Vratislav II of Bohemia King of Bohemia [6199] ²⁴

   Another name for Vratislav was Vratislaus II of Bohemia.

  General Notes:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vratislaus_II_of_Bohemia

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Duke of Olomouc, 1055. On his father's death in 1055, Vratislaus became duke of Olomouc . He fell out with his brother Spytihnev II and was exiled to Hungary . Vratislaus regained his Moravian ducal throne with Hungarian assistance and eventually reconciled with his brother and succeeded him as duke of Bohemia.

• Acceded: Duke of Bohemia, 1061. Before being raised to the royal dignity, he had ruled Bohemia as duke since 1061. He was one of the greatest of the medieval Bohemian rulers.

• Acceded: King of Bohemia, 15 Jun 1085. was the first King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085. The royal title was merely a lifetime grant from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV , however, and was not hereditary.

Vratislav married Adelaide of Hungary [6198] [MRIN: 2151], daughter of Andrew I of Hungary King of Hungary [6196] and Anastasia Agmunda of Kiev Yaroslavna Princess [6197], about 1058. (Adelaide of Hungary [6198] died on 27 Jan 1062.)

Vratislav next married Swietoslawa I of Bohemia Queen of Bohemia [48927] [MRIN: 3868], daughter of Casimir I the Restorer of Poland Duke of Poland [934] [LQ5P-FGQ] and Dobronega (Maria) of Kiev [4660]. (Swietoslawa I of Bohemia Queen of Bohemia [48927] was born about 1046-1048 and died on 1 Sep 1126 in Bohemia, Czech Republic.)