Premyslid dynasty
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The Přemyslids were a Czech royal dynasty which reigned in Bohemia
and Moravia
(9th century–1306), and partly also in Hungary
, Silesia
, Austria
and Poland
.
in his Chronica Boemorum (1119), comes from its legendary founder, Přemysl
, husband of Libuše
.
, baptised in 874 by Saint Methodius. In 895, Bohemia gained independence from Great Moravia
. Between 1003 and 1004, Bohemia was controlled by Boleslaus the Brave, Duke of Poland
from the Piast dynasty
, grandson of Boleslaus I the Cruel
.
In 1085, Duke Vratislaus II
, and, in 1158, Duke Vladislaus II, were crowned King of Bohemia as a personal award from the Holy Roman Emperor
. The title, however, was not hereditary.
In 1198, Duke Přemysl Otakar I gained the title of King of Bohemia for his person as an ally of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
. He was awarded hereditary title in Frederick's Golden Bull of Sicily
(1212).
The royal line ended in 1306, with the death of King Wenceslaus III
. The Bohemian throne went to the Luxembourgs
, and the Polish returned to the Piasts
. Descendants of Nicholas, illegitimate son of King Přemysl Otakar II still, however, ruled Opava
and Racibórz
. This line ended in 1521, with the death of Valentine, Duke of Racibórz.
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...
and Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
(9th century–1306), and partly also in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe 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 exclave, to the north...
.
Legendary rulers
The name of the dynasty, according to CosmasCosmas 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 Liège. After his return to Bohemia, he became a priest and married Božetěcha, with whom he probably had a son. In 1086 Cosmas was appointed prebendary of Prague, a...
in his Chronica Boemorum (1119), comes from its legendary founder, Přemysl
Premysl, the Ploughman
The Czechs name Přemysl, the Ploughman, as the mythical ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes and kings which ruled in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III in 1306.-Story:According to a legend, Přemysl was a peasant of...
, husband of Libuše
Libuše
Libuše, Libussa or, historically Lubossa, is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. Libuše was the wisest of the three sisters and prophesied the foundation of Prague from her castle Libušín...
.
- PřemyslPremysl, the PloughmanThe Czechs name Přemysl, the Ploughman, as the mythical ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes and kings which ruled in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III in 1306.-Story:According to a legend, Přemysl was a peasant of...
and LibušeLibušeLibuše, Libussa or, historically Lubossa, is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. Libuše was the wisest of the three sisters and prophesied the foundation of Prague from her castle Libušín... - NezamyslNezamyslNezamysl was the first of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- MnataMnataMnata was the second of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl, the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- VojenVojenVojen was the third of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- VnislavVnislavVnislav was the fourth of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- KřesomyslKresomyslKřesomysl was the fifth of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- NeklanNeklanNeklan was the sixth of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
- HostivítHostivítHostivít was the last of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the founder of the Přemyslid dynasty Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj...
Dukes of Bohemia
The first historical Přemyslid was Duke Bořivoj IBorivoj I of Bohemia
Bořivoj I was the first historically documented Duke of Bohemia and founder of Přemyslid dynasty.As the head of the Přemyslids who dominated the environs of present-day Prague, around 870 Bořivoj declared himself kníže - in latin dux, which means sovereign prince...
, baptised in 874 by Saint Methodius. In 895, Bohemia gained independence from Great Moravia
Great Moravia
Great Moravia was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe and lasted for nearly seventy years in the 9th century whose creators were the ancestors of the Czechs and Slovaks. It was a vassal state of the Germanic Frankish kingdom and paid an annual tribute to it. There is some controversy as...
. 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 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 exclave, to the north...
from the Piast dynasty
Piast dynasty
The Piast dynasty was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. It began with the semi-legendary Piast Kołodziej . The first historical ruler was Duke Mieszko I . The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir the Great...
, grandson of Boleslaus I the Cruel
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...
.
In 1085, Duke Vratislaus II
Vratislaus II of Bohemia
-Literature:*Vratislav Vaníček: Vratislav II. . První český král. Vyšehrad 2004, ISBN 80-7021-655-7*Hans Patze: Die Pegauer Annalen, die Königserhebung Wratislaws v. Böhmen und die Anfänge der Stadt Pegau. JGMODtl 12, 1963, 1-62...
