
	Where results make sense

Topic: Wenceslas I of Bohemia

Related Topics

Wenceslas

Feast day

Boleslav I of Bohemia

Sebastian

Good King Wenceslas

Polycarp

Vincent de Paul

Karolina Kurkova

Bedrich Smetana

Prague

Petr Kostka

Karel Roden

Jan Letzel

Jan Masaryk

Enigma cipher machine

	bohemia
		Son and successor of Wenceslas I; king of Bohemia and Moravia (1253-78) and duke of Austria (1253-74); led crusades to East Prussia (1254) and Lithuania (1266-67); extended (1260-69) his domain from Silesia to the Adriatic; divested (1274, 1276) of all territories save Bohemia and Moravia by Rudolf I; rebelled, slain at Battle of Durnkrut.
		Wenceslas (1361-1419), Holy Roman emperor and king of Germany (1378-1400) and, as Wenceslas IV, king of Bohemia (1378-1419).
		The son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Wenceslas made his capital in Prague and largely ignored his German territories, which were rent with wars between the towns and the nobles; the German princes finally deposed him for drunkenness and incompetence in 1400, choosing Rupert of the Palatinate in his stead.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/bohemia.htm (1112 words)

	History of BOHEMIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Bohemian prince Otakar is elected duke of Austria in 1251, inherits the throne of Bohemia in 1253, wins further border territories by a victory over the Hungarians at Kressenbrunn in 1260, and subsequently extends his domain southwards as far as the Adriatic coast.
		Ottakar's son Wenceslas is only seven at the time of the disaster at Dürnkrut, yet Bohemia is stable enough for him to succeed his father on the throne without disturbance.
		The death of Wenceslas in 1419 is followed by almost two decades of extreme violence in the Hussite wars - resulting from the reforming ideas of John Huss and from the outrage provoked by his death.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac40 (1079 words)

	Wenceslas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Wenceslas was, however, able to retain the title of German king for the rest of his life.
		Wenceslas was shortly restored with German help but was stripped of virtually all his power in 1396, when he was forced to appoint Jobst governor of the realm and to entrust the government to a royal council mainly consisting of nobles.
		Wenceslas was married twice, first to Joanna of Lower Bavaria (died 1386) and, from 1389, to Sophia of Bavaria.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /tours/gothic/history/wencesla.html (465 words)

	Wenceslas Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Wenceslas was barely out of his teens when he ruled Bohemia and fought bitter opposition from within his own family because of his pro-Christian policies.
		Wenceslas was born in the early years of the tenth century, likely between 903 and 907.
		But Wenceslas was eager to ally with the West and the rest of Christian Europe, and considered Henry the direct successor to Charlemagne, the late eighth century French king who united large parts of western Europe under his rule and became the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/wenceslas (1865 words)

	Bohemia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Wenceslas was born around 907 in the castle of Stochov near Prague.
		The castle is gone now, but there is still an oak tree there that was reputedly planted when Wenceslas was born and watered by his nannies with his bath water, which supposedly made the tree strong.
		He was known for his kindness to the poor, as depicted in later verses of the famous carol 'Good King Wenceslas'.
	www.crownminiatures.com /bohemia.html (274 words)

	RP's History Online - Przemyslid Dynasty
		Wenceslas I, the fourth Przemyslid Czech ruler, was made a saint soon after his murder in 929 or 935.
		This Wenceslas (in Czech, Vaclav) is the Good King Wenceslas of the Christmas carol, and it was during his reign that the Czech lands entered into an alliance with Saxony, thereby laying the foundations for closer relations with the restored Roman Empire.
		Wenceslas III was the last male member of the Przemyslids line, and after his death the Czech-Polish union fell apart.
	archiv.radio.cz /history_96/history03.html (1084 words)

	Hussites
		Bohemia of the 14 and 15 Centuries was a thriving Country, it was also part of the Holy Roman Empire.
		In 1419 the death of King Wenceslas of Bohemia and the inheritance of the Kingdom by the staunch Catholic Emperor Sigismund of the Holy Roman Empire ignited a civil war.
		King Wenceslas attempted to mediate between the Catholic Church and the Calyxtines but by 1419 under threats from his Brother, the Emperor Sigismund he was forced to reinstate the Catholic theologians at the University of Prague.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /matthaywood/main/Hussites.htm (1746 words)

	Venceslaus II of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Czech: Václav II; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; September 17, 1271 – June 21, 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305), Duke of Kraków (1291 - 1305), King of Poland (1300 - 1305).
		He was the only son of King Ottokar II "the Great" of Bohemia and Ottokar's second wife Kunigunda.
		seal of Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus's eldest surviving daughter Anna I of Bohemia married Duke Henry of Carinthia (died 1335) who upon her rights became elected in 1306 as king of Bohemia but was deposed in 1310.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslas_II_of_Bohemia (473 words)

