List of rulers of Bohemia

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This is a list of rulers of Bohemia.

Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia are territories which are or have been considered as Czech lands^{[citation needed]} or Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech: země Koruny české; Latin: Corona regni Bohemiae). These lands were ruled by dukes (ca. 870–1085, 1092–1158, and 1172–1198) and kings (1085–1092, 1158–1172, and 1198–1918).

Contents 1 Legendary rulers 2 Dukes 3 Kings 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Legendary rulers

• Praotec Čech (Pater Boemus)
• Krok
• Libuše, duchess
• Přemysl, the Ploughman, her husband
• Nezamysl
• Mnata
• Vojen
• Vnislav
• Křesomysl
• Neklan
• Hostivít

[edit] Dukes

Dukes of Bohemia
Přemyslid dynasty
Image	Name	Date	Notes
	Bořivoj I.	c.870–888/889
	Spytihněv I.	894–915	Son of Bořivoj I.
	Vratislav I. (Vratislaus)	915–921	Brother of Spytihněv I.
	Václav I. Svatý (Wenceslaus)	921–935	Son of Vratislav I; known as St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslas" for the English speaking people), the patron saint of the Czech lands.
	Boleslav I. Ukrutný (Boleslaus I the Cruel)	935–972	Brother of Václav I.
	Boleslav II. Pobožný (Boleslaus II the Pious)	972–999	Son of Boleslav I.
	Boleslav III. Ryšavý (Boleslaus III the Red-haired)	999–1002	Son of Boleslav II.
	Vladivoj	1002–1003	Of the Piast dynasty (?). Said to be first cousin of Boleslav III. Polish name Władywoj.
	Boleslav III.	1003	Second time
	Boleslav Chrabrý (Boleslaus the Brave)	1003–1004	Of the Piast dynasty; brother of Vladivoj (?). Duke – later king – of Poland (as Bolesław I Chrobry). The fourth Bohemian ruler with name Boleslav but noted under his original name (without ordinal number).
	Jaromír	1004–1012	Brother of Boleslav III.
	Oldřich	1012–1033	Brother of Jaromír. Also known as Odalrich, Udalrich, Ulrich.
	Jaromír	1033–1034	Second time
	Oldřich	1034	Second time
	Břetislav I. (Bretislaus)	1034–1055	Son of Oldřich.
	Spytihněv II.	1055–1061	Son of Břetislav I.
	Vratislav II.	1061–1092	Brother of Spytihněv II. King 1085-1092 as Vratislav I.
	Konrád I. Brněnský (Conrad of Brno)	1092	Brother of Vratislav II.
	Břetislav II.	1092–1100	Nephew of Konrád I, son of Vratislav II.
	Bořivoj II.	1101–1107	Brother of Břetislav II.
	Svatopluk Olomoucký (Sventopluk of Olomouc)	1107–1109	First cousin of Bořivoj II.
	Vladislav I. (Vladislaus)	1109–1117	Brother of Bořivoj II.
	Bořivoj II.	1117–1120	Second time
	Vladislav I.	1120–1125	Second time
	Soběslav I. (Sobeslaus)	1125–1140	Brother of Vladislav I.
	Vladislav II.	1140–1172	Nephew of Soběslav I, son of Duke Vladislav I. King 1158-1172 as Vladislav I.
	Bedřich (Frederick)	1172–1173	Son of Vladislav II.
	Soběslav II.	1173–1178	First cousin once removed of Bedřich, Son of Soběslav I.
	Bedřich	1178–1189	Second time
	Konrád II. Ota (Conrad-Otto)	1189–1191	Descendant of Konrád I.
	Václav II.	1191–1192	Brother of Soběslav II.
	Přemysl I. Otakar (Ottokar I)	1192–1193	Son of Vladislav II.
	Jindřich Břetislav (Henry Bretislaus)	1193–1197	First cousin of Přemysl I. Otakar.
	Vladislav (III.) Jindřich (Vladislaus III Henry)	1197	Brother of Přemysl I. Otakar.
	Přemysl I. Otakar	1197–1198	Second time. Became King in 1198, and his descendants retained the title.

