Battle of Chlumec (1126)
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The Second Battle of Chlumec was the culmination of the war of succession to the Duchy of Bohemia. It occurred on 18 February 1126 in the vicinity of the village of Chlumec
(German: Kulm) near Chabařovice
on the southern side of the Erzgebirge.
Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (of the House of Přemysl) sought to succeed his brother Vladislav I upon the latter's death in 1125. Otto II, Duke of Moravia also wanted the duchy and requested assistance from Lothar III, the Holy Roman Emperor. Lothar marched to Bohemia with his army in 1126, and met Sobeslav's army either near Chlumec or in the vicinity of Lotarův vrch near Jílové
. The exact location of the battle is not known.
Otto fell in action, and Lothar was captured. Soběslav won a convincing victory, and released his captive on the condition of his investiture.
Chlumec (Ústí nad Labem District)
Chlumec is a village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 4,402 ....
(German: Kulm) near Chabařovice
Chabarovice
Chabařovice is a town in the Ústí nad Labem District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. Until the expulsion of Germans after World War II it was inhabited mainly by the German population....
on the southern side of the Erzgebirge.
Jílové
Jílové is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Jílovský potok valley 8 km west of Děčín.-External links:*...
. The exact location of the battle is not known.
Otto fell in action, and Lothar was captured. Soběslav won a convincing victory, and released his captive on the condition of his investiture.