The Premyslids
Premysl (or Przemysl) was the reputed ancestor of the line of dukes and kings which ruled in Bohemia from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III in 1306. Premysl thus founded the Premyslid dynasty.
According to legend Premysl was a peasant of Stadice who attracted the notice of Libussa (Libuše), daughter of a certain Krok, who ruled over a large part of Bohemia, and is said to have been descended from King Samo. Premysl married Libussa, the traditional foundress of Prague, and during the 8th century became prince of the Bohemian Czechs. His family became extinct in the male line when Wenceslaus III died, but through females the title to Bohemia passed from the Premyslids to the House of Luxembourg and later to the House of Habsburg.
The first historical Premyslid was Duke Borivoj I, the leader of the Premyslid Czechs who founded the town of Prague. Around 870 he declared himself kníže (later translated by German scholars as 'Duke') of the Bohemians. Borivoj was recognised as such by his overlord Svatopluk of Moravia, who dispatched Bishop Methodius to begin the conversion of the Czechs to Christianity. Borivoj and his wife Ludmilla were baptised by Methodius in 874. ... more
- A1 = Duke Borzivoy I of Bohemia, d:894, m. St. Ludmila;
- B1 = Duke Vratislav I, lvd:888/921, m. Drahomira ze Stodor;
- C1 = Duke Boleslav I, lvd:935/973, m. Biagota;
- D1 = Duke Boleslav II, lvd:967/999, m. Elgiva of England;
==> House of Wessex
- E1 = Duke Udalrich, lvd:1012/1034;
- F1 = Duke Bretislav I, lvd:1034/1055, m. Judith von Schweinfurt;
==> Babenbergs
- G1 = King Vratislav II of Bohemia, lvd:1055/1092, m1. Adelaide of Hungary,
m2. Swatawa of Poland;
==> House of Árpád
- H1 -- [m1:] Judith of Bohemia, d:1086, m. Wladislaw I Herman of Poland; <== House of Piast
- H2 = [m2:] Duke Vladislav I of Bohemia, lvd:1109/1129, m. Richza von Berg;
- I1 = King Vladislav II, lvd:1140/1158, m. Jutta;
==> Thuringia
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- I1 = King Vladislav II, lvd:1140/1158, m. Jutta;
==> Thuringia
- G1 = King Vratislav II of Bohemia, lvd:1055/1092, m1. Adelaide of Hungary,
m2. Swatawa of Poland;
==> House of Árpád
- F1 = Duke Bretislav I, lvd:1034/1055, m. Judith von Schweinfurt;
==> Babenbergs
- E1 = Duke Udalrich, lvd:1012/1034;
- D1 = Duke Boleslav II, lvd:967/999, m. Elgiva of England;
==> House of Wessex
- C1 = Duke Boleslav I, lvd:935/973, m. Biagota;
- J1 = King Premysl I Otakar of Bohemia, lvd:1155/1230, m. Konstancia of Hungary;
==> House of Árpád
- K1 = Anna Premysl, lvd:1204/1265, m. Duke Henryk II of Poland; <== House of Piast
- K2 -- King Václav I of Bohemia, lvd:1205/1253, m. Kunigunda von Hohenstaufen;
==> House of Hohenstaufen
- L1 -- Beatrix of Bohemia, , m. Otto III of Brandenburg; <== Markgrafs of Brandenburg
- L2 -- King Premysl II Otakar of Bohemia, d:1278, m1. Kunigunda, p2. Margarete von Chuenring;
==> Rurikids of Chernigov
- M1 -- [m1]: King Václav II of Bohemia and Poland, lvd:1271/1305, m. Jutta von Habsburg;
==> House of Habsburg
- N1 -- Margarete, lvd:1296/1322, m. duke Boleslaw III; <== House of Piast
- M2 -- [p2]: Duke Nikolaus I of Troppau, lvd:1269/1318, m. Adelheid von Habsburg;
- N1 -- Duke Nikolaus II of Troppau, lvd:1318/1365, m. Jutta von Falkenburg;
==> House of Piast
- O1 -- Przemko of Troppau, lvd:1366/1433, m. Katharina von Münsterberg;
- P1 -- Duke Wilhelm of Troppau, d:1452, m. Salome z Czastolowicz;
- Q1 -- Katarzina of Troppau, d:1505, m. Duke Jan II; <== House of Piast
- P1 -- Duke Wilhelm of Troppau, d:1452, m. Salome z Czastolowicz;
- O1 -- Przemko of Troppau, lvd:1366/1433, m. Katharina von Münsterberg;
- N1 -- Duke Nikolaus II of Troppau, lvd:1318/1365, m. Jutta von Falkenburg;
==> House of Piast
- M1 -- [m1]: King Václav II of Bohemia and Poland, lvd:1271/1305, m. Jutta von Habsburg;
==> House of Habsburg
- B1 = Duke Vratislav I, lvd:888/921, m. Drahomira ze Stodor;
