Vratislav II PŘEMYSLID, King of Bohemia
- Born: Abt 1032, Praha, Bohemia
- Married (1): 1058
- Married (2): 1062/3
- Died: 14 Jan 1092/3
Research Notes:
The Chronica Boemorum names (in order) "Spitignev, Wratislaw, Conradus, Iaromir, Otto" as the five sons of "Bracizlaus [et] Iuditha". The Annalista Saxo names "Wratizlao duce" as another son of Judith von Schweinfurt, specifying that he brought his mother's body back to Prague for burial.
Herzog von Olmütz 1054-1059. He succeeded his brother in 1061 as VRATISLAV II Duke of the Bohemians. The extent of Bohemian integration in imperial affairs is demonstrated by the grants by "Heinricus…rex" of "comitatum Histrie" and "marchiam Carniole" to the church of Aquileia at the request of "ducibus autem Writizlao Boemie ac Liudolfo Carintie, Cuonone quoque palatino comite et Tieboldo marchione" by two charters dated 11 Jun 1077. The Chronica Boemorum records that "dux Wratislaus et sui fratres Chounradus atque Otto" fought against "orientalem marchionem Lupoldum filium Lucz", the passage being undated with the date 1082 inserted in the margin of the edition.
Vratislav was declared King of Bohemia at Prague 15 Jun 1085 or 1086. The Annales Gradicenses record that "rex Wratislaus factus est" in 1086 and that in 1087 "dux Boemie…Wratislaus" was anointed as king and "uxor eius Zuslava" as queen.
The Annales Gradicenses record the death in 1093 "Wratizlaus rex" and his succession by "Chonradus". The Chronicon of Mariano Scotti records the death in 1093 of "Fratizlaus dux Boemiæ" when he fell from his horse while hunting. The Cronica Principum Regni Boemiæ records the death in 1093 of "Wratislaus…filius Bretislai, fundator Ecclesiæ Wissegradensis…primus Rex Boemiæ". 1
Marriage Information:
Vratislav married Adleyta ÁRPÁD, Princess of Hungary, daughter of András I "the Catholic" ÁRPÁD, King of Hungary, and Anastasiya Yaroslavna RURIK, Princess of Kiev, in 1058. (Adleyta ÁRPÁD was born about 1040 in Esztergom, K-Esztergom, Hungary and died on 27 Jan 1061/2.)
Marriage Information:
Vratislav also married Swiętosława PIAST Princess of Poland, daughter of Kazimierz I Karol "Odnowiciel/the Renewer" PIAST, Prince of Poland, and Dobronega Maria Vladimirovna RURIK, Princess of Kiev, in 1062/3. (Swiętosława PIAST Princess of Poland was born about 1048 in Kraków, Poland and died on 1 Sep 1126.) |