b. 975
Great Grandson of:
Duke Vratislav I
Oldrich a member of the Premyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly again in 1034. His accession to the Bohemian throne marked the start of a phase of stability during internal dynastic struggles. Under his rule, the Moravian lands were reconquered from Polish occupation.
Oldrich was the third son of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia (d. 999) and his consort Emma of Melník. Upon the death of his father, his eldest brother Boleslaus III succeeded him as duke, however, he soon entered into a fierce conflict with his younger brothers Oldrich and Jaromír. In 1001 both had to flee to the Bavarian court at Regensburg. When Boleslaus III was deposed by the rivaling Vršovci dynasty the next year and the Polish ruler Boleslaw I the Brave invaded Bohemia, King Henry II of Germany intervened. Upon his expedition to Prague, Boleslaus' brothers were able to return and Jaromír was installed as Bohemian duke in 1004.
In 1032, Duke Oldrich was invited to the Hoftag diet at Merseburg, but did not appear. His absence raised the ire of the emperor and Conrad, busy with events in Burgundy, charged his son Henry III with punishing the recalcitrant
Bohemian. Oldrich was arrested, deposed and sent to Bavaria. He was again replaced by his brother Jaromír. However, when Oldrich was pardoned the next year, he
returned to Bohemia and had Jaromír captured, blinded, and deposed. He seized power again and drove out Jaromír's son from Moravia.
Oldrich died abruptly on 9 November 1034 and later examination of his skeleton reveal his skull to have suffered a fatal blow. Jaromír then renounced the throne
in favor of his nephew Bretislaus.
According to legend rendered by the medieval chronicler Cosmas of Prague, Duke Oldrich about 1002 married a peasant girl known as Božena, daughter of Kresina, after discarding his first wife on the grounds that they were childless. Together they had a son: Bretislaus I.
SOURCE:
"Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Burials_at_St._George%27s_Basilica,_Prague
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich,_Duke_of_Bohemia
Great Grandson of:
Duke Vratislav I
Oldrich a member of the Premyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly again in 1034. His accession to the Bohemian throne marked the start of a phase of stability during internal dynastic struggles. Under his rule, the Moravian lands were reconquered from Polish occupation.
Oldrich was the third son of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia (d. 999) and his consort Emma of Melník. Upon the death of his father, his eldest brother Boleslaus III succeeded him as duke, however, he soon entered into a fierce conflict with his younger brothers Oldrich and Jaromír. In 1001 both had to flee to the Bavarian court at Regensburg. When Boleslaus III was deposed by the rivaling Vršovci dynasty the next year and the Polish ruler Boleslaw I the Brave invaded Bohemia, King Henry II of Germany intervened. Upon his expedition to Prague, Boleslaus' brothers were able to return and Jaromír was installed as Bohemian duke in 1004.
In 1032, Duke Oldrich was invited to the Hoftag diet at Merseburg, but did not appear. His absence raised the ire of the emperor and Conrad, busy with events in Burgundy, charged his son Henry III with punishing the recalcitrant
Bohemian. Oldrich was arrested, deposed and sent to Bavaria. He was again replaced by his brother Jaromír. However, when Oldrich was pardoned the next year, he
returned to Bohemia and had Jaromír captured, blinded, and deposed. He seized power again and drove out Jaromír's son from Moravia.
Oldrich died abruptly on 9 November 1034 and later examination of his skeleton reveal his skull to have suffered a fatal blow. Jaromír then renounced the throne
in favor of his nephew Bretislaus.
According to legend rendered by the medieval chronicler Cosmas of Prague, Duke Oldrich about 1002 married a peasant girl known as Božena, daughter of Kresina, after discarding his first wife on the grounds that they were childless. Together they had a son: Bretislaus I.
SOURCE:
"Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Burials_at_St._George%27s_Basilica,_Prague
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich,_Duke_of_Bohemia
b. 975
Great Grandson of:
Duke Vratislav I
Oldrich a member of the Premyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly again in 1034. His accession to the Bohemian throne marked the start of a phase of stability during internal dynastic struggles. Under his rule, the Moravian lands were reconquered from Polish occupation.
Oldrich was the third son of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia (d. 999) and his consort Emma of Melník. Upon the death of his father, his eldest brother Boleslaus III succeeded him as duke, however, he soon entered into a fierce conflict with his younger brothers Oldrich and Jaromír. In 1001 both had to flee to the Bavarian court at Regensburg. When Boleslaus III was deposed by the rivaling Vršovci dynasty the next year and the Polish ruler Boleslaw I the Brave invaded Bohemia, King Henry II of Germany intervened. Upon his expedition to Prague, Boleslaus' brothers were able to return and Jaromír was installed as Bohemian duke in 1004.
In 1032, Duke Oldrich was invited to the Hoftag diet at Merseburg, but did not appear. His absence raised the ire of the emperor and Conrad, busy with events in Burgundy, charged his son Henry III with punishing the recalcitrant
Bohemian. Oldrich was arrested, deposed and sent to Bavaria. He was again replaced by his brother Jaromír. However, when Oldrich was pardoned the next year, he
returned to Bohemia and had Jaromír captured, blinded, and deposed. He seized power again and drove out Jaromír's son from Moravia.
Oldrich died abruptly on 9 November 1034 and later examination of his skeleton reveal his skull to have suffered a fatal blow. Jaromír then renounced the throne
in favor of his nephew Bretislaus.
According to legend rendered by the medieval chronicler Cosmas of Prague, Duke Oldrich about 1002 married a peasant girl known as Božena, daughter of Kresina, after discarding his first wife on the grounds that they were childless. Together they had a son: Bretislaus I.
SOURCE:
"Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Burials_at_St._George%27s_Basilica,_Prague
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich,_Duke_of_Bohemia
Great Grandson of:
Duke Vratislav I
Oldrich a member of the Premyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly again in 1034. His accession to the Bohemian throne marked the start of a phase of stability during internal dynastic struggles. Under his rule, the Moravian lands were reconquered from Polish occupation.
Oldrich was the third son of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia (d. 999) and his consort Emma of Melník. Upon the death of his father, his eldest brother Boleslaus III succeeded him as duke, however, he soon entered into a fierce conflict with his younger brothers Oldrich and Jaromír. In 1001 both had to flee to the Bavarian court at Regensburg. When Boleslaus III was deposed by the rivaling Vršovci dynasty the next year and the Polish ruler Boleslaw I the Brave invaded Bohemia, King Henry II of Germany intervened. Upon his expedition to Prague, