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  Bohemia - LoveToKnow 1911
The mountain-ranges of the interior of Bohemia are the Brdywald (2798 ft.) in the middle; the Tepler Gebirge (2657 ft.), the Karsbader Gebirge (3057 ft.) and the Kaiserwald (3238 ft.), in the north-west part; while the northern corner is occupied by the Mittelgebirge (2739 ft.), a volcanic massif, stretching on both sides of the Elbe.
Bohemia belongs to the watershed of the Elbe, which rises within the territory and receives on the right the Iser and the Polzen, and on the left the Adler; the Eger with its affluent the Tepl; the Biela and the Moldau.
Bohemia appeared to be on the verge of a revolution.
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 Marie of BOHEMIA - Humphrey of BOHUN , Earl of Hereford 11
\-Gerberge of HENNEBERG, Countess of Kitzinggau Sobjeslav I of BOHEMIA, Duke of Bohemia
\-Gerberge of HENNEBERG, Countess of Kitzinggau Vladislav I of BOHEMIA, Duke of Bohemia
/- HOSTIVIT /-Borivoj of BOHEMIA, Duke of Bohemia /-Vratislav I of BOHEMIA, Duke of Bohemia
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I23 Bohemia sends 130 deputies to the Reichsrat at Vienna; the local diet, to which belong ex officio the archbishop, the three bishops, and the two rectors of the universities, consists of 242 members.
Of the rulers of Bohemia the most famous at this period was Wenceslas, surnamed the Holy, who in 935 was murdered by his brother Boleslav, and who was afterwards canonized by the Church of Rome.
The power of the royal officials who constituted the executive government of BOHEMIA Bohemia was greatly curtailed, and though the chief representative of the sovereign in Prague continued to bear the ancient title of supreme burgrave, he was instructed to conform in all matters to the orders of the central government of Vienna.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=9910&locale=en   (18418 words)

  
 Vladivoj of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vladivoj (died January 1003) was duke of Bohemia from 1002 to his death.
The origins of the Czech duke Vladivoj are unclear.
It is said that Vladivoj was an alcoholic, and alcohol was a possible contributor to his death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vladivoj_of_Bohemia   (115 words)

  
 interim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bohemia, Moravia, and the former Nitrava reverted to local tribal rule, with constant raiding by the victorious, but nomadic Magyars.
One of the major allies of Otto I, was Boleslas I of Bohemia, a member of the Przemyslide dynasty.
Vladivoj, a relative of Boleslas, is recalled from the Polish court and crowned King of Bohemia.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Boleslas
- 972), was the Duke of Bohemia from 929 or 935 to July 15, 972.
Boleslav I had a son named Boleslav II the Pious of Bohemia, Duke of Bohemia, and a daughter named Dobrava/Dubrawka of Bohemia.
While the Przemyslides were beginning to organize Bohemia, Prince Mieszko of the Piast family, chief of one of the numerous Slav tribes living on the plains between the Oder and the Vistula, made Poznan the center of a confederation of tribes whose territory from that time on was known as Polska, meaning the plain.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boleslas   (517 words)

  
 Vladivoj of Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vladivoj (died January 1003) was duke of Bohemia from 1002 to 1003.
It is said that Vladivoj was an alcoholic, and alcohol was a possible contributor to his death in 1003.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/vl/Vladivoj%20of%20Bohemia.htm   (87 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of rulers of Bohemia
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e.g.
Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia), were ruled by dukes (c.
Matthias Corvinus (1469–1490), King of Hungary, was crowned as rival "King of Bohemia" in 1469.
reference.com /browse/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Bohemia   (178 words)

  
 Czech Literature
This era extended from the Christianization of Bohemia to the appearance in public of John Hus, in the year 1404.
Tendencies of this kind found favour also in Bohemia, and because of their origin in Latin or Roman lands, literature of this period is commonly called romance, The deeds and adventures of the knights were extolled in song and poem after foreign models; the best of these was "Alexandreis", written by an unknown author.
Some of the leaders of rebellion were executed and their property confiscated, and others were warned either to adopt the Catholic religion or to leave the land.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/czech_literature.html   (2078 words)

  
 Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bohemia began to receive Christianity by the 9th century, when fourteen Bohemian princes were baptized at Regensburg, while according to legend an early Přemyslid prince Bořivoj was christened by Methodius, founding the first Bohemian church at Levý Hradec, and later another at Prague Castle.
Wenceslas, who subsequently became Bohemia's patron saint, was murdered in 935 by his brother Boleslav, and his piety was soon celebrated in both Latin and Slavonic legends of his life.
Revelations of a conspiracy by Austria against Bohemia and the Emperor and a rejection of the sanctions put forth by the Emperor led to war against the much-reduced Austria.
www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=92707   (6386 words)