	Good King Wenceslas:
		Wenceslas was translated from Boleslav’s castle, Mladá Boleslav, to Saint Vitus’ Cathedral in Prague on March 4.
		Wenceslas had never been known for his ability as a war leader, but it was important that his legend grow to include this quality of a strong king.
		The early lives of Ludmila and Wenceslas in fact show an unexpected reversal of certain notions that many historians of medieval women have established: while Ludmila is the victim of a power struggle for the control of the polity, the role of virgin-martyr is left to her grandson.
	www.geocities.com /dhaytock/writings/title.wenceslas.html (6186 words)

	St. Wenceslas
		Wenceslas or Wenzel became Duke of Bohemia in 922 following the death of his father Duke Wratislaw.
		Born in 902, Wenceslas was educated mainly by his grandmother Ludmilla, a pious and holy woman who instilled in him the Christian faith, a faith he strongly adhered to for his tragically short life,
		Within a hundred years Wenceslas had become the patron saint of Bohemia, his image was engraved on the coins and the crown of Wenceslas became the symbol of Czech independence and nationalism.
	www.wilfrid.com /saints/wenceslas.htm (216 words)

	Timeline Bohemia
		1271 Sep 17, Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia and Poland (1278-1305), was born.
		1361 Feb 26, Wenceslas IV of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400), was born.
		He served as King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia (1363) and King of the Romans (1376).
	timelines.ws /countries/BOHEMIA.HTML (1202 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions: Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437
		As the son of the king of Bohemia and the grandson of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV was well-educated, well-traveled, and—through bonds of kinship—well-connected with many of the courts of Europe.
		One of the great cathedrals of Europe, St. Vitus was built to serve many functions: it was the spiritual center of Prague and the kingdom of Bohemia, the coronation church and the final resting place of kings and queens, and the repository of the crown jewels of Bohemia.
		Following the death of Wenceslas in 1419, Sigismund succeeded to the throne but, because of the unrest that continued in Bohemia, maintained his court in Buda and then in Bratislava for several decades.
	www.metmuseum.org /special/Prague/bohemia_more.asp (1621 words)

	Royalty.nu - "Good King" Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia
		He was born into the royal Premysl or Przemyslid dynasty of Bohemia (located in what is now the Czech Republic).
		Life and Martyrdom of St. Wenceslas, Prince of Bohemia, in Historic Pictures - Prague 1585 by Matthias Hutsky, translated by Martin Heller.
		The Life and Martyrdom of Saint Wenceslas, Prince of Bohemia by Jan Dubravius.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/Wenceslas.html (904 words)

	St. Peter's - Altar of St Wenceslas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The altar on the right is dedicated to St. Wenceslas, king and patron saint of Bohemia, martyred because of his Christian faith.
		The altar on the right is dedicated to St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia, the king made saint whose worship was introduced into the Basilica right from the early 14th century, by the Bishop Hincon of Holmütz.
		Wenceslas was Duke of Bohemia who lived in the first half of the tenth century.
	www.stpetersbasilica.org /Altars/StWenceslas/StWenceslas.htm (660 words)

	anjou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Karol Robert (1301 - 1342) Although nominated as a child as King of Hungary by the pope, Karol Robert did not enter Hungary to the accept the throne until the death of the last Arpad king, Andrew III in 1301.
		The candidacy of Wenceslas III to the Hungarian throne was the working of his father, Wenceslas II.
		At the death of his father in 1305, seeing Hungary as unruly and ungovernable, Wenceslas III renounces his claim to the Hungarian throne and his engagement to the daughter of Andrew III, in favor of Otto, prince of Bavaria.
	academic.evergreen.edu /g/greenw/anjou.html (693 words)

	Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This was accomplished not only by building churches, such as future St Vitus Cathedral (named after a Roman saint whose body was translated to Saxony from St. Denis) at Hradčany Hill in Prague, but also by his acquiescence to the influence of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Early in 929 Wenceslaus became an "amicus" (Friend, but with lower prestige) of the German King Henry I the Fowler, although it remains unclear as to whether this was the result of a voluntary submission or forced upon Wenceslaus by a German invasion.
		In September of 935 (or 929), a group of these nobles allied with Wenceslaus' younger brother, Boleslaus (Boleslav I of Bohemia), in a plot to kill the prince.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia (911 words)

	Wenceslas Bible Finn's Fine Books Facsimile Book Catalogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Wenceslas Bible, with its 646 miniatures and rich, frequently symbolical and narrative marginal decoration, was written out on request of King Wenceslas I of Bohemia between 1390 and 1400.
		Among the main protagonists is a girl dressed in a short, shirt-like garment whose attributes – a bucket and a sponge – identify her as a bathing maiden.
		She is accompanied by a male figure, probably King Wenceslas himself, who frequently appears captured in the letters W and E. In addition, countless allegorical creatures, such as the wild man or the kingfisher, roam throughout the book.
	www.finns-books.com /wencesla.htm (407 words)

	CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION
		In view of its area and number of communities, the Central Bohemia Region is the largest in the country, lying in the central part of the Czech basin.
		The Central Bohemia Region is a fully developed industrial territory with a great tradition enjoyed by the automobile plant in Mladá Boleslav, the breweries in Velké Popovice and Krušovice and the glassworks in Poděbrady and Sázava.
		The Central Bohemia Region is currently undergoing the restructuring and development of its economy and foreign companies have opened numerous light industry plants here in recent years.
	www.kr-stredocesky.cz /home.asp?lang=en (1530 words)

	August 16
		He was crowned king of Bohemia in 1363 and king of the Romans in 1376.
		Wenceslas was a peace-loving man who held many conferences on how best to have folks get along.
		Wenceslas' letter was promptly ignored and Jan Hus was burned at the stake.
	webpages.charter.net /astroweaver/history/aug16.html (945 words)

	Westminster Abbey - The Library and Archives - Czech links with Westminster Abbey
		Anne of Bohemia (1366-1394) Daughter of Emperor Charles IV and sister of King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia, she married Richard II in the Abbey in 1382 and was crowned here soon afterwards.
		Prince Rupert (1619-1682), Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria He was a nephew of Charles I of England and was born in Prague, son of Elizabeth, “Winter”Queen of Bohemia and Frederick V. Rupert was a great soldier and was also a founder of the Royal Society of London.
		He died of a fever and is buried in a vault beneath the south aisle of Henry VII’s chapel, in the same grave as his mother who died in 1662.
	www.westminster-abbey.org /library/links/czech.htm (318 words)

	First Folio of the Golden Bull of Charles IV by UNKNOWN MASTER, Bohemian
		In 1400 Wenceslas, King of Bohemia and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, had a copy made of the Golden Bull - a version of the Empire's constitution - first issued in 1356.
		The copy is richly decorated and displays a number of the emblems of Wenceslas himself.
		At all events, in the same year Wenceslas was deprived by the electors from his rank as emperor.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/m/master/xunk_bo/golden_b.html (369 words)

	Ruzicka/Rose/Staroba/Manchak/Senio Genealogy
		As vicar general to the archbishop of Prague, he opposed the attempts of King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia to create a new bishopric for one of the king's favorites.
		According to a tradition declared unfounded in 1961, Saint John was put to death for refusing to betray Wenceslas's wife, Queen Sophia, by revealing her confessional secrets.
		According to tradition, he was later appointed confessor to Queen Joanna, wife of Wenceslas, king of Bohemia and Germany and Holy Roman emperor.
	www.ghzis.com /family/index.shtml (594 words)

	GOOD KING WENCESLAS
		Rather confusingly, the numbering starts with Wenceslas Ist in the 13th century, yet the earliest Wenceslas, referred to as Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech nation - dates from the 10th century.
		St.Wenceslas is the patron saint of Bohemia, as St.George is that of England.
		Wenceslas however is a proven historical figure, whose remains lie in the Prague cathedral.
	kresadlo.cz /goodking.htm (4802 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg325 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Theodoros I Emperor was born 1175 and died 1222.
		Elizabeth of BOHEMIA was born 1292 and died 28 Sep 1330.
		Cunigunda of SWABIA [Parents] married Wenceslas I of BOHEMIA.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg325.htm (202 words)

	Czech Republic Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
		The capital of the Czech Republic is located in the central Bohemia region, on both banks of the Vltava River.
		Above this district and dominating the entire city is Hradcany Castle; formerly the home of the kings of Bohemia and the President of the Czech Republic's residence today.
		Located in western Bohemia, Pilsen is the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic.
	www.travelnotes.org /Europe/czech.htm (1071 words)

	Booktalks Quick and Simple
		King Wenceslas is the patron saint of Prague in the Czech Republic.
		During the tenth century, King Wenceslas and his page set out to help a poor man on a cold night.
		Permission is granted for the noncommercial duplication and use of this resource, provided it is substantially unchanged from its present form and appropriate credit is given.
	nancykeane.com /booktalks/neale_good.htm (92 words)

	Movie Info for Good King Wenceslas on MSN Movies
		Prince Wenceslas (Jonathan Brandis) is the seventeen-year-old heir to the Czech crown, who has been pledged to marry the lovely Johanna (Charlotte Chatton), whose father, Duke Phillip (Leo McKern), is a man of no small power and wealth.
		However, Wenceslas's humorless stepmother, The Queen (Stefanie Powers), is determined to see her son Boleslav (Oliver Milburn) usurp Wenceslas as the nation's future leader.
		While the Prince's grandmother, Queen Ludmilla (Joan Fontaine) rallies the support of the church and the people behind Wenceslas, The Queen and her partner Lord Tunna (Perry King) will use any means necessary to achieve their dishonest ends.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=30557 (142 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)