, and, in 1158, Duke Vladislaus II, were crowned King of Bohemia as a personal award from the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
. The title, however, was not hereditary.
- Bořivoj I.Borivoj I of BohemiaBořivoj I was the first historically documented Duke of Bohemia and founder of Přemyslid dynasty.As the head of the Přemyslids who dominated the environs of present-day Prague, around 870 Bořivoj declared himself kníže - in latin dux, which means sovereign prince...
(c.870–889) - Spytihněv I.Spytihnev I of BohemiaSpytihněv I was Duke of Bohemia from 894/895 until his death.He was the eldest son of Duke Bořivoj I, the first historically confirmed Bohemian ruler of the Přemyslid dynasty, and his wife Ludmila. As he was still a minor upon his father's death in 899, the Bohemian lands were under the regency of...
(895–915) - Vratislav I. (Vratislaus)Vratislaus I of BohemiaVratislaus I , a scion of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 915 to 921.He was the son of Duke Borivoj I of Bohemia by his wife Ludmila, and the younger brother of Duke Spytihnev I....
(915–921) - Svatý Václav (Saint Wenceslaus)Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel....
(921–935) - Boleslav I. Ukrutný (Boleslaus I the Cruel)Boleslaus I of BohemiaBoleslaus 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...
(Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel....
(935–972) - Boleslav II. Pobožný (Boleslaus II the Pious)Boleslaus II of BohemiaBoleslaus II the Pious was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty.The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslaus I and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke in on his father's death. Boleslaus maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto II...
(972–999) - Boleslav III. Ryšavý (Boleslaus III the Red-haired)Boleslaus III of BohemiaBoleslaus 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) - VladivojVladivoj of BohemiaVladivoj was duke of Bohemia from 1002 to his death.The origins of the Czech duke Vladivoj are unclear. He was probably a Přemyslid, or a distant relative. He began to reign in 1002, when the former Czech duke Boleslav III unwillingly ended his own reign. It is said that Vladivoj was an alcoholic,...
(1002–1003) - Boleslav III. (1003)
- JaromírJaromir of BohemiaJaromir was the second son of Boleslaus II the Pious and Emma. In 1003, he rebelled against his elder brother Boleslaus III, who had him emasculated, but was unable to secure the throne which was subsequently taken by Boleslaw the Brave, King of Poland. Jaromir and his brother Oldrich then sought...
(1004–1012) - OldřichOldrich of BohemiaUlrich was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034. He was a son of Boleslaus II and brother of Boleslaus III and Jaromir....
(1012–1033) - Jaromír (1033–1034)
- Oldřich (1034)
- Břetislav I. (Bretislaus)Bretislaus I of BohemiaBretislaus I , known as Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.-Youth:...
(1035–1055) - Spytihněv II.Spytihnev II of BohemiaSpytihnev II was the duke of Bohemia from March 1055 until his death in 1061. He was the eldest son of Bretislaus I. His coronation was celebrated with the first known rendition of Lord, Have Mercy on Us. After succeeding to the throne, he went at once to Regensburg to receive imperial confirmation...
(1055–1061) - Vratislav II. (Vratislaus)Vratislaus II of Bohemia-Literature:*Vratislav Vaníček: Vratislav II. . První český král. Vyšehrad 2004, ISBN 80-7021-655-7*Hans Patze: Die Pegauer Annalen, die Königserhebung Wratislaws v. Böhmen und die Anfänge der Stadt Pegau. JGMODtl 12, 1963, 1-62...
(1061–1092), king (1085–1092) as Vratislav I. - Konrád I. Brněnský (Conrad of Brno) (1092)
- Břetislav II. (Bretislaus)Bretislaus II of BohemiaBretislaus II was the duke of Bohemia from 14 September 1092 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Vratislaus II and Adelaide, daughter of Andrew I of Hungary. He was a major enemy of paganism....
(1092–1100) - Bořivoj II.Borivoj II of BohemiaBorivoj 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 Bretislaus II....
(1101–1107) - Svatopluk Olomoucký (Sventopluk of Olomouc)Svatopluk of BohemiaSvatopluk 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 BohemiaVladislaus I , duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 to April 12, 1125.Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King, Vratislav II of Bohemia by his second wife Swatawa, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. Together with his cousin Svatopluk, Vladislav expelled his brother Bořivoj II from...
(1109–1117) - Bořivoj II. (1117–1120)
- Vladislav I. (1120–1125)
- Soběslav I. (Sobeslaus)Sobeslav I of BohemiaSobeslaus I was Duke of Bohemia from 1125 until his death. He was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, the youngest son of Vratislaus II , the first Bohemian duke to also rule as king, with his third wife Svatava of Poland.-Life:...
(1125–1140) - Vladislav II. (Vladislaus) (1140–1172), king (1158–1172) as Vladislav I.
- Bedřich (Frederick) (1172–1173)
- Soběslav II. (Sobeslaus) (1173–1178)
- Bedřich (1178–1189)
- Konrád II. Ota (Conrad Otto) (1189–1191)
- Václav II. (Wenceslaus)Wenceslaus II, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus II was the son of Sobeslav I and brother of Sobeslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II in 1191.He was the duke of Olomouc and Brno, but was deposed by Duke Frederick in 1179 and exiled. He returned from exile after thirteen years on Conrad's death.Wenceslaus was...
(1191–1192) - Přemysl Otakar I. (Ottokar) (1192–1193)
- Jindřich Břetislav (Henry Bretislaus) (1193–1197)
- Vladislav Jindřich (Vladislaus Henry) (1197)
- Přemysl Otakar I. (1197–1198)
Kings of Bohemia
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
. He was awarded hereditary title in Frederick's Golden Bull of Sicily
Golden Bull of Sicily
The so-called Golden Bull of Sicily was a decree issued by King Frederick II of Germany in Basel on 26 September 1212 that confirmed the royal title obtained by Ottokar I of Bohemia in 1198, declaring him and his heirs Kings of Bohemia...
(1212).
- Přemysl Otakar I. (Ottokar) (1198–1230)
- Václav I. (Wenceslaus) (1230–1253)
- Přemysl Otakar II. (Ottokar) (1253–1278)
- Václav II. (Wenceslaus) (1278–1305)
- Václav III. (Wenceslaus)Wenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III Premyslid was the King of Hungary , King of Bohemia and the king of Poland ....
(1305–1306)
Kings of Bohemia, Poland and Hungary
In 1300, King Wenceslaus II was crowned King of Poland. Prior to this, he held the title "High Duke of Poland (Duke of Kraków)" since 1291 and became its overlord upon the death of Przemysł II of Poland in 1296.- Wacław II Czeski (1300–1305)
- Wacław III CzeskiWenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III Premyslid was the King of Hungary , King of Bohemia and the king of Poland ....
(1305–1306), also King of HungaryKing of HungaryThe King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.The style of title "Apostolic King" was confirmed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all the Kings of Hungary, so after this date the kings are referred to as "Apostolic King of...
(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 , King of Bohemia and the king of Poland ....
. The Bohemian throne went to the Luxembourgs
House of Luxembourg
The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:...
, and the Polish returned to the Piasts
Piast dynasty
The Piast dynasty was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. It began with the semi-legendary Piast Kołodziej . The first historical ruler was Duke Mieszko I . The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir the Great...
. Descendants of Nicholas, illegitimate son of King Přemysl Otakar II still, however, ruled Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, 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
Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...
. This line ended in 1521, with the death of Valentine, Duke of Racibórz.
Family tree
Bořivoj I. + Saint Ludmila- Spytihněv 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
- Břetislav I. Achilles
- Spytihněv II.
- Vratislav II.
- Bretislav II.
- Judith of Bohemia
- 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 Přemyslid dynasty
- Anne of Bohemia (1290–1313)
- Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330) last member of the royal Přemyslid dynasty
- Wenceslas II
- illegitimate line of Dukes of Opava; died out in 1521
- Otakar II the Golden and Iron
- Queen Dagmar of Dennmark
- Wenceslas I
- Vladislav III Henry
- Henry
- Bretislav III. Henry (Henry Bretislav)
- Vladislav II.
- 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
- Konrad of Znojmo
- Otto of Olomouc
- Otto II the Black
- Svatopluk
- Břetislav I. Achilles
- Abbess Mlada
- Dobrava m. Mieszko I of Poland
- Legendist Christian
- Boleslav II. the Pious
Family tree of Elisabeth of Bohemia + Jagiellonians + Habsburgs
- Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
and king of Bohemia- Wenceslaus, King of the RomansWenceslaus, King of the RomansWenceslaus ) was, by election, German King from 1376 and, by inheritance, King of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty...
and king of Bohemia - Sigismund, Holy Roman EmperorSigismund, Holy Roman EmperorSigismund of Luxemburg KG was King of Hungary, of Croatia from 1387 to 1437, of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also King of Italy from 1431, and of Germany from 1411...