  
 Czech history Premyslid dynasti 870 - 1306
The prince who stood at the beginnings of the birth of the Czech state was the aforementioned Borivoj, the first historically documented member of the Premyslid dynasty, deriving its origin from the mythical prince Premysl, supposedly a plowman, who married the sibyl Libuše, Borivoj originally resided in Levý Hradec (north of Prague).
Already in the 12th century, the systematic colonization of hitherto unsettled regions and the conversion of extensive forests and moor lands into arable land were launched under the pressure of necessity and at the initiative of the sovereign, the monasteries and convents, and the nobility.
The daughter of Premysl Otakar I, the devout Anežka Ceská (Agnes of Bohemia.
www.czeckitout.com /tjeck_history3.htm   (3544 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Boleslaus III of Bohemia
Boleslav (Boleslaus) III (died 1035/1036) was duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002.
Boleslaus III was a weak ruler in whose chaotic reign, Bohemia became a pawn in the long war between the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Boleslaus the Brave, King of Poland.
By 1002 a revolt forced Boleslaus to flee to Poland whilst his kinsman Vladivoj took the Czech throne.
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 RULERS OF BOHEMIA (ČECHY) AND MORAVIA
The name Bohemia is derived from the Boii who may also be related to the Bavarians.
century, the King of Bohemia became one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
  The crown of Bohemia remained in Habsburg hands until the end of the First World War, with the exception of a short interruption in 1619–1620 when the Protestant Friedrich V of Pfalz was brought in as a replacement.
www-personal.umich.edu /~imladjov/BohemianRulers.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Boleslaus III of Bohemia Biography
Boleslav (Boleslaus) III (died 1035/1036) was duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002.
Boleslaus III was a weak ruler in whose chaotic reign Bohemia became a pawn in the long war between the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Boleslaus the Brave King of Poland.
In 1003 Boleslaus was restored to authority with either German or Polish assistance however he immediately undermined his position by ordereing a massacre of leading nobles at Visehrad.
www.ebiog.com /biography/1563/boleslaus-iii-of-bohemia/bio.htm   (154 words)

  
 List of rulers of Bohemia - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e.g.
Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Lusatia), were ruled by dukes (c.
in Moravia, Silesia and Lusatia: Matthias Corvinus (1469-1490) ruled as antiking, was crowned "King of Bohemia"
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_rulers_of_Bohemia   (110 words)

  
 Courtly Lives - Royal Odrowaz
The Czechs moved into Bohemia by the first centur A.D. The East Slavic leader was Mojmir I. Mojmir united the Great Moravian Empire under Svatopluk (869-894) which included what is now Czechoslovakia consisting of Saxony, southern Poland, and Eastern Hungary (Pannonia).
Power then changed to Bohemia where the Premyslid united the tribes by the end of the tenth century.
He was the King of Bohemia (1253-1278) and Duke of Austria (1253-1276), d.
www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/RoyalOdrowaz.html   (859 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Bohemia, prior to 1000
Bohemia emerges in historical records in the 9th century, it's prince BORIVOJ being baptosed by Methodius, missionary and since 880 archbishop of Moravia.
The Bohemians were a Slavic people, as their Moravian neighbours; the name Bohemia is believed to go back to previous inhabitants of Bohemia, the Celtic BOII.
In 954, the Magyars were defeated by Emperor Henry I. in the battle of Lechfeld, freeing Bohemia from the threat of Magyar raids.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/bohemiaearly.html   (217 words)

  
 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 87
Vladislav III Henry of Bohemia, Duke of Bohemia
Vratislav I of Bohemia, Duke of Bohemia, b.
Vratislav II of Bohemia, King of Bohemia, b.
www.hull.ac.uk /php/cssbct/genealogy/royal/gedFx87.html   (615 words)

  
 Kings and Dukes of Bohemia
It was originally a part of the Great Moravian kingdom, but when this collapsed because of pressure from the Hungarians Bohemia became independent.
This meant that the oldest member of the house of Přemysl would be duke of Bohemia, the other members were granted duchies in Moravia as vassals to Bohemia.
The result were repeated feuds between the Premyslide rulers, which did not end until Přemysl Otakar I introduced a succession order based on the right of the first born (primogenitur).
www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/regents/centraleurope/bohemia.htm   (324 words)

  
 historycy.org -> Mężowie Dobrawy
Bohemian chronicles name his wife as "Emma", a foreigner of noble descent, It is notable that Emma of Normandy, wife of Aethelred II and Canute, was known in England as "Aelfgifu".
Emma of Bohemia is known to have died in 1005/6.
While Bohemia is not particularly near the Alps, it does border Germany and might reasonably be misreported by Anglo- Saxons with a fuzzy notion of central European geography.
www.historycy.org /index.php?showtopic=822   (3000 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Mieszko I of Poland
Mieszko expanded the Polish state southward into Galicia at the expense of Bohemia and northward to the Baltic Sea through the incorporation of Pomerania.
Mieszko married Dobrawka of Bohemia, daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel of Bohemia and Bozena, in 965.
(Dobrawka of Bohemia was born circa 925-931 and died in 977.)
nygaard.howards.net /files/1519.htm   (138 words)

