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Duchy of Bohemia

historical country

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9th century

  • 852Bořivoj I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 867Bořivoj I declares himself duke (knyaz) of Bohemia, and founds the Přemyslid Dynasty (approximate date).source
  • 870Bořivoj I, duke of Bohemia, makes Levý Hradec (modern Czech Republic) his residence. Around this time Prague Castle is founded (approximate date).source
  • 875Spytihněv I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 888Vratislaus I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 889Bořivoj I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 895Spytihněv I, duke of Bohemia, together with the Slavník prince Witizla, breaks away from Great Moravia, and swears allegiance to Arnulf of Carinthia in Regensburg.source

10th century

  • 915Boleslaus I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 921February 13 – Vratislaus I, duke of Bohemiasource
  • 929Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invades Bohemia from the north and marches on Prague. Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.source
  • 930Boleslaus II, duke of Bohemia (d. 999)source
  • 935September 28 – Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia (b. c. 907), assassinatedsource
  • 950Boleslav I, duke of Bohemia, signs a peace treaty with King Otto I of the East Frankish Kingdom. He becomes his ally, but he probably wasn't forced to resume the payment of tribute.source
  • 965Boleslaus I (the Cruel), duke of Bohemia, expands his territory into the Polish territories of Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland. By occupying the city of Kraków, he controls important trade routes from Prague to Kiev and Lviv. Prince Mieszko I of Poland makes an alliance with Boleslaus and marries his daughter Dobrawa.source
  • 972Boleslaus I (the Cruel), duke of Bohemia (or 967)source
  • 975Emperor Otto II (the Red) leads a punitive expedition against Boleslaus II, duke of Bohemia (approximate date).source
  • 975Oldřich, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 976July – Emperor Otto II (the Red) occupies Regensburg, forcing his rebellious cousin Henry II (the Wrangler) (who claims rulership over the Holy Roman Empire) to flee to Bohemia. Henry is deposed and Bavaria is handed over to Otto I of Swabia (a grandson of the late Emperor Otto I). He sets up the new "Grand Duchy of Carinthia" covering modern-day Austria.source
  • 981Vladivoj, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 986Empress Theophanu, accompanied by the 6-year-old King Otto III and Henry II of Bavaria, leads a campaign against Bohemia and the Slavs on the Elbe frontier.source
  • 995September 28 – Boleslaus II (the Pious), duke of Bohemia, storms Libice Castle and massacres the members of the Slavník Dynasty.source
  • 999February 7 – Boleslaus II ("the Pious"), duke of Bohemia (b. c.932)source

11th century

  • 1002Fall – A revolt organized by Bohemian nobles of the rivalling Vršovci clan, forces Duke Boleslaus III ("the Red") to flee to Germany. He is succeeded by Vladivoj (until 1003).source
  • 1003German–Polish War: Bolesław I annexes Bohemia and parts of Moravia (modern Slovakia). German nobles under Henry of Schweinfurt revolt against Henry II (who has been promised the Duchy of Bavaria).source
  • 1004German–Polish War: Duke Bolesław I of Poland loses Bohemia. With German support, Jaromír occupies Prague and proclaims himself the new duke. At Merseburg, he promises to hold Bohemia as a vassal of Henry II.source
  • 1012April 12 – Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, deposes his brother Jaromír, who flees to Poland. Oldřich recognises the suzerainty of King Henry II of Germany over Bohemia. He secures his rule by suppressing the Vršovci insurgents.source
  • 1018January 30 – The Peace of Bautzen: Emperor Henry II signs a peace treaty with Bolesław I the Brave, Duke of Poland, ending the German–Polish War. Poland keeps Lusatia – the Holy Roman Empire keeps Bohemia. With this peace agreement, Bolesław redirects his forces on an offensive against the Kievan Rus'.source
  • 1029Duke Bretislav I (Bohemian Achilles) of Bohemia of the Přemyslid Dynasty reconquers Moravia from Poland (approximate date).source
  • 1031Spytihněv II, duke of Bohemia (House of Přemyslid) (d. 1061)source
  • 1032Vratislaus II (or Wratislaus), king of Bohemia (d. 1092)source
  • 1034November 9 – Oldřich (or Odalric), duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1035November 4 – Jaromír, duke of Bohemia (Přemyslid dynasty)source
  • 1037Boleslaus III (the Red), duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1038Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia invades Poland. He captures and destroys the cities of Gniezno and Poznań.source
  • 1040August 22–23 – Battle at Brůdek: Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia defeats the German forces under King Henry III ("the Black") in the Bohemian Forest.source
  • 1042Casimir I, duke of Poland, succeeds in reuniting the realm which earns him the name "the Restorer". He signs a treaty with Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia, at Regensburg.source
  • 1055January 10 – Bretislav I, duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1058August 2 – Judith of Schweinfurt, duchess of Bohemiasource
  • 1061January 28 – Spytihněv II, duke of Bohemia (b. 1031)source
  • 1064Bořivoj II (or Borivoi), duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 1065Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 1075Soběslav I (Sobeslaus), duke of Bohemia (d. 1140)source
  • 1092January 14 – Vratislaus II, duke and king of Bohemiasource
  • 1092September 6 – Conrad I, duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1100December 22 – Bretislav II, duke of Bohemiasource

