PŘEMYSL

pərzhĕmˈĭsəl, earliest dynasty of Bohemia. Its semilegendary founder was the peasant Přemysl, whom the Bohemian Princess (sometimes called Queen) Libussa chose as her husband at some time in the 8th cent. Their successors united Bohemia into a single duchy and completed its Christianization. Outstanding among the early Přemyslid dukes were St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslaus"); Boleslav I (reigned 929–67), who extended his kingdom to Moravia and parts of Silesia; Bratislav I (reigned 1034–55), who temporarily occupied Poland and Silesia; and Vratislav II (reigned 1061–92), who in 1086 received from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV the nonhereditary title of king of Bohemia. The royal title became permanent and hereditary only with Ottocar I (reigned 1198–1230). He was succeeded by Wenceslaus I, Ottocar II, Wenceslaus II (who was also king of Poland), and Wenceslaus III, with whom the dynasty died out in 1306. Wenceslaus III's sister married John of Luxembourg, elected king of Bohemia in 1310.

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books on: PRemysl  - 74 results

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The Arthur of the Germans: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval German and Dutch Literature
Book by W. H. Jackson, S. A. Ranawake; University of Wales Press, 2000
Subjects: Arthur--King--In Literature, Arthurian Romances--History And Criticism, Dutch Literature--To 1500--History And Criticism, German Literature--Middle High German, 1050-1500--History And Criticism
...Two thirteenth-century Bohemian rulers, Premysl Ottokar I (1197-1230) and Premysl Ottokar II (1253-78) bore Slavonic and German...intention of satisfying both ethnic camps, and Premysl Ottokar II even had two seals inscribed, one...
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Atlas of Medieval Europe
Book by Angus Mackay, David Ditchburn; Routledge, 1997
...Bohemia from its mythical origins under Premysl the Ploughman to the extinction of the...capitalize on dissensions within the empire was Premysl Otakar I (1198-1230) who obtained...most powerful member of the dynasty was Premysl Otakar II (1253-78). Already duke...
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The Story of Bohemia from the Earliest Times to the Fall of National Independence in 1620
Book by C. Edmund Maurice; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1896
Subjects: Bohemia (Czech Republic)--History--1526-, Bohemia (Czech Republic)--History--To 1526
...265 , 272 , 276 , 283 , 300 -2, 307 , 388 Premysl, first King of Bohemia, 6 , 7 Premysl Ottakar I., his relations with Empire, 63...with clergy, 64 ; with the towns, 71 , 72 Premysl Ottakar II., his career as Margrave, 64...
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Relating Architecture to Landscape
Book by Jan Birksted; E & FN Spon, 1999
Subjects: Architecture, Gardens--Design, Landscape Architecture
...of Hradcany under the founders of the Premysl dynasty, Queen Libuse and her consort, the peasant farmer Premysl. 29 The form of Plecniks threshold...that allude to the labours of the farmer Premysl. While Plecnik sought broader connotations...
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Women at the Beginning: Origin Myths from the Amazons to the Virgin Mary
Book by Patrick J. Geary; Princeton University Press, 2006
Subjects: Beginning--Mythology, Women--Mythology
...but the simple reporting of traditions concerning Libuse and Premysl. Clearly, he is extremely ambivalent about Libuse. On the...demonstrates herself superior to the men of her time. She is, with Premysl, the ancestor of the Bohemian dukes, including Duke Vladislav...
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The Nation-State, Religion, and Uncivil Society: Two Perspectives from the Periphery
Journal article by Chris Hann; Daedalus, Vol. 126, 1997
Subjects: Poland--Politics and government, Religion and state--Analysis, Turkey--Politics and government
...from the state border, the small city of Premysl, a center of ecclesiastical and secular...everywhere uniformly welcomed. Events in Premysl revealed disturbing signs.(25) Shortly...people of the Lazi country and of the Premysl region, a number of factors need to be...
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Legends as Life Strategies for Aspirant Saints in the Later Middle Ages
Journal article by Gábor Klaniczay; Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 26, 1989
Subjects: Folklore
...by the cults of saints, kings and princes like Stephen, Emery, Ladislaus of the Arpadians or Wenceslaus of the Bohemian Premysl. 14 Instead of paying religious tribute to the chivalrous rex iustus , it now becomes the task of the female members to ensure...
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Notes and Comments
Journal article; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 97, 2011
Subjects: Catholicism, Christianity, Colleges & universities, Education, Holocaust, Religion
...the Czech Republic to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Agnes of Bohemia (1211-82), the daughter of Premysl Otakar I (c. 1155-1230), king of Bohemia (1197-1230). She rejected marriage proposals from Emperor Frederick II...
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Other- and Inner-Worldly Asceticism in Medieval Waldensianism: a Weberian Analysis
Journal article by Lutz Kaelber; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 56, 1995
Subjects: Religion And Sociology
...disrupted religious life in the parishes ( Segl 1984 :61-135). In the following decade the new Duke of Austria, Ottokar II Premysl, initiated the persecution of heresy and found a willing ear in the bishop of the diocese of Passau, who had visited the...


