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The brothers Lech and Czech, founders of West Slavic lands of Lechia and Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic) in "Chronica Polonorum" (1506). Lech, Czech and Rus (Czech pronunciation: [lɛx tʃɛx rus], Polish pronunciation: [lɛx t͡ʂɛx rus]) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Poles, the Czechs, and the Ruthenians [1] (Belarusians ...
Poland under Mieszko's rule between ca. 960–992, encompassing most of the Lechitic tribes within its borders. Lechites (Polish: Lechici, German: Lechiten), [1] also known as the Lechitic tribes (Polish: Plemiona lechickie, German: Lechitische Stämme), is a name given to certain West Slavic tribes who inhabited modern-day Poland and eastern Germany, and were speakers of the Lechitic languages.
Known as St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslas" for English-speaking people), the patron saint of the Czech lands. St.Wenceslaus (Svatý Václav) 907 [4] [5] [a] Stochov [8] First son of Vratislaus I and Drahomíra: 13 February 921- 28 September 929/35 Duchy of Bohemia: Unmarried: 28 September 929/35 Stará Boleslav aged 21/2 or 27/8: Boleslaus ...
Duke Krok is a legendary figure in Czech history, being the first judge, or duke, of the Czech people. He was also the father of Princess Libuše and her sisters Kazi and Teta. The Cosmas Chronicle
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Known as St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslas" for English-speaking people), the patron saint of the Czech lands. Wenceslaus I the Good (Václav Dobrý) 907 [3] [4] [a] Stochov [7] First son of Vratislaus I and Drahomíra: 13 February 921- 28 September 929/35 28 September 929/35 Stará Boleslav aged 21/2 or 27/8: Bohemia Unmarried: Boleslaus I ...
Lech ([lex]; died 805) was a Bohemian tribal ruler, one of the earliest named rulers in early Slavic Bohemia.The first reference to him is in the 805 entry of Annales Regni Francorum when Charles, son of Charlemagne, was sent to Bohemia to pacify the Slavs and according to the chronicle "laid waste to the country and killed their leader named Lecho". [1]
After this, Krak threw himself upon Lech and killed him, though their father pretended that the dragon was responsible. Eventually the story was found out, and Krak II was overthrown and replaced by his daughter Wanda. [1] However, according to Jan Długosz, Krakus was the elder son and was murdered by Lech after Krak slew the dragon. This ...