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Vladislaus was the eldest son of Casimir IV, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Elizabeth of Austria. [5] [6] She was the daughter of Albert, King of the Romans, Hungary and Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Luxembourg, the only child and sole heiress of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
Vladislaus II or Vladislav II (c. 1110 – 18 January 1174) was the Duke of Bohemia from 1140 and then King of Bohemia from 1158 until his abdication in 1173. He was the second Bohemian king after Vratislaus II, but in neither case was the royal title hereditary. Vladislav was the son of Vladislav I and Richeza of Berg.
King of Bohemia r. 1469–1490 also King of Hungary and Croatia: Catherine of Kunštát-Podĕbrady 1449–1464: Sidonie of Kunštát-Poděbrady 1449–1510: Albert III of Saxony 1443–1500: Kunigunde of Austria 1465–1520: Albert IV of Bavaria 1447–1508: Vladislaus II 1456–1516 King of Bohemia r. 1471–1516 also King of Hungary and ...
Vladislav I was a son of Vratislaus II of Bohemia by his second wife Svatava, [1] a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. [2] Together with his cousin Svatopluk, Vladislav expelled his brother Bořivoj II from Bohemia in 1107. In 1109, Svatopluk was killed during a campaign in Poland, [3] and Vladislav I succeeded
The name Vladislav literally means 'one who owns a glory', or simply 'famous'. It is a composite name derived from two Slavic roots: Vlad-, meaning either 'to own' (Ukrainian volodity [володiти] means 'to own', Polish władać ['to possess'], Russian vladet [владеть 'to own']), or 'to rule' (another meaning of Polish władać is 'to rule'.
Vladislaus II, Duke and King of Bohemia (1110–1174) Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456–1516) See also. Ladislaus II (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 29 ...
Probably resigned, expecting to succeed in Bohemia; however it was another Vladislaus who ended up ascending the seniority position in Bohemia. Vladislaus II (Vladislav II) c. 1110 Son of Vladislaus I and Richeza of Berg: 14 February 1140 – 11 January 1158 (as Duke) 11 January 1158 – 1172 (as King) Duchy of Bohemia: Gertrude of Austria 1140 ...
The elderly, twice-divorced and childless king Vladislaus II of Hungary of the Jagiellon dynasty had been searching for a wife capable of giving him a son. His sights were set on a powerful alliance, and Anne, a member of the upper nobility of France related to several royal families, was a good choice.