Charles I of Hungary, King John of Bohemia and King Casimir III of Poland on 24 August 1335 at Trenc?n Castle, then in the Kingdom of Hungary....
   between Jan Lucemburský and King Casimir III of Poland
  Casimir III of Poland
  
  Casimir III the Great , last List of Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland....
  . Maria Theresa
  Maria Theresa of Austria
  
  Maria Theresa was the List of rulers of Austria, List of rulers of Hungary, List of rulers of Croatia, Queen of Bohemia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and a Holy Roman Emperor by marriage to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
   lost Silesia in 1742 to King Frederick II of Prussia
  Frederick II of Prussia
  
  Frederick II was a monarch of Kingdom of Prussia from the House of Hohenzollern. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Margraviate of Brandenburg....
  , with the exception of Austrian Silesia
  Austrian Silesia
  
  The Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia was an Autonomy region of the Austrian Empire and part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. It is also known as Austrian Silesia , and despite the official name it only included parts of Upper Silesia, while none of Lower Silesia was within its borders....
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• The northern part of the Upper Palatinate
  Upper Palatinate
  
  The Upper Palatinate is one of the seven Regierungsbezirks of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria. It is subdivided into two regions - Oberpfalz-Nord and Regensburg....
   ("New Bohemia"), incorporated by Charles IV in 1355. Charles' son Václav
  Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
  
  Wenceslaus , was, by election, List of German monarchs from 1376 and, by inheritance, List of rulers of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the House of Luxembourg....
   lost the Upper Palatinate in 1400 to King Rupert of Germany
  Rupert of Germany
  
  Rupert of Germany of the house of Wittelsbach , he was the son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Beatrix of Sicily. Rupert was a great-grandnephew of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
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• The Margraviate of Brandenburg
  Margraviate of Brandenburg
  
  The Margraviate of Brandenburg was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also known as the March of Brandenburg , it played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe....
  , acquired by Charles IV from Duke Otto V of Bavaria in 1373. Charles' son Zikmund
  Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
  
  Sigismund was Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, and the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also one of the longest ruling King of Hungary, reigning for fifty years from 1387 to 1437....
   lost Brandenburg in 1415 to Frederick of Hohenzollern
  Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
  
  Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg....
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See also

• History of the Czech lands
  History of the Czech lands
  
  The history of the Czech lands includes the following periods:# Prehistory # Celts – Boii# Germanic tribes – Marcomanni & Quadi# Slavs: Bohemians & Moravians – since the 6th century ...
  
• List of rulers of Bohemia
  List of rulers of Bohemia
  
  This is a list of Monarch of Bohemia. Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia are territories which are or have been considered Czech lands or Lands of the Bohemian Crown ....