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magazine articles on: PRemysl  - 4 results

 
 
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Recalling Legendary Czech Violin Maker Premysl Spidlen
Magazine article by Greg Cahill, Heather K. Scott; Strings, Vol. 25, October 2010
Subjects: Musicians & conductors
Recalling Legendary Czech Violin Maker Premysl Spidlen by Greg Cahill , Heather K. Scott PREMYSL SPIDLEN, THE PROUD PATRIARCH of an influential...making history of the Czech Republic ." Premysl, born in 1920, grew up playing in the sawdust...
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Passing: Premysl Otakar Spindlen
Magazine article; Strings, Vol. 24, March 2010
Passing: Premysl Otakar Spindlen Czech violin maker Premysl Otakar Spindlen died January 6 after a long illness, at the age of 89. Spidlen. (he third generation of an important violin-making family in Prague, earned an international reputation...
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Makers of Instruments and Bows
Magazine article; Strings, Vol. 18, July 2003
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Editor's Note
Magazine article by Greg Cahill; Strings, Vol. 25, October 2010
Subjects: Editors, Grammy awards
...spearheaded by Gustavo Dudamel of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, provides unexpected insights. And, finally, a remembrance of Premysl Spidlen, the celebrated member of a Czech instrument-making dynasty, who not only won professional awards and accolades...


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newspaper articles on: PRemysl  - 2 results

 
 
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Mali Committed
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 15, 2008
...of California. In the Czech Republic on Tuesday, they will meet with Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, Senate President Premysl Sobotka and Human Rights Minister Dzamila Stehlikova. In the Slovak Republic on Wednesday, they will hold talks with Prime...
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National Day of the Czech Republic
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 28, 2006
...is also looking into possible projects in the sugar mill sector. Last March, Senate President of the Czech Republic Hon. Premysl Sobotka visited the Philippines to discuss opportunities to further expand Philippine-Czech relations with emphasis on tourism...


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encyclopedia articles on: PRemysl  - 4 results

 
 
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PŘemysl
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PREMYSL p rzhem is l, earliest dynasty of Bohemia . Its semilegendary founder was the peasant Premysl, whom the Bohemian Princess (sometimes called Queen) Libussa chose as her husband at some time in the 8th cent. Their successors united Bohemia...
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Ottocar I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTOCAR I ot kar or Premysl Ottocar I p rzhem is l ot okar, d. 1230, duke (1197 98) and king (1198 1230) of Bohemia. The struggle within the Holy Roman...
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Ottocar II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTOCAR II or Premysl Ottocar II, c.1230 1278, king of Bohemia (1253 78), son and successor of Wenceslaus I. Ottocar shrewdly exploited the disorders...
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Bohemia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Czechs freed themselves under the leadership of Samo (d. c.658). The legendary Queen Libussa and her husband, the peasant Premysl , founded the first Bohemian dynasty in the 9th cent. Christianity was introduced by saints Cyril and Methodius while Bohemia...


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