Kings of Bohemia

1. Judita I, Princess of Bohemia: Born about 1056, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 25 December 1085/1086; Married about 1080; Ladislaus (Wladislaw) I Herman, Prince of Poland: Born about 1043, of Krakow, Poland; Died 4 June 1102. (See Kings of Poland)

2. Vratislav II, King of Bohemia: Born about 1035, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 14 January 1092; Married 1055; Adelaida, Princess of Hungary: Born about 1038, of Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary; Died 27 January 1062. (See Princes of Hungary)

3. Bretislav I, Duke of Bohemia and Moravia: Born about 1005, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 10 January 1055, Chrudim, Czechoslovakia; Married about 1028; Judith, Princess of Schweinfurt: Born about 1010, of Schweinfurt, Unterfranken, Bavaria; Died 2 August 1058.

Judith's Parents--

• I. Heinrich Von Schweinfurt, Count of Nordgau: Born about 950, of Schweinfurt, Unterfranken, Bavaria; Died 18 August 1017; Married about 1003, of Kinzigaw, Schwaben, Bavaria; Herberge, Countess of Swabia: Born 952.

Bretislav's Parents--

4. Oldrich, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 966, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 9 November 1034; Married Bozena, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 977, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 1052.

5. Boleslav II, "the Pious" Duke of Bohemia: Born about 920, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 7 February 999; Married Emma, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 930, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 1005/1006.

6. Boleslav I "the Fierce", Duke of Bohemia: Born about 900, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 15 July 967; Married Bozena or Biagota, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 901, of Praha, Czechoslovakia. Boleslav is best remembered for the assasination of his brother, St. Wenceslaus of Good King Wenceslaus fame. Boleslav, like his brother, was a Christian, and his bloody act has never been properly explained. It probably had personal and political rather than religious motives. He was a powerful and ambitious man and did a great deal to consolidate the Czech state, even though a part of eastern Bohemia enjoyed autonomy. Boleslav managed to restore much of the former Moravian empire. He added to Bohemia the later Margravate of Moravia (largely within its eventual borders), most of what is now Slovakia, much of Silesia, and the territory around Cracow. Boleslav personally led a large Czech contingent at the great battle of Lechfeld in 995. This battle successfully put an end to the Magyar westward expansion. Boleslav's policy was thus directed toward combining friendly relations with the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, even at the cost of mainly formal feudal ties, with a systematic strengthening of his own realm.

7. Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 877, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 13 February 921; Married Drahomira ze Stodor, Princess of Lu: Born about 881, Of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 937. Drahomira is best remembered as a persecutor of Christians in Bohemia.

8. Borijov I, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 842, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died shortly after 895, Tetin, Horovice, Czechoslovakia; Married Lidmila ze Psova: Born about 853, of Psova, Melnik, Czechoslovakia; Died 16 September 921. According to old tradiditions Borijov reveived baptism at the hands of the blessed Methodius himself. He seems indeed to have built the first churches in the Country. With the rapid weakening of the Moravian state after Svatopluk's two Czech princes, aware of the impossibility to stem the Magyar invasion, promised their allegiance to the Frankish Empire at Reichstag at Regensburg in 895. This western directed policy, as well as further Christianization, was purposefully continued by Borijov's widow Lidmilla after his death.

Lidmila's Father--

• I. Slavibor, Zupan of Psova: Born about 827.

Borijov's Parents--

9. Hostivit, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 820, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 870; Married Miloslava, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 824, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

9. Neklan, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 800, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 873; Married Ponislava, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 795, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

10. Kresomysl, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 780, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 851; Married Libuse, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 782, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

11. Unislav, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 758, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 833.

12. Vojen, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 733, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 820; Married Blanka, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 738, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

13. Mnata, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 716, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 804; Married Strezislava, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 711, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

14. Premysl, Duke of Bohemia: Born about 694, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Died 745; Married Libuse, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 700, of Praha, Czechoslovakia. Premysl is the mythical founder of the Premyslid dynasty which was destined to rule over Bohemia for over four hundred years. Premysl was a plowman whom the great princess, Libuse called from his lowly work to the throne.

15. Krok (Cracus) Duke of Bohemia: Born about 667, of Praha, Czechoslovakia; Married Mrs. Krok, Duchess of Bohemia: Born about 672, of Praha, Czechoslovakia.

16. Cech (or Czechus), Duke of Bohemia: Born about 642.