Knowledge

Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia

Source 📝

921: 36: 358:, the despoiled prince recoursed to the German king. Lothair III declared that no one could succeed to the Bohemian throne without Imperial investiture and proceeded to invade on behalf of Otto II. This, however, was dangerous to the interests of the local nobility, and they rallied around Soběslav. On 18 February 1126, the German and Moravian troops under Lothair met the Bohemian forces at the 393:. In June 1130, the conspiracy was discovered and thwarted with much bloodshed. The dukes survived and continued to rule, but Bretislaus was blinded. Upon the accession of his brother-in-law King 110: 377:
Throughout his reign, Soběslav continued to possess the Olomouc duchy, but his rule in Bohemia was again undermined by his nephew Bretislaus, son of Soběslav's eldest brother Duke
331:
Nevertheless, as the last surviving son of Vratislaus II, he succeeded to the ducal throne after Duke Vladislaus' death in 1125. From the beginning, his rule was contested by
366:. Soběslav routed and captured King Lothair, while Otto II was killed in battle. However, the relationship between the two countries returned to the former 308:
in 1109, Bořivoj's attempts to regain the Bohemian throne failed. In the following fratricidal war that followed the battle, Bořivoj's younger brother
65: 920: 618: 1270: 1315: 343:. Soběslav therefore was an adversary of the German monarchy throughout his reign and began by using the divisiveness of the 1125 427:
and the promise to vest his eldest son Vladislaus with Bohemia upon his death. The duke's reign saw the foundation of many new
554: 17: 390: 448:, the son of his elder brother and predecessor Duke Vladislaus, to the ducal dignity with the approval of Conrad III. 1156: 1131: 611: 301: 87: 58: 1320: 1146: 788: 1330: 1176: 1126: 870: 865: 482: 340: 204: 840: 733: 488: 208: 1221: 1216: 1171: 981: 855: 829: 793: 758: 588: 500: 445: 397:
in 1131, he became entangled in an armed conflict with Duke Bolesław III of Poland, who supported Bela's rival
378: 196: 145: 809: 289: 1211: 1161: 1151: 1136: 992: 819: 753: 743: 738: 571: 457: 412: 309: 184: 135: 728: 277: 242: 1166: 1141: 748: 604: 494: 348: 328:
from 1115 until 1123, when tensions between the brothers rose again and Soběslav was once more expelled.
313: 778: 773: 850: 845: 835: 814: 293: 1325: 1232: 906: 799: 763: 627: 265: 48: 1092: 1031: 987: 901: 654: 359: 273: 232: 52: 44: 669: 297: 1255: 891: 768: 374:
relationship, as King Lothair was released on condition of Soběslav's investiture with Bohemia.
1335: 1227: 363: 69: 1058: 444:
Castle. The succession intended for his son failed, as the Bohemian estates raised his nephew
1305: 1283: 896: 404: 305: 200: 1310: 1237: 1077: 1021: 886: 860: 639: 269: 222: 8: 1274: 1097: 961: 947: 386: 335:, the younger brother of Svatopluk, who gained support not only from Vladislaus's widow 465: 408: 394: 1196: 1111: 1063: 1006: 550: 424: 411:
in 1138, tried to amend relations between the thrones of Bohemia and Germany. At the
382: 344: 332: 191: 942: 389:
and Vratislaus II of Brno, as well as of the church party under Bishop Meinhard of
976: 578: 549:: Přemyslovci. Budování českého státu. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, Praha 2009, 477: 473: 398: 336: 117: 461: 1279: 631: 1299: 1259: 1182: 288:
Soběslav is first documented about 1107, when he and his elder brother Duke
804: 699: 783: 433: 709: 441: 420: 596: 659: 539:
Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe
316:. Later the brothers reconciled and Soběslav was vested with rule at 664: 679: 371: 109: 694: 674: 428: 419:
in the same year, he gave Soběslav the hereditary dignity of the
416: 355: 325: 217: 704: 367: 321: 689: 684: 514: 317: 268:
from 1125 until his death in 1140. He was a member of the
381:(d. 1100). Young Bretislaus referred to the principle of 1264:
During his reign obtained non-hereditary royal title
296:
and fled to the court of their maternal cousin Duke
1297: 468:. The marriage produced at least five children: 57:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 354:When Soběslav decided to dethrone Otto II from 545:Petr Sommer; Třeštík, Dušan; Žemlička, Josef, 304:. After Svatopluk was assassinated during the 612: 536: 520: 431:colonies in Czech lands in the course of the 362:, a frontier fortress at the border with the 619: 605: 385:and had the support of the Moravian dukes 292:were expelled by their Přemyslid relative 108: 88:Learn how and when to remove this message 1204: 1119: 1085: 1051: 1014: 969: 935: 626: 14: 1298: 127:12 April 1125 – 14 February 1140 600: 451: 440:Soběslav died on 14 February 1140 at 29: 347:of King Lothair against rival Duke 24: 351:to further Bohemian independence. 25: 1347: 537:Raffensperger, Christian (2018). 476:, married an unnamed daughter of 27:Duke of Bohemia from 1125 to 1140 1316:12th-century monarchs of Bohemia 919: 34: 13: 1: 719: 507: 491:(~1128-1180), Duke of Bohemia 437:(German eastward expansion}. 276:(d. 1092), by his third wife 258: 159: 1286:from the Wittelsbach dynasty 503:(1137–1192), Duke of Bohemia 497:(1134–1177), Duke at Olomouc 456:About 1123 Soběslav married 7: 10: 1352: 530: 405:Conrad III of Hohenstaufen 312:prevailed, backed by King 1251: 1195: 1110: 1076: 1044: 1005: 960: 928: 917: 879: 718: 647: 638: 585: 576: 568: 563: 238: 228: 216: 190: 180: 168: 155: 151: 141: 131: 123: 116: 107: 102: 1032:Ladislaus the Posthumous 264:– 14 February 1140) was 43:This article includes a 1321:Roman Catholic monarchs 880:1198–1306 (Kings) 557:, besonders S. 198–200. 283: 72:more precise citations. 1331:Czech military leaders 722:870–1198 (Dukes) 472:Vladislaus (d. 1165), 349:Frederick II of Swabia 341:Lothair III of Germany 272:, the youngest son of 670:Přemysl the Ploughman 339:, but also from King 298:Bolesław III Wrymouth 278:Świętosława of Poland 243:Świętosława of Poland 18:Sobeslav I of Bohemia 943:Henry the Carinthian 871:Vladislaus III Henry 294:Svatopluk of Olomouc 1275:Wittelsbach dynasty 769:Boleslaus the Brave 387:Conrad II of Znojmo 201:Udalrich of Olomouc 185:Adelaide of Hungary 815:Svatopluk the Lion 541:. Lexington Books. 521:Raffensperger 2018 452:Marriage and issue 409:King of the Romans 395:Bela II of Hungary 314:Henry V of Germany 45:list of references 1293: 1292: 1247: 1246: 1197:Habsburg-Lorraine 1191: 1190: 1106: 1105: 1072: 1071: 1040: 1039: 1001: 1000: 956: 955: 915: 914: 595: 594: 586:Succeeded by 555:978-80-7106-352-0 425:Holy Roman Empire 383:agnatic seniority 360:Battle of Chlumec 333:Otto II the Black 270:Přemyslid dynasty 248: 247: 223:Přemyslid dynasty 176:(aged 64–65) 98: 97: 90: 16:(Redirected from 1343: 1326:Dukes of Bohemia 1271:Elector Palatine 1202: 1201: 1117: 1116: 1083: 1082: 1049: 1048: 1028: 1012: 1011: 967: 966: 933: 932: 923: 866:Henry Bretislaus 744:Saint Wenceslaus 721: 645: 644: 621: 614: 607: 598: 597: 569:Preceded by 561: 560: 542: 524: 518: 364:March of Meissen 306:Battle of Głogów 263: 260: 205:Maria of Bohemia 175: 172:14 February 1140 164: 161: 112: 100: 99: 93: 86: 82: 79: 73: 68:this article by 59:inline citations 38: 37: 30: 21: 1351: 1350: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1296: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1243: 1205:1780–1918 1187: 1120:1526–1780 