#Přemyslid dynasty

[dreamconsumer]

Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907-935).

[venicepearl]

Kunigunde of Bohemia (January 1265 – 27 November 1321) was the eldest daughter of Ottokar II of Bohemia and his second wife, Kunigunda of Slavonia. She was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. She was Princess of Masovia by her marriage to Boleslaus II of Masovia and later became abbess of the St. George's Convent at Prague Castle.

[hejnokavek]

making a powerpoint about the Přemyslid dynasty, call that my Přemyslides

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

In terms of the Czech historical tradition, Libuše was the most important of the three sisters, since she became the founding mother of the Přemyslid dynasty, through her marriage with Přemysl. She is also the only one of the three who was known outside of Bohemia and had a clear pan-Slavic background. It is evident from a Jewish gravestone found in Wrocław that the name Libuše came into use in Silesia as early as the beginning of the fourteenth century:

This gravestone which was erected on head of Mrs. Libusha wife of rabbi [. . .], who has passed to her destiny on the 20th day of Marcheshvan in the year 65 on account [of the sixth millennium] (October 20, 1304). May her soul be [bound] in the bond of eternal life.

Libuše was also probably an eponymous heroine of the Slavic land of Lubusz (German Lebus) in the mid-Oder on both sides of the current-day Polish–German border.

Libuše’s connection with the East Slavic Lybed’, sister of Kiy, Shchek and Khoriv, legendary founders of Kiev, as well as the Croatian Lobelos, brother of Kloukas, and the Hungarian legendary prince Lebedias is central to recon- structing this figure’s pan-Slavic background.

- Slavic Gods and Heroes by Judith Kalik and Alexander Uchitel

[aifsaath]

So... Polish instagram/twitter started posting shitposts about Kaliningrad being annexed by Czechia and I live for the memes.

and of course some russians took it seriously.

The funny thing is that Kaliningrad was founded by a Přemysl Otakar II, one of the most prominent czech kings from the Přemyslid dynasty... Just to throw a spanner into Putin’s “BUT HISTORY!!!” argument. 

[mrdirtybear]

The tomb of of the Bohemian king King Ottokar II (1233-1278), second son of Wenseslas I. Also known as the Iron and Golden King, he was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. He reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278. He also held the titles of Margrave of Moravia from 1247, Duke of Austria from 1251, and Duke of Styria from 1260, as well as Duke of Carinthia and landgrave of Carniola from 1269. Power was like that in the Holy Roman Empire. 

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.26 (bfore 1940)

46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. 715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. 1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. 1212 – The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty. 1345 – Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns. 1371 – Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa. 1423 – Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière. 1493 – Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera. 1580 – Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England. 1687 – Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces. 1688 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. 1777 – American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia. 1789 – George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State. 1799 – War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign. 1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. 1905 – Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity. 1907 – Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire. 1914 – The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. 1917 – World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins. 1918 – World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces. 1923 – The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr. 1933 – As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companys reshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxist POUM and anarcho-syndicalist CNT joining the government.

[gbhbl]

EP Review: Oblivium Regnum – Zrádce (Self Released)

There’s a lot of reasons to be impressed with Zrádce but none more so than the amount of variety on show. Which is very impressive when you consider it’s only 4 tracks long.

Melodic heavy/death metal band Oblivium Regnum, made up of members of the now defunct band, Depressive Reality, have released their EP, Zrádce. Drawing from the historical period of the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty, probably the most famous period of Czech history. Fitting uncomfortably in the melodic death metal genre, simply because they do genre-bend, Oblivium Regnum provide a temperamental…

[roehenstart]

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia by Jan Matejko.

[lehdenlaulu]

Reading about my ancestors, there's some really wild shit sometimes.

Not only is there the usual colorful variety of getting yourself dead in the medieval times: fell in battle against invading Vikings, took an arrow to the knee during a crusade like a moron (here's to you, Hugh of Vermandois), executed for treason, contracted some malady or another, complications from giving birth to your 9th child at the ripe old age of 25, beheaded by sword on the market square of Visby for defying some royal trade decree or another etc. etc., but also drama that you'd think only actually happens in Shakespeare's plays or Game of Thrones or something -- and this is just the stuff circa 800-1100 AD, I mean.

All I can say is that noblesse apparently obliges one to be fucking nuts.

[thealmightykiwi]

Hi I was just gifted a puppet from the Czech Republic, he’s an old king looking fellow! Do you know an appropriate name for him?

Hello! Maybe you could go with Karel/Charles, since Karel IV. was the king (and also Holy Roman emperor), we call him the father of the land. Then there’s Václav, we had four kings of that name and it’s also the name the patron saint of the Czech state (on whose life the “Good King Wenceslas” carol is based on). Or Přemysl after the Přemyslid dynasty and kings Přemysl Otakar I. and II. but idk if you want to deal with the “ř” letter lol 

[venicepearl]

Dobrawa, Duchess of Poland. Painting by Jan Matejko

Doubravka of Bohemia, Dobrawa (ca. 940/45 – 977) was a Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.

She was the daughter of Boleslaus I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, whose wife may have been the mysterious Biagota.

According to earlier sources, Doubravka urged her husband Mieszko I of Poland to accept baptism in 966, the year after their marriage. Modern historians believe, however, that the change of religion by Mieszko was one of the points discussed in the Polish-Bohemian agreement concluded soon before his marriage with Doubravka. Her role in his conversion is not considered now to be as important as it is often represented in medieval chronicles.

[juhele]

"přemyslovci" se podle nasi anglicke ucebnice udajne prekladaji jako "the přemyslid dynasty". Predstavte si chudaky anglicany co se snazi vyslovit to nestastne ř ://

Odvážné od tebe předpokládat, že se Angličani budou snažit to vyslovit. Nebo se o tom vůbec učit.

[mermaidenmystic]

The Dream of Libussa ~ postcard ~ Prague ~ 1920 ~ can’t make out the artist’s name in the right hand corner and none found in my research

“Libuše, Libussa, Libushe or, historically Lubossa, is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. According to legend, she was the youngest but wisest of three sisters, who became queen after their father died; she married a ploughman, Přemysl, with whom she founded the Přemyslid dynasty, and prophesied and founded the city of Prague in the 8th century.

The legend goes that she was the wisest of the three sisters, and while her sister Kazi was a healer and Teta was a magician, she had the gift of seeing the future, and was chosen by her father as his successor, to judge over the people.

Legend says that Libussa came out on a rocky cliff high above the Vltava and prophesied: "I see a great city whose glory will touch the stars." On the site she ordered to build a castle and a town called Prague.” ~Wikipedia

[griffinrampant]

Arms of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Granted 1972

Blazon: Argent per quarterly I and IV an eagle displayed sable armed or enflamed gules, II and III an eagle displayed gules armed or

The eagle in the first and third quarters is one we’ve touched on before - the flaming eagle of the Přemyslid dynasty. The eagle also became known as a symbol of St. Wenceslaus (since he was also a member of the dynasty). The Přemyslids died out in 1306, and in 1339, the king of Bohemia permitted the prince-bishopric of Trent to use their arms. This later evolved into the province of Trentino, which was incorporated into the region. Similarly, the red eagle has been the symbol of the region of Tyrol since 1205. Tyrol is currently split between North Tyrol and South Tyrol; the latter forms the province of Bolzano - Alto Adige, which is the other part of the region.

[historia-bohemica]

Kosmas and his Chronica Boemorum (Chronicle of Bohemians), the oldest known chronicle written in Bohemia about Bohemian history. The original text was written in Latin, since the author - Kosmas (c. 1045 – October 21, 1125) - was a priest and a historian living in Prague. The chronicle is divided into three parts. 

The first book, completed in 1119, starts with the creation of the world and ends in the year 1038. It describes the legendary foundation of the Bohemian state by the oldest Bohemians around the year 600 and the foundation of Přemyslid dynasty, later also the introduction of Christianity in Bohemia. Aside from the seven “legendary” Dukes of Bohemia, it tells of actual historical rulers including St. Václav (Wenceslaus).

The second book describes Bohemian history for the years 1038–1092. The book starts with the heroic deeds of Duke Břetislav and goes on to describe the reign of King Vratislav. The book ends with his death.

The third book (1092–1125) starts with a description of the time of instability and bloody civil wars after Vratislav's death between years 1092 and 1109. The Chronica ends with the reign of Vladislav between 1109 and 1125. The same year, 1125, Cosmas died.

The chronicle is a unique object of priceless literary and historical value, giving base to virtually all consequent chronicles and modern Czech historiography.