12th century

  • 1107Spring – Duke Bolesław III along with his ally King Coloman of Hungary, invades Bohemia in order to aid Duke Svatopluk in gaining the Bohemian throne. The Polish expedition is a complete success: on May 14 Svatopluk is installed as Duke of Bohemia in Prague. King Henry V demands tribute from Svatopluk as his overlord and vassal of the Holy Roman Empire.source
  • 1109September 21 – Svatopluk, duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1110The dukedom of Bohemia is secured for Vladislaus I following the death of Svatopluk ("the Lion") who is assassinated. Vladislaus receives support from Henry V and will rule until 1125.source
  • 1117Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia, abdicates in favor of his brother Bořivoj II, but retains much of the actual power.source
  • 1125April 12 – Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia (b. 1065)source
  • 1126February 18 – Battle of Chlumec: Duke Soběslav I defeats a German army under King Lothair III and his Moravian ally, Duke Otto II the Black. Soběslav becomes the head of the Bohemian Principality.source
  • 1137Wenceslaus II, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 1140February 14 – Soběslav I, duke of Bohemiasource
  • 1142Summer – Conrad III enters Bohemia to reinstate his brother-in-law Vladislaus II as duke, whose half-sister Gertrude of Babenberg he is married. Conrad lays siege to the Prague Castle.source
  • 1146Władysław II ("the Exiled"), High Duke of Poland, suffers a defeat against the coalition forces under his brother Bolesław IV ("the Curly"). Władysław and his family escape across the border to Bohemia and later seek refuge in Germany. Bolesław captures Silesia and the Senioral territories, and becomes the new ruler of Greater Poland.source
  • 1155Ottokar I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 1158January 11 – Vladislav II becomes king of Bohemia. He is crowned by Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, with a diadem (called by the chroniclers a diadema or circulus). Vladislaus is also invested with Upper Lusatia, and accompanies Frederick to Milan to suppress the rebellion in Lombardy (northern Italy).source
  • 1160Vladislaus III, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • 1167August – Frederick I claims imperial authority over Bohemia, Greater Poland and Hungary. He installs his 3-year-old son Frederick V as duke of Swabia, after Frederick's cousin, Frederick IV, dies of disease at Rome.source
  • 1174January 18 – Vladislaus II, duke of Bohemia (b. 1110)source
  • 1180January 29 – Soběslav II, duke of Bohemia (b. 1128)source
  • 1189March 25 – Frederick, duke of Bohemia (House of Přemyslid)source
  • 1191September 9 – Conrad II, duke of Bohemia (b. 1136)source
  • 1197Winter – Duke Ottokar I forces his brother, Vladislaus III, to abandon Bohemia. Ottokar restores power and Vladislaus accepts the margravial title of Moravia.source
  • 1198August 13 – Hellicha of Wittelsbach, duchess of Bohemiasource

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