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Vratislaus II of Bohemia

1035 - 1092

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Vratislaus II (or Wratislaus II) (Czech: Vratislav II.) (c. 1032 – 14 January 1092), the son of Bretislaus I and Judith of Schweinfurt, was the first King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085, his royal title granted as a lifetime honorific from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV that did not establish a hereditary monarchy. Before his elevation to the royal dignity, Vratislaus had ruled Bohemia as duke since 1061. On his father's death in 1055, Vratislaus became duke of Olomouc, whereas his older brother became Duke of Bohemia as Spytihněv II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vratislaus II of Bohemia has received more than 183,104 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Vratislaus II of Bohemia is the 2,989th most popular politician (up from 3,155th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 104th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Czech Politician.

Vratislaus II of Bohemia was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was the first King of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor. He is most famous for his victory over Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia and his allies in a battle near Brno in 1029.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vratislaus II of Bohemia ranks 2,989 out of 19,576. Before him are King Huiwen of Qin, Bülent Ecevit, Kenneth MacAlpin, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Latife Uşşaki, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark. After him are Sargon I, Kaykhusraw I, Oleg Penkovsky, Ahhotep I, Emperor Go-Yōzei, and Merenre Nemtyemsaf II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1035, Vratislaus II of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Robert I, Count of Flanders, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Hermann of Salm, Constantine I, Prince of Armenia, and Hereward the Wake. Among people deceased in 1092, Vratislaus II of Bohemia ranks 3. Before him are Malik-Shah I, and Nizam al-Mulk. After him are Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Tzachas, and Philaretos Brachamios.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vratislaus II of Bohemia ranks 100 out of 1,200. Before him are Alois Senefelder (1771), Jobst of Moravia (1351), Henry of Bohemia (1265), Pavel Nedvěd (1972), Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein (1940), and Balthasar Neumann (1687). After him are Konrad Henlein (1898), Eduard Bloch (1872), Jan Neruda (1834), Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890), Oldřich Nejedlý (1909), and Emil Škoda (1839).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Vratislaus II of Bohemia ranks 27. Before him are Maria Christina of Austria (1858), Antonín Novotný (1904), Victor Lustig (1890), Petr Pavel (1961), Henry of Bohemia (1265), and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein (1940). After him are Konrad Henlein (1898), Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856), Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840), Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (915), and Jarmila Kratochvílová (1951).

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