[edit] Kings

Kings of Bohemia
Přemyslid Dynasty
Image	Name	Date	Notes
	Přemysl I. Otakar	1198-1230
	Václav I. (Wenceslaus I Premyslid)	1230-1253	Son of Přemysl I. Otakar.
	Přemysl II. Otakar (Ottokar II)	1253–1278	Son of Václav I. Also Duke of Austria, Duke of Styria, Duke of Carinthia and Duke of Carniola.
	Václav II.	1278-1305	Son of Přemysl II. Otakar. Also King of Poland (1300-1305) as Wacław II.
	Václav III.	1305-1306	Son of Václav II. Non-crowned (as Bohemian king). Also King of Hungary (as László) and King of Poland (as Wacław III).
Non-dynastic
	Jindřich Korutanský (Henry the Carinthian)	1306	Meinhardinian. Son-in-law of Václav II. Non-crowned.
	Rudolf (I.) Habsburský (Rudolph of Habsburg)	1306–1307	Habsburg. Second husband of Eliška Rejčka, widow of Václav II. Non-crowned.
	Jindřich Korutanský	1307–1310	Second time
Luxemburg Dynasty
	Jan Lucemburský (John of Luxemburg)	1310–1346	Son-in-law of Václav II.
	Karel IV. (Charles)	1346–1378	Son of Jan. Also Holy Roman Emperor. In fact, the first Bohemian king with this name but traditionally titled identically as in Holy Roman Empire.
	Václav IV.	1378–1419	Son of Karel IV. Also King of the Romans (as Wenzel I) until 1400.
	Zikmund (Sigismund)	1419–1437	Brother of Václav IV. Rule only effective 1436-1437. Also Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary (as Zsigmond).
Habsburg Dynasty
	Albrecht Habsburský (Albert of Habsburg)	1437–1439	Son-in-law of Zikmund. Also King of the Romans (as Albert II) and of Hungary (as Albert).
	interregnum	1440-1453	The succession of Albrecht's son was not recognized by the Czech nobility for the most of this era; the land was administered by the landfriedens (provincial & territorial).
	Ladislav Pohrobek (Ladislaus the Posthumous)	1453–1457	Son of Albrecht; elected king. Also King of Hungary as László V. Born following his father's death.
Non-dynastic
	Jiří z Poděbrad (George of Podiebrad)	1457–1471	Elected king from the Czech noble family z Kunštátu. Although he had descendants, devolved succession to the prince from Polish kingdom.
	Matyáš Korvín (Matthias Corvinus)	1469–1490	King of Hungary as Mátyás I (Hunyadi), was elected by the insurgent Czech Catholic aristocrats as rival "King of Bohemia" (antiking) in 1469, but never crowned. In 1479 he agreed to limit his rule to Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia, while retaining his title.
Jagiellonian Dynasty
	Vladislav II. Jagellonský (Vladislaus II the Jagiellonian)	1471–1516	Nephew of Ladislav Pohrobek; elected on request of his predecessor Jiří z Poděbrad. Also King of Hungary (as Ulászló II) after 1490. Son of the Polish king Kazimierz IV. Called Władysław in Polish.
	Ludvík (I.) Jagellonský (Louis the Jagiellonian)	1516–1526	Son of Vladislav II. Also King of Hungary (as Lajos II).
Habsburg Dynasty
	Ferdinand I.	1526–1564	Brother-in-law of Ludvík; elected king. Also King of Hungary (Ferdinánd I) and Holy Roman Emperor-Elect from 1558.
	Maximilián	1564–1576	Son of Ferdinand I, grandson of Vladislav II. Also King of Hungary (Miksa) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Rudolf II. (Rudolph)	1576–1611	Son of Maximilián I. Also King of Hungary (Rudolf) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Matyáš (Matthias)	1611–1619	Brother of Rudolf II. Also King of Hungary (Mátyás II) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Ferdinand II.	1619–1637	Nephew of Matthias. Also King of Hungary (Ferdinánd II) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Fridrich Falcký (Frederick of the Palatinate)	1619–1620	Of the House of Wittelsbach. Antiking, elected by the Bohemian Estates at the beginning of the Thirty Years' War but quickly overthrown.
	Ferdinand III.	1627–1657	Son of Ferdinand II. Also King of Hungary (Ferdinánd III) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Ferdinand IV.	1646–1654	Son of Ferdinand III. Nominal king during his father's reign. Also King of Hungary (Ferdinánd IV) and King of the Romans.
	Leopold I.	1656–1705	Brother of Ferdinand IV. Also King of Hungary (Lipót I) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Josef I. (Joseph I)	1705–1711	Son of Leopold I. Also King of Hungary (Jószef I) and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Karel VI.	1711–1740	Brother of Josef I. Also King of Hungary (Károly III) and Holy Roman Emperor. In fact, the second Bohemian king with this name but traditionally titled identically as in Holy Roman Empire.
	Karel Albrecht Bavorský (Charles Albert of Bavaria)	1741–1743	Of the House of Wittelsbach. Son-in-law of Josef I. Antiking during the War of the Austrian Succession and Holy Roman Emperor. The third Bohemian king with name Karel but traditionally titled without his ordinal number. Rival king to Maria Theresa.
	Marie Terezie (Maria Theresa)	1740–1780	Daughter of Charles VI. Also Queen of Hungary (Mária Terézia). Rival to Charles VII's claim.
Habsburg-Lorraine Dynasty
	Josef II.	1780–1790	Son of Marie Terezie. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
	Leopold II.	1790–1792	Brother of Josef II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
	František II. (Francis II)	1792–1835	Son of Leopold II. Also King of Hungary, Holy Roman Emperor to 1806, Austrian Emperor from 1804.
	Ferdinand V. (Ferdinand I of Austria)	1835–1848	Son of František. Also Austrian Emperor and King of Hungary. Last crowned King of Bohemia. Lost power in the 1848 Revolution.
	František Josef I. (Franz Joseph I of Austria)	1848–1916	Nephew of Ferdinand V. Also Austrian Emperor and King of Hungary. Ceded Austrian dominance in German affairs to Prussia in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War; allied with Prussia-dominated Germany in the First World War.
	Karel I. (Charles I of Austria)	1916–1918	Grand-nephew of František Josef I. Also Austrian Emperor and King of Hungary. Ruled briefly during First World War and abdicated. In fact, the fourth Bohemian king with this name but traditionally titled identically as in Austro-Hungarian Empire.

[edit] See also

• History of the Czech Republic
• Royal Consorts of Bohemia

[edit] External links

• Genealogy of Bohemian Kings to 1526

v • d • e Members of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire following the Golden Bull of 1356 Spiritual electors Abp Mainz     Abp Trier     Abp Cologne Secular electors Kgdm Bohemia     Cty Palatine / Rhine     Dchy Saxony     Mgvt Brandenburg Electors added in the 17th century Dchy Bavaria (from 1623)     Dchy Hanover (from 1692) Electors added in the 19th century Abp Regensburg¹     / Dchy Salzburg²/Dchy Würzburg³     Dchy Württemberg¹     Mgvt Baden¹     Lgvt Hesse-Kassel¹ 1: 1803–06;     2: 1803–05;     3: 1805–06.