King of Hungary and Bohemia- Elisabeth of Luxemburg Queen of Hungary, Germany and Bohemia
- Ladislaus the Posthumous King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria
- Elisabeth of Austria Queen of Poland
- King Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary
- King Louis II of Hungary and of Bohemia
- Princess and Queen Anna of Bohemia and HungaryAnna of Bohemia and HungaryAnna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans.-Family:She was the elder child and only daughter of king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his third...
+ Ferdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorFerdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorFerdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...
and King of Hungary and Bohemia- Maxmilian I
- Rudolph II
- MatthiasMatthias, Holy Roman EmperorMatthias of Austria was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 and King of Bohemia from 1611...
- Charles of SteiermarkCharles II, Archduke of AustriaCharles II Francis of Austria was an Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria from 1564...
- Ferdinand IIFerdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorFerdinand II , a member of the House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , and King of Hungary . His rule coincided with the Thirty Years' War.- Life :...
- Ferdinand IIIFerdinand III, Holy Roman EmperorFerdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.-Life:...
- Ferdinand IV
- Leopold ILeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
- Joseph IJoseph I, Holy Roman EmperorJoseph I , Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of the Romans was the elder son of Emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg....
- Marie AmaliaMaria Amalia of AustriaMaria Amalia of Austria was the younger daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
+ Charles III of BavariaCharles VII, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
- Marie Amalia
- Charles IICharles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
- Maria Theresa
- Joseph IIJoseph II, Holy Roman EmperorJoseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
- Leopold IILeopold II, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa...
- Francis IFrancis II, Holy Roman EmperorFrancis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz...
- Ferdinand VFerdinand I of AustriaFerdinand I was Emperor of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary and Bohemia , as well as associated dominions from the death of his father, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, until his abdication after the Revolutions of 1848.He married Maria Anna of Savoy, the sixth child...
- Francis CharlesArchduke Franz Karl of AustriaArchduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria from the House of Habsburg was father of two emperors as well as the grandfather of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination sparked the hostilities that led to the outbreak of World War I, and the greatgrandfather of the last Habsburg...
- Francis II JosephFranz Joseph I of AustriaFranz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
- Emperor MaxmilianMaximilian I of MexicoMaximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
- Charles LouisArchduke Karl Ludwig of AustriaArchduke Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria was the younger brother of Franz Joseph I of Austria and the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria , whose assassination ignited the start of World War I.-Biography:He was born at Schönbrunn in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria ...
- Francis Ferdinand d'EsteArchduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaFranz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia...
- Otto
- Charles IV
- Otto von HabsburgOtto von HabsburgOtto von Habsburg , also known by his royal name as Archduke Otto of Austria, was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in 1918, a realm which comprised modern-day Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,...
- Otto von Habsburg
- Charles IV
- Francis Ferdinand d'Este
- Francis II Joseph
- Ferdinand V
- Francis I
- Joseph II
- Maria Theresa
- Joseph I
- Ferdinand III
- Ferdinand II
- Maxmilian I
- King Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary
- Elisabeth of Luxemburg Queen of Hungary, Germany and Bohemia
- John of Zgorzelec
- Elizabeth of Luxembourg
- Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
- John HenryJohn Henry, Margrave of MoraviaJohn Henry of Luxembourg, Czech: Jan Jindřich, German: Johann Heinrich , was Count of Tyrol from 1335 to 1341 and Margrave of Moravia from 1349 until his death....
- Emperor Jost of MoraviaJobst of MoraviaJobst of Moravia, Jobst von Mähren from the House of Luxembourg was the eldest son of Margrave John Henry of Moravia, the younger brother of Emperor Charles IV....
- Emperor Jost of Moravia
See also
- List of rulers of Bohemia
- Kingdom of BohemiaKingdom of BohemiaThe Kingdom of Bohemia was a country located in the region of Bohemia in Central Europe, most of whose territory is currently located in the modern-day Czech Republic. The King was Elector of Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, whereupon it became part of the Austrian Empire, and...
- List of Polish rulers
- List of rulers of Hungary