Frederick of Bohemia
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Frederick (died 25 March 1189) was the duke of Olomouc
from 1164 and then duke of Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death. He was the son of King Vladislaus II, who abdicated in 1172 in his favour. However, he could not hold on to his principality, because he was approved of by neither the national diet nor the emperor, and was deposed in September the year following by the emperor at the Diet of . The Emperor Frederick I, godfather and namesake of Frederick, nominated Oldrich, son of Sobeslaus I, but he renounced the throne in favour of Sobeslaus II, friend of peasants, but enemy of both nobles and emperor.
Frederick allied with the emperor and defeated Sobeslav at the battles of Lodenice
and Prague
. The emperor recognised Frederick as an imperial prince, but he also raised the bishop of Prague, Henry Bretislaus, to princely status, making him a direct vassal of the emperor. He also appointed Conrad Otto margrave
over Moravia
and thus divided the duchy into three parts dependent on him. When Frederick, who was practically a puppet of the emperor, died, he was succeeded by Conrad Otto.
By his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Géza II of Hungary
, he had the following issue:
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
from 1164 and then duke of Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death. He was the son of King Vladislaus II, who abdicated in 1172 in his favour. However, he could not hold on to his principality, because he was approved of by neither the national diet nor the emperor, and was deposed in September the year following by the emperor at the Diet of . The Emperor Frederick I, godfather and namesake of Frederick, nominated Oldrich, son of Sobeslaus I, but he renounced the throne in favour of Sobeslaus II, friend of peasants, but enemy of both nobles and emperor.
Frederick allied with the emperor and defeated Sobeslav at the battles of Lodenice
Loděnice
Loděnice may refer to several municipalities in the Czech Republic:* Loděnice * Loděnice * Horní Loděnice...
and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. The emperor recognised Frederick as an imperial prince, but he also raised the bishop of Prague, Henry Bretislaus, to princely status, making him a direct vassal of the emperor. He also appointed Conrad Otto margrave
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
over Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
and thus divided the duchy into three parts dependent on him. When Frederick, who was practically a puppet of the emperor, died, he was succeeded by Conrad Otto.
By his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Géza II of Hungary
Géza II of Hungary
Géza II , , King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Dalmatia and Rama . He ascended the throne as a child and during his minority the kingdom was governed by his mother and uncle...
, he had the following issue:
- Helena (b.1158), affianced to Peter, son of Manuel I KomnenosManuel I KomnenosManuel I Komnenos was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean....
, in 1164 - Sophia (died 25 May 1185), married Albert I, Margrave of Meissen
- LudmillaLudmilla of BohemiaLudmilla of Bohemia was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bohemia and his wife, Elisabeth of Hungary. Ludmilla was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria by her marriage to Louis I, Duke of Bavaria....
(died 14 August 1240), married Adalbert VI, count of BogenBogen, GermanyBogen is a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of 10,105. Bogen is located between the southern slopes of the Bavarian Forest and the Danube River. The town lies on the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill directly placed by the Danube...
, and then Louis I, Duke of BavariaLouis I, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis I of Bavaria was the Duke of Bavaria in 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1214. He was a son of Otto I and his wife Agnes of Loon. Louis was married to Ludmilla, a daughter of Duke Frederick of Bohemia.-Biography:Louis extended the duchy of Bavaria and founded many cities... - Vratislaus (d.1180)
- Olga (fl.c.1163)
- Margaret (died 28 August 1167)