1102: 1086:1471–1526 1068: 1052:1457–1471 1036: 1026: 1015:1437–1457 997: 970:1310–1437 952: 936:1306–1310 924: 911: 875: 714: 634: 625: 591: 582: 579:Duke of Bohemia 574: 533: 528: 527: 519: 515: 510: 478:Albert the Bear 474:Duke at Olomouc 454: 399:Boris Kalamanos 337:Richeza of Berg 286: 266:Duke of Bohemia 261: 211: 207: 203: 199: 173: 162: 118:Duke of Bohemia 94: 83: 77: 74: 63: 49:related reading 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1349: 1339: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1291: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1280:Prince-elector 1277: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1256:Duke of Poland 1252: 1249: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1242: 1241: 1235: 1233:Francis Joseph 1230: 1225: 1219: 1214: 1208: 1206: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1186: 1185: 1180: 1177:Charles Albert 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1123: 1121: 1114: 1108: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1101: 1100: 1095: 1089: 1087: 1080: 1074: 1073: 1070: 1069: 1067: 1066: 1061: 1055: 1053: 1046: 1042: 1041: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1018: 1016: 1009: 1003: 1002: 999: 998: 996: 995: 990: 985: 979: 977:John the Blind 973: 971: 964: 958: 957: 954: 953: 951: 950: 945: 939: 937: 930: 926: 925: 918: 916: 913: 912: 910: 909: 907:Wenceslaus III 904: 899: 894: 889: 883: 881: 877: 876: 874: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 851:Conrad II Otto 848: 843: 838: 833: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 725: 723: 716: 715: 713: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 651: 649: 642: 636: 635: 624: 623: 616: 609: 601: 593: 592: 587: 584: 575: 570: 566: 565: 564:Regnal titles 559: 558: 543: 532: 529: 526: 525: 523:, p. 171. 512: 511: 509: 506: 505: 504: 498: 492: 486: 485:(1124/25-1172) 480: 460:, daughter of 453: 450: 285: 282: 246: 245: 240: 236: 235: 230: 226: 225: 220: 214: 213: 194: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 170: 166: 165: 157: 153: 152: 149: 148: 143: 139: 138: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 114: 113: 105: 104: 96: 95: 53:external links 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1348: 1337: 1336:Sons of kings 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1301: 1285: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1260:Piast dynasty 1257: 1254: 1253: 1250: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1194: 1184: 1183:Maria Theresa 1181: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1157:Ferdinand III 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1122: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1109: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1093:Vladislaus II 1091: 1090: 1088: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1075: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1056: 1054: 1050: 1047: 1043: 1033: 1030: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1019: 1017: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1004: 994: 991: 989: 988:Wenceslaus IV 986: 983: 980: 978: 975: 974: 972: 968: 965: 963: 959: 949: 946: 944: 941: 940: 938: 934: 931: 927: 922: 908: 905: 903: 902:Wenceslaus II 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 884: 882: 878: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 856:Wenceslaus II 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 831: 830:Vladislaus II 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 805:Bretislaus II 803: 801: 798: 795: 794:Vratislaus II 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 759:Boleslaus