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    Bretislav I (Czech: Břetislav I.; 1002/1005 – 10 January 1055), known as the "Bohemian Achilles", of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1034...
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  • Bretislav (Czech: Břetislav, Latin: Bretislaus) is a Czech masculine given name. It may refer to: Bretislav I (1005–1055), Duke of Bohemia Bretislav II...
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    Judith of Schweinfurt (category Bretislav I)
    Bohemia from 1034 until 1055, by her marriage with the Přemyslid duke Bretislav I. Her parents were Henry of Schweinfurt (d. 1017), margrave in the Bavarian...
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    Bretislaus II (Czech: Břetislav II.; c. 1060 – 22 December 1100) was the duke of Bohemia from 14 September 1092 until his death in 1100. He was the eldest...
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    Lambert Casimir I the Restorer Otto Bolesławowic Bezprym German-Polish War (1028-1031) Conrad II Miecław's State Yaroslav the Wise Bretislav I Battle of Pobiedziska...
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    Bohemia from 1055 until his death in 1061. He was the eldest son of Duke Bretislav I (d. 1055) and his consort Judith of Schweinfurt. While his father entered...
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    Henry Bretislav (latinized as Bretislaus, Czech: Jindřich Břetislav; died 15 or 19 June 1197), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Bishop of Prague...
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    Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. September 11, 2018. "Wenceslas I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-05-11. "Sep 28 – St Wenceslaus (907–929)...
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    Domažlice) of southwest Bohemia. Chronicles written during the reign of Břetislav I indicate that the Chodové were known to be accompanied by an especially...
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    derived from the Czech name of the founder of the local castle, Duke Bretislav I. The former German name was probably derived from the name of a Slavic...
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  • from 1061 until his death. He was the youngest son of the Bohemian duke Bretislav I and his wife Judith of Schweinfurt. After his father's death in 1055...
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    Vladislav III Henry Henry Břetislav III Henry (Henry Bretislav) Soběslav I Soběslav II. the Peasant Wenceslas II Bishop Jaromír Konrád I of Brno and Znojmo (Conradian)...
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    Norman help, Duke Sergius IV recovers Naples from Capuan occupation. Duke Bretislav I (Bohemian Achilles) of Bohemia of the Přemyslid Dynasty reconquers Moravia...
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    1069). Casimir I, duke of Poland, succeeds in reuniting the realm which earns him the name "the Restorer". He signs a treaty with Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia...
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    Battle at Brůdek (category Bretislav I)
    Schlacht bei Biwanka) was fought between Henry III, King of the Romans, and Břetislav I, Duke of Bohemia, on 22/23 August 1040. The battle took place in the...
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    advice and counsel he sought with regard to the recent successes of Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia in Poland. In Bohemia only a delegation that offered hostages...
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  • assumed to be derived (by mistake) from the name of the Czech ruler Bretislav I. The first written reference to Bratislava (as Brezalauspurc) appears...
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    1039, Duke Bretislav I established a new Romanesque basilica dedicated to St. Wenceslaus at the site of the murder. Moreover, Bretislaus I had the Collegiate...
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    Bavaria in 1039 and 1040, and invaded Bohemia in 1040 to assist Duke Bretislav I against Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. Hungarian chronicles recount that...
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    Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia invades Poland. He captures and destroys the cities of Gniezno and Poznań. August 15 – On the death of his uncle, Stephen I, Peter...
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    Empire to quell any sedition. June 15 – Vratislaus II, a son of Duke Bretislav I, becomes the first king of Bohemia and is elevated 'for life' by Henry...
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    had an Imperial castle erected at Cham to encounter the forces of Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia. It became the residence of the Rapotonen noble family, who...
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  • Duchy of Bohemia led by Bretislav I, the Kievan Rus' led by Yaroslav the Wise and, from 1031, the Kingdom of Hungary led by Stephen I, against the Kingdom...
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    Boleslaus I of Poland in increasing Polish political and diplomatic power in Europe. According to Bohemian accounts, in 1039 the Bohemian Duke Bretislav I looted...
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    After a period of dynastic infighting, Oldřich took power. His son Břetislav I led many ambitious conquests and later revolted against the Holy Roman...
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    against Bohemia to extort an oath of fealty from the rebellious Duke Bretislav I. King Peter of Hungary, who owed his throne to Henry, also swore fealty...
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    date) Vigrahapala III, ruler of the Pala Empire (d. 1070) January 10 – Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia January 11 – Constantine IX, Byzantine emperor April...
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    having disputes with ruler. The new impulse came with the Czech Duke Bretislav I who started construction on stone church and who managed for the monastery...
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    were captured, plundered and destroyed in 1038 by the Bohemian duke Bretislav I, which pushed the next Polish rulers to move the Polish capital to Kraków...
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    Archbishopric of Mainz, which increased German influence. In the 11th century, Bretislav I led a campaign against Poland, reconquering Silesia and transferring...
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