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Wenceslaus was the son of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia from the Přemyslid dynasty.His grandfather, Bořivoj I of Bohemia, and grandmother, Ludmila, had been converted by Cyril and Methodius to Byzantine Christianity in a still unified Christendom, before the Great Schism.
Wenceslaus and Duke Frederick formed an alliance against the Emperor. Frederick the Emperor chose to lift the ban in 1237 rather than maintain another open front. Wenceslaus managed to negotiate the expansion of Bohemia north of the Danube, annexing territories offered by Duke Frederick in order of forming and maintaining their alliance.
Duke of Bohemia r. 1140–1158 then King of Bohemia r. 1158–1172: Gertrude of Babenberg c. 1118 –1150: Henry II Jasomirgott of Austria 1112–1177: Yaroslav Osmomysl of Halych c. 1135 –1187: Soběslav (Sobeslaus) II the King of the Peasants c. 1128 –1180 Duke of Bohemia r. 1173–1178: Wenceslaus II 1137–aft. 1192 Duke of Bohemia r ...
Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václav, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354. He was the son of John the Blind , King of Bohemia , and Beatrice of Bourbon .
The usual English spelling of Duke Wenceslas's name, Wenceslaus, is occasionally encountered in later textual variants of the carol, although it was not used by Neale in his version. [13] Wenceslas is not to be confused with King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (Wenceslaus I Premyslid), who lived more than three centuries later.
Kings of Bohemia House of Luxembourg; John the Blind (Jan Lucemburský) 1310–1346 Son-in-law of Wenceslaus II. Charles IV (Karel I.) 1346–1378 Son of John. Also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles IV. Wenceslaus IV (Václav IV.) 1378–1419 Son of Charles I. Also King of the Romans until 1400. Sigismund (Zikmund) 1419–1437 Brother of Wenceslaus IV.
Wenceslaus I may refer to: Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), and subject of a Christmas carol; Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia; Wenceslaus I of Legnica (c. 1318 – 1364) Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337–1383), the first Duke; Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1337—1388)
Although Wenceslaus upon his father's death retained Bohemia, his younger half brother Sigismund inherited Brandenburg, while John received the newly established Duchy of Görlitz in Upper Lusatia. The March of Moravia was divided between his cousins Jobst and Procopius, and his uncle Wenceslaus I had already been made Duke of Luxembourg.
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