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Ottokar II of Bohemia

1233 - 1278

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Ottokar II (Czech: Přemysl Otakar II.; c. 1233, in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who 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. With Ottokar's rule, the Přemyslids reached the peak of their power in the Holy Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ottokar II of Bohemia has received more than 507,919 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Ottokar II of Bohemia is the 1,042nd most popular politician (up from 1,210th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 40th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Politician.

Ottokar II of Bohemia is most famous for being the first king of Bohemia to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Ottokar II was born in 1233 and died in 1278. He was the son of Ottokar I of Bohemia and his wife, Kunigunda. In 1253, Ottokar II married Margaret of Babenberg, who was a daughter of Duke Leopold VI of Austria. In 1273, Ottokar II became the first king of Bohemia to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ottokar II of Bohemia ranks 1,042 out of 15,577. Before him are Jérôme Bonaparte, Abdullah I of Jordan, Sejo of Joseon, Gustav Stresemann, Michael VII Doukas, and Peter III of Aragon. After him are Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Petronius Maximus, Grigory Zinoviev, Edmund I, Yazdegerd III, and Warren G. Harding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1233, Ottokar II of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Al-Nawawi, Rose of Viterbo, and Ibn Manzur. Among people deceased in 1278, Ottokar II of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Al-Nawawi, Madhvacharya, Emperor Duanzong, William of Villehardouin, Bolesław II the Horned, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, and Peire Cardenal.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ottokar II of Bohemia ranks 35 out of 973. Before him are Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850), Jan Žižka (1360), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Leoš Janáček (1854), Adolf Loos (1870), and Karl Kautsky (1854). After him are Klement Gottwald (1896), Max Brod (1884), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907), Jan Palach (1948), Emil Zátopek (1922), and Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Ottokar II of Bohemia ranks 6. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316), Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892), Miloš Zeman (1944), Edvard Beneš (1884), and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850). After him are Klement Gottwald (1896), Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289), Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Emil Hácha (1872), Václav Klaus (1941), and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein (1940).

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