III 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 726: 724: 717: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 652: 650: 646: 643: 641: 637: 633: 629: 622: 617: 615: 610: 608: 603: 602: 599: 590: 589:Vladislaus II 581: 580: 573: 567: 562: 556: 552: 548: 544: 540: 535: 534: 522: 517: 513: 502: 501:Wenceslaus II 499: 496: 493: 490: 487: 484: 481: 479: 475: 471: 470: 469: 467: 463: 459: 449: 447: 446:Vladislaus II 443: 438: 436: 435: 430: 426: 422: 421:archcupbearer 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 379:Bretislaus II 375: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 352: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 281: 279: 275: 274:Vratislaus II 271: 267: 256: 252: 244: 241: 237: 234: 233:Vratislaus II 231: 227: 224: 221: 219: 215: 210: 206: 202: 198: 197:Wenceslaus II 195: 193: 189: 186: 183: 179: 171: 167: 158: 154: 150: 147: 146:Vladislaus II 144: 140: 137: 134: 130: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 106: 101: 92: 89: 81: 78:December 2015 71: 67: 61: 60: 54: 50: 46: 41: 32: 31: 19: 1306:1070s births 1147:Ferdinand II 1078:Jagiellonian 1045:Non-dynastic 929:Non-dynastic 892:Wenceslaus I 841:Sobeslaus II 824: 820:Vladislaus I 789:Spytihněv II 784:Bretislaus I 754:Boleslaus II 739:Vratislaus I 577: 572:Vladislaus I 546: 538: 516: 462:Prince Álmos 455: 439: 432: 403: 376: 353: 330: 310:Vladislaus I 287: 254: 250: 249: 174:(1140-02-14) 136:Vladislaus I 84: 75: 64:Please help 56: 1311:1140 deaths 1228:Ferdinand V 1142:Matthias II 1127:Ferdinand I 1027:Interregnum 825:Sobeslaus I 749:Boleslaus I 734:Spytihněv I 495:Udalrich II 489:Soběslav II 434:Ostsiedlung 262: 1075 209:Soběslav II 163: 1075 132:Predecessor 70:introducing 1300:Categories 1222:Francis II 1217:Leopold II 1172:Charles II 1137:Rudolph II 1132:Maximilian 1064:Matthias I 982:Charles IV 962:Luxembourg 897:Ottokar II 810:Bořivoj II 583:1125–1140 508:References 407:, elected 290:Bořivoj II 251:Soběslav I 212:Vladislaus 103:Soběslav I 1273:from the 1258:from the 1238:Charles I 1212:Joseph II 1162:Leopold I 1152:Frederick 993:Sigismund 948:Rudolph I 887:Ottokar I 861:Ottokar I 846:Frederick 836:Frederick 729:Bořivoj I 700:Křesomysl 648:Legendary 640:Přemyslid 413:Reichstag 255:Sobeslaus 142:Successor 1267:Antiking 1167:Joseph I 1112:Habsburg 1007:Habsburg 800:Conrad I 764:Vladivoj 710:Hostivít 680:Nezamysl 628:Monarchs 458:Adelaide 442:Hostinné 372:suzerain 345:election 1284:Bavaria 779:Oldřich 774:Jaromír 695:Vnislav 675:Valasca 632:Bohemia 531:Sources 466:Hungary 423:of the 417:Bamberg 356:Olomouc 326:Moravia 66:improve 1059:George 1022:Albert 705:Neklan 665:Libuše 553:  547:et al. 429:German 391:Prague 368:vassal 322:Znojmo 302:Poland 253:(also 239:Mother 229:Father 181:Spouse 1240:(III) 1179:(II) 1098:Louis 690:Vojen 685:Mnata 655:Czech 483:Maria 218:House 192:Issue 124:Reign 51:, or 660:Krok 551:ISBN 320:and 318:Brno 284:Life 169:Died 156:Born 1282:of 1224:(I) 984:(I) 832:(I) 796:(I) 630:of 464:of 415:of 324:in 300:of 1302:: 720:c. 401:. 280:. 259:c. 257:; 160:c. 55:, 47:, 620:e 613:t 606:v 370:- 91:) 85:( 80:) 76:( 62:. 20:)

Index

Sobeslav I of Bohemia
list of references
related reading
external links
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message

Duke of Bohemia
Vladislaus I
Vladislaus II
Adelaide of Hungary
Issue
Wenceslaus II
Udalrich of Olomouc
Maria of Bohemia
Soběslav II
House
Přemyslid dynasty
Vratislaus II
Świętosława of Poland
Duke of Bohemia
Přemyslid dynasty
Vratislaus II
Świętosława of Poland
Bořivoj II
Svatopluk of Olomouc
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Poland

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.