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The Premyslids (Czech
Czech language

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: Premyslovci, Polish
Polish language

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: Przemyslidzi, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Premysliden), were a Czech royal dynasty which reigned in Bohemia
Bohemia

History...
 (9th century–1306) and in 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....
 (1300–1306).

Dukes of Bohemia
The first historical Premyslid was Duke Borivoj I
Borivoj I of Bohemia

Borivoj I was first historically documented Duke of Bohemia ; founder of Premyslid dynasty.As the head of the Premyslids which dominated the environs of present-day Prague, Borivoj in c....
, baptised in 874 by Saint Methodius.






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The Premyslids (Czech
Czech language

Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czech people worldwide....
: Premyslovci, Polish
Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
: Przemyslidzi, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Premysliden), were a Czech royal dynasty which reigned in Bohemia
Bohemia

History...
 (9th century–1306) and in 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....
 (1300–1306).

Legendary rulers


The name of the dynasty, according to Cosmas
Cosmas of Prague

Cosmas of Prague was a Bohemian priest, writer and historian born in a noble family in Bohemia. Between 1075 and 1081, he studied in Li?ge . After his return to Bohemia, he became a priest and married Bo?etecha, with whom he probably had a son....
 in his Chronica Boemorum (1119), comes from its legendary founder, Premysl
Premysl, the Ploughman

The Czech people name Media:Cs-Premysl.ogg, the Ploughman as the mythical ancestor of Premyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes and kings which ruled in the Czech lands from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia in 1306....
, husband of Libuše
Libuše

Libu?e is a mythical ancestor of the Premyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. According to legend, she founded Prague during the 8th century....
.

  • Premysl
    Premysl, the Ploughman

    The Czech people name Media:Cs-Premysl.ogg, the Ploughman as the mythical ancestor of Premyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes and kings which ruled in the Czech lands from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia in 1306....
     and Libuše
    Libuše

    Libu?e is a mythical ancestor of the Premyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. According to legend, she founded Prague during the 8th century....
  • Nezamysl
    Nezamysl

    Nezamysl was the first of the seven Bohemia mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Mnata
    Mnata

    Mnata was the second of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Vojen
    Vojen

    Vojen was the third of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Vnislav
    Vnislav

    Vnislav was the fourth of the seven Bohemia mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Kresomysl
    Kresomysl

    Kresomysl was the fifth of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Neklan
    Neklan

    Neklan was the sixth of the seven Bohemia mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....
  • Hostivít
    Hostivít

    Hostiv?t was the last of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Premyslid dynasty Premysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Borivoj....


Dukes of Bohemia


The first historical Premyslid was Duke Borivoj I
Borivoj I of Bohemia

Borivoj I was first historically documented Duke of Bohemia ; founder of Premyslid dynasty.As the head of the Premyslids which dominated the environs of present-day Prague, Borivoj in c....
, baptised in 874 by Saint Methodius. In 895, Bohemia gained independence from the Great Moravia
Great Moravia

Great Moravia was a Slavic people state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century. There is some controversy as to the actual location of its core territory....
. Between 1003 and 1004, Bohemia was controlled by Boleslaus the Brave, Duke 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....
 from the Piast dynasty
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
, grandson of Boleslaus I the Cruel
Boleslaus I of Bohemia

Boleslaus I the Cruel, also called Boleslav I , was the prince of Bohemia from 929 or 935 to his death. His father was Vratislaus I of Bohemia....
.

In 1085, Duke Vratislaus II
Vratislaus II of Bohemia

Vratislaus II or Wratislaus II , the son of Bretislaus I of Bohemia and Judith of Schweinfurt, daughter of Henry of Schweinfurt, was the first King of Bohemia from 15 June 1085....
, and, in 1158, Duke Vladislaus II
Vladislaus II of Bohemia

Vladislaus II was the second king of Bohemia from 1158. Before that he had been duke of Bohemia from 1140. He abdicated in 1172, the royal title was not yet hereditary....
, were crowned King of Bohemia as a personal award from the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
. The title, however, was not hereditary.

  • Borivoj I.
    Borivoj I of Bohemia

    Borivoj I was first historically documented Duke of Bohemia ; founder of Premyslid dynasty.As the head of the Premyslids which dominated the environs of present-day Prague, Borivoj in c....
     (c.870–889)
  • Spytihnev I.
    Spytihnev I of Bohemia

    Spytihnev I , Duke of Bohemia , was the eldest son of Borivoj I of Bohemia.Spytihnev is known solely for his 895 alliance with Liutpold of Bavaria separating Bohemia from Great Moravia....
     (895–915)
  • Vratislav I. (Vratislaus)
    Vratislaus I of Bohemia

    Vratislaus I or Wratislaus I , Duke of Bohemia , was the younger brother of Spytihnev I of Bohemia and the son of Borivoj I of Bohemia....
     (915–921)
  • Václav Svatý (Saint Wenceslaus)
    Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

    Saint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas Help:IPA , was duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslas is best known in the English-speaking world as the subject of the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas."...
     (921–935)
  • Boleslav I. Ukrutný (Boleslaus I the Cruel)
    Boleslaus I of Bohemia

