Kings and Dukes of
Bohemia
The present day Czech Republic have a
continuity with the old Bohemian kingdom, which evolved from a duchy
that was called Böhmen in German and Čechy in Czech. It was originally
a part of the Great Moravian kingdom, but when this
collapsed because of pressure from the Hungarians Bohemia became independent.
Though the proximity to Germany would soon lead to the Bohemian dukes submission to
the German emperors. As a German fief Bohemia became one of the
leading principalities in the Holy Roman Empire. A period of internal
strife began 1055 when the principle of seniority was introduced for the Bohemian
succession. 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). He also succeeded
to finally elevate Bohemia into a kingdom 1198. During the 14th
and 15th centuries were the Bohemian kings also German
emperors. But that age of greatness ended when Bohemia came under
foreign rule at the end of the 15th century, from 1526 was it ruled by
the Austrian Habsburgs. The Czechs would not regain its independence until the
end of the First World War when the republic of Czechoslovakia was created. That
state was 1993 partitioned whereby the present Czech Republic was created.
Duchy of Bohemia
Houses of Přemysl and
Piast
?-889
894-915
915-921
922-935
929-972
972-999
999-1002
1002-1003
1003
1003
1003-1004
1004-1012
1012-1033
1033-1034
1034
1035-1055
1055-1061
1061-1092
1092
1092-1100
1100-1107
1107-1109
1109-1117
1117-1120
1120-1125
1125-1140
1140-1172
1172-1173
1173-1178
1178-1189
1189-1191
1191-1192
1192-1193
1193-1197
1197
1197-1198 |
Bořivoj I
Spytihněv I
Vratislav
St. Václav I
Boleslav I
Boleslav II
Boleslav III
Vladivoj
Boleslav III
(restored)
Jaromír
|
Boleslav Chrabrý
(the Brave) |
|
Jaromír
(restored)
Oldřich
Jaromír
(re-restored)
Oldřich
(restored)
Břetislav
I (resturator)
Spytihněv II
Vratislav II ( | |