  
 Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He cursed to himself as the bottle slipped from his fingers, but quickly forgot the oath as he fell asleep, not caring about the soldiers carrying him out nor the nobles who were now shouting at each other in the room.
I pray that the Duke Albrecht will perhaps even apologize for the dismemberment of Bohemia and flagrant violation of the Golden Bull, as a sign of good faith and precursor to serious relations.
I am pleased to suggest that perhaps Bohemia could negotiate with the Syndicate for some kind of association, whereby Bohemian merchants would be exempt from extra ordinary tariffs; for it is not the aim of the Syndicate to inhibit trade through the use of heavy taxes on non-members.
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 Boleslaus III of Bohemia Biography
Within just two years a revolt forced Boleslaus to flee to Poland whilst his kinsman Vladivoj took the Czech throne.
In 1003 Boleslaus was restored to authority with either German or Polish assistance, however he immediately undermined his position by ordereing a massacre of leading nobles at Visehrad.
Boleslaus III was blinded and imprisoned, probably dying in captivity some thirty years later.
www.biographybase.com /biography/Boleslaus_III_of_Bohemia.html   (175 words)

  
 Vol I File 15: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia (later St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia), appointed King of Bohemia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I., when Wenceslas's father died in 926.
Otto I. led a vast army into Bohemia, laying waste in his anger to a large part of the country.
Christianization and political development went side by side, and after a series of wars with Germans and Poles, Bohemia may be said to have found her natural boundaries by the beginning of the eleventh century.
virts.rootsweb.com /~pmcbride/james/f015.htm   (1270 words)

  
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Mar 1003 = Polish prince Boleslav "the Brave" reign in Bohemia, Boleslav III.
Sep 1306 = King Henry of Carinthia reign (Bohemia) 16 Oct 1306 = King Rudolf I. of Habsburg "King the Gruel" reign (Bohemia) 15 Aug 1307 = King Henry of Carinthia reign (Bohemia) ??
1775 = Peasant rebellions in Bohemia 04 Jul 1776 = Proclamation of Independence of the U.S.A. Emperor Joseph II.
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Mar 1003 = Polish prince Boleslav "the Brave" reign in Bohemia, Boleslav III.
Sep 1306 = King Henry of Carinthia reign (Bohemia) 16 Oct 1306 = King Rudolf I. of Habsburg "King the Gruel" reign (Bohemia) 15 Aug 1307 = King Henry of Carinthia reign (Bohemia) ??
1775 = Peasant rebellions in Bohemia 04 Jul 1776 = Proclamation of Independence of the U.S.A. Emperor Joseph II.
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 Vol I File 15: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia (later St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia), appointed King of Bohemia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I., when Wenceslas's father died in 926.
Otto I. led a vast army into Bohemia, laying waste in his anger to a large part of the country.
Christianization and political development went side by side, and after a series of wars with Germans and Poles, Bohemia may be said to have found her natural boundaries by the beginning of the eleventh century.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~pmcbride/james/f015.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Czech Prague Mission | Czech History Timetable
However, since Jiri was the leader of the Utraquists, who favored reconciliation between the Roman Church and the Hussites, the Pope refused to acknowledge him as king.
Under the reign of King Ferdinand, he undertook a policy of centralized power, which was strongly resisted by the native estates of Bohemia.
The Margravate of Moravia was abolished and merged with Austrian Selesia.
www.mission.net /czech/prague/page.php?pg_id=1842   (5591 words)

  
 Skriptorium.info - The Premyslids
The names of the Přemyslid (or Premyslid) rulers of Bohemia.
Names are given using diacriticals, followed where necessary by a plain text version in [square brackets], using the convention of adding an apostrophe after each letter that should bear a "hook" (like a miniature "v") over it.
Details of how and where this material is used would be appreciated.
www.skriptorium.info /english/r_premyslids.htm   (217 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vladivoj
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Vladivoj (died January 1003) was duke of Bohemia from 1002 to his death.
It is said that Vladivoj was an alcoholic, and alcohol was a possible contributor to his death.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vladivoj   (170 words)

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