Svatopluk I of Moravia

Svatopluk I of Moravia

Svatopluk I or Svätopluk I, also known as Svatopluk the Great (Medieval Latin: Zuentepulc(us), Zuentibald, Sventopulch(us), Zvataplug; Old Church Slavic: Свѧтопълкъ and transliterated Svętopъłkъ; Polish: Świętopełk; Greek: Σφενδοπλόκος, Sfendoplókos), was a ruler of Great Moravia, which attained its maximum territorial expansion during his reign (870–871, 871–894).Svatopluk's career started in the 860s, when he governed a principality within Moravia, the location of which is still a matter of debate among historians, under the suzerainty of his uncle, Rastislav. In 870 Svatopluk dethroned Rastislav, who was a vassal of Louis the German, and betrayed him to the Franks. Within a year, however, the Franks also imprisoned Svatopluk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Svatopluk I of Moravia has received more than 181,693 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Svatopluk I of Moravia is the 1,843rd most popular politician (up from 2,119th in 2019).

Svatopluk I of Moravia is most famous for his victory over the German king Otto I in 955.