    Boleslaus I the Cruel, also called Boleslav I , was the prince of Bohemia from 929 or 935 to his death. His father was Vratislaus I of Bohemia....
     (935–972)
  • Boleslav II. Pobožný (Boleslaus II the Pious)
    Boleslaus II of Bohemia

    Boleslaus II the Pious was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Premyslid dynasty.The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslav I of Bohemia and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke in on his father's death....
     (972–999)
  • Boleslav III. Ryšavý (Boleslaus III the Red-haired)
    Boleslaus III of Bohemia

    Boleslaus III , called the Red or the Blind, was the duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 AD. He was the "worst of all men who ever sat on the Bohemian throne."...
     (999–1002)
  • Vladivoj
    Vladivoj of Bohemia

    Vladivoj was duke of Bohemia from 1002 to his death.The origins of the Czech people duke Vladivoj are unclear. He was probably a Premyslid, or a distant relative....
     (1002–1003)
  • Boleslav III. (1003)
  • Jaromír
    Jaromir of Bohemia

    Jaromir was the second son of Boleslav II of Bohemia and Emma. In 1003, he rebelled against his elder brother Boleslaus III of Bohemia, who had him emasculated, but was unable to secure the throne which was subsequently taken by Boleslaus I of Poland, King of Poland....
     (1004–1012)
  • Oldrich
    Oldrich of Bohemia

    Oldrich was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034. He was a son of Boleslaus II of Bohemia and brother of Boleslaus III of Bohemia and Jaromir of Bohemia....
     (1012–1033)
  • Jaromír (1033–1034)
  • Oldrich (1034)
  • Bretislav I. (Bretislaus)
    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....
     (1035–1055)
  • Spytihnev II.
    Spytihnev II of Bohemia

    Spytihnev II was the duke of Bohemia from March 1055 until his death in 1061. He was the eldest son of Bretislav I of Bohemia. His coronation was celebrated with the first known rendition of Lord, Have Mercy on Us....
     (1055–1061)
  • Vratislav II. (Vratislaus)
    Vratislaus II of Bohemia

    Vratislaus II or Wratislaus II , the son of Bretislaus I of Bohemia and Judith of Schweinfurt, daughter of Henry of Schweinfurt, was the first King of Bohemia from 15 June 1085....
     (1061–1092), king (1085-1092) as Vratislav I.
  • Konrád I. Brnenský (Conrad of Brno) (1092)
  • Bretislav II. (Bretislaus)
    Bretislaus II of Bohemia

    Bretislaus II was the duke of Bohemia from 14 September 1092 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Vratislaus II of Bohemia and Adelaide, daughter of Andrew I of Hungary....
     (1092–1100)
  • Borivoj II.
    Borivoj II of Bohemia

    Borivoj II was the duke of Bohemia from 25 December 1100 until May 1107 and from December 1117 until 16 August 1120. He was the younger half-brother and successor of Bretislav II of Bohemia....
     (1101–1107)
  • Svatopluk Olomoucký (Sventopluk of Olomouc)
    Svatopluk of Bohemia

    Svatopluk the Lion was the duke of Bohemia from 1107 to his assassination. He was a son of Otto I of Olomouc and Euphemia of Hungary and grandson of Bretislaus I of Bohemia....
     (1107–1109)
  • Vladislav I. (Vladislaus)
    Vladislaus I of Bohemia

    Vladislaus I , duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120–April 12, 1125.Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King, Vratislaus II of Bohemia of Bohemia by his second wife Swatawa, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland....
     (1109–1117)
  • Borivoj II. (1117–1120)
  • Vladislav I. (1120–1125)
  • Sobeslav I. (Sobeslaus)
    Sobeslav I of Bohemia

    Sobeslav I Oldrich was one on Bohemia's greatest leaders. He reigned as duke of Bohemia from 1125 to 1140. He was the youngest son of Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the last Bohemian duke to also rule as king....
     (1125–1140)
  • Vladislav II. (Vladislaus) (1140–1172), king (1158-1172) as Vladislav I.
  • Bedrich (Frederick) (1172–1173)
  • Sobeslav II. (Sobeslaus) (1173–1178)
  • Bedrich (1178–1189)
  • Konrád II. Ota (Conrad Otto) (1189–1191)
  • Václav II. (Wenceslaus)
    Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia

    Wenceslaus II was the son of Sobeslav I of Bohemia and brother of Sobeslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II of Bohemia in 1191....
     (1191–1192)
  • Premysl Otakar I. (Ottokar) (1192–1193)
  • Jindrich Bretislav (Henry Bretislaus) (1193–1197)
  • Vladislav Jindrich (Vladislaus Henry) (1197)
  • Premysl Otakar I. (1197–1198)


Kings of Bohemia


In 1198, Duke Premysl Otakar I gained the title of King of Bohemia for his person as an ally of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
. He was awarded hereditary title in Federick's Golden Bull of Sicily
Golden Bull of Sicily

The so-called Golden Bull of Sicily was a decree issued by the Holy Roman Empire king and emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor in Basel on 26 September 1212 that certified hereditary royal title for Otakar I of Bohemia and his successors and determined the rights and the duties of the Bohemian monarchs ....
 (1212).

  • Premysl Otakar I. (Ottokar) (1198–1230)
  • Václav I. (Wenceslaus) (1230–1253)
  • Premysl Otakar II. (Ottokar) (1253–1278)
  • Václav II. (Wenceslaus) (1278–1300)
  • Václav III. (Wenceslaus)
    Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

    Wenceslaus III Premyslid , was the King of Hungary and King of Bohemia .Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Rudolph I of Germany, King of the Romans....
     (1305–1306)


Kings of Bohemia, Poland and Hungary


In 1300, King Wenceslaus II was crowned King of Poland.

  • Waclaw II Czeski (1300–1305)
  • Waclaw III Czeski
    Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

    Wenceslaus III Premyslid , was the King of Hungary and King of Bohemia .Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Rudolph I of Germany, King of the Romans....
     (1305–1306), also king of Hungary (1301-1305) as V. László (Ladislaus), actually Vencel


The royal line ended in 1306, with the death of King Wenceslaus III
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

Wenceslaus III Premyslid , was the King of Hungary and King of Bohemia .Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Rudolph I of Germany, King of the Romans....
. The Bohemian throne went to the Luxembourgs
House of Luxembourg

The House of Luxembourg was a medi?val Luxembourgian noble family. In 1308, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, became German king, his son, John of Luxembourg, shortly afterwards received the Bohemian monarchs....
, and the Polish returned to the Piasts
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
. Descendants of Nicholas, illegitimate son of King Premysl Otakar II still, however, ruled Opava
Opava

Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the Opava River, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1 2005....
 and Racibórz
Racibórz

Racib?rz [] is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Racib?rz County....
. This line ended in 1521, with the death of Valentine, Duke of Racibórz.

See also


  • 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 ....
  • List of Polish rulers


Family tree


Borivoj I. + Saint Ludmila
  • Spytihnev I.
  • Vratislav I.
    • Saint Václav I.
    • Boleslav I. the Cruel
      • Boleslav II. the Pious
        • Boleslav III. the Red-haired
        • Jaromir the Eunuch
        • Václav the Infantdead
        • Oldrich
          • Bretislav I. Achilles
            • Spytihnev II.
            • Vratislav II.
              • Bretislav II.
              • Borivoj II.
              • Vladislav I.
                • Vladislav II.
                  • Bedrich
                  • Otakar I
                    • Wenceslas I
                      • Otakar II the Golden and Iron
                        • Wenceslas II
                          • Wenceslas III d. 1306 as last male member of the royal Premyslid dynasty, murdered in Moravia
                          • Anna I of Bohemia
                          • Elisabeth I of Bohemia
                            Elisabeth I of Bohemia

                            Elisabeth of Bohemia was Queen of Bohemia and mother of King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
                             d. 1320 as last member of the royal Premyslid dynasty
                      • illegitimate line of Dukes of Opava; died out in 1521
                    • Queen Dagmar of Dennmark
                  • Vladislav III Henry
                • Henry
                  • Bretislav III. Henry (Henry Bretislav)
              • Sobeslav I.
                • Sobeslav II. the Peasant
                • Wenceslas II.
            • Bishop Jaromir
            • Konrad I. of Brno and Znojmo
              • Konrad of Brno
              • Litolt of Znojmo
                • Konrad of Znojmo
                  • Konrad II. Ota of Brno and Znojmo
            • Otto of Olomouc
              • Otto II the Black
              • Svatopluk
      • Abbess Mlada
      • Dobrava m. Mieszko I of Poland
      • Legendist Christian


Family tree of Elizabeth I of Bohemia + Jagellonians + Habsburgs


  • Charles I the Great (IV of Germany)
    • Wenceslas IV
    • Sigismund
      • Elizabeth
        • Ladislaus Posthumous
        • queen Elisabeth II of Bohemia
          Elisabeth II of Bohemia

          Elisabeth of Bohemia was the only daughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia, by his second wife Barbara of Celje. Her father was the last male descent of the House of Luxemburg on the Imperial Throne....
          • Vladislav IV of Jagiello
            • Louis of Jagiello
            • Anna + Ferdinand I
              • Maxmilian I
                • Rudolph II
                • Mathias
              • Charles of Stiermark
                • Ferdinand II
                  • Ferdinand III
                    • Ferdinand IV
                    • Leopold I
                      • Joseph I
                        • Marie Amalie + Charles III of Bavaria
                      • Charles II
                        • Mary Teresia
                          • Joseph II
                          • Leopold II
                            • Francis I
                              • Ferdinand V
                              • Francis Charles
                                • Francis II Joseph
                                • Emperor Maxmilian
                                • Charles Louis
                                  • Francis Ferdinand d'Este
                                  • Otto
                                    • Charles IV
                                      • Otto von Habsburg
    • John of Zgorzelec
      • Elizabeth of Luxemburg
  • John Henry
    • Emperor Jost of Moravia