COMPANIONS from Czechia

Top 8

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Czech Companions of all time. This list of famous Czech Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292 - 1330)

With an HPI of 62.37, Elizabeth of Bohemia is the most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.

Elizabeth of Bohemia (Czech: Eliška Přemyslovna) (20 January 1292 – 28 September 1330) was a princess of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty who became Queen of Bohemia as the first wife of King John the Blind. She was the mother of Emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia, and a daughter of Judith of Habsburg, member of the House of Habsburg.

2. Anne of Bohemia (1366 - 1394)

With an HPI of 62.07, Anne of Bohemia is the 2nd most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

Anne of Bohemia (11 May 1366 – 7 June 1394), also known as Anne of Luxembourg, was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. Her death at the age of 28 was believed to have been caused by plague.

3. Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (1901 - 1990)

With an HPI of 60.80, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg is the 3rd most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (Sophie Marie Franziska Antonia Ignatia Alberta von Hohenberg; (1901-07-24)24 July 1901 – (1990-10-27)27 October 1990) was the only daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, both of whom were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This assassination triggered the First World War, thus Sophie and her two brothers are sometimes described as the first orphans of the First World War.

4. Blanche of Valois (1316 - 1348)

With an HPI of 58.98, Blanche of Valois is the 4th most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Blanche of Valois (baptised Marguerite; 1317–1348) was Queen of Germany and Bohemia by her marriage to King and later Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.

5. Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (1335 - 1349)

With an HPI of 58.60, Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary is the 5th most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Margaret of Bohemia (24 May 1335 – 1349, before October), also known as Margaret of Luxembourg, was a Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage to Louis I of Hungary. She was the second child of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor by his first wife Blanche of Valois. She was a member of the House of Luxembourg.

6. Catherine of Poděbrady (1449 - 1464)

With an HPI of 57.73, Catherine of Poděbrady is the 6th most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Catherine of Poděbrady (11 November 1449 – 8 March 1464) was Queen of Hungary as the second wife of King Matthias Corvinus.

7. Anne of Bavaria (1329 - 1353)

With an HPI of 56.55, Anne of Bavaria is the 7th most famous Czech Companion.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Anne of Bavaria (or of the Palatinate; Czech: Anna Falcká; 26 September 1329 – 2 February 1353) was Queen of Bohemia by marriage to Charles of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Anna, daughter of Otto III of Carinthia.

8. Jan Zajíc (1950 - 1969)

With an HPI of 52.85, Jan Zajíc is the 8th most famous Czech Companion.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Jan Zajíc (died 25 February 1969) was a Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation as a political protest.