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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 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
Duke of Bohemia r. 1002–1003: Boleslaus IV the Brave c. 967 –1025 Duke of Bohemia r. 1003–1004 also King of Poland: Emnilda of Lusatia c. 973 –1017: Matilda of Germany 979–1025: Otto Orseolo c. 992 –1032 Doge of Venice: Grimelda of Hungary: Saint Stephen I c. 975 –1038 Grand Prince of the Hungarians: Bretislaus I 1002–1055 Duke ...
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Heiresses of Bohemia, they were the true inheritors of the power claimed by their husbands during the succession crisis. Of the three, Rudolf had the weakest claim, and also the lowest popularity. The conflict was settled when, in 1310, Elizabeth and John invaded Prague, and defeated their opponents, Anna and Henry.
Ladislaus I (also spelled Vladislav I or Władysław I) may refer to: Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040–1095), King of Hungary; Ladislaus I Herman (1040–1102), Duke of Poland; Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (c. 1065 –1125), Duke of Bohemia; Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), Duke of Silesia, sometimes known as Ladislaus I the Exile
This allowed a further strengthening of Bohemia, culminating during the reign of Vratislav's grandson, King Vladislaus II (1158). Vladislav II founded many monasteries and built the first stone bridge across the Vltava river, one of the earliest in Central and Northern Europe. Once again, internal struggles started the decline of the Přemyslids.
Though formally the victor paid homage to the defeated, the duke strengthened his position and was able to affront all threats to his rule in Bohemia until his death in 1140. To commemorate his victory, he had a rotunda built on top of the Říp Mountain and consecrated by the Olomuc bishop Jindřich Zdík , one of the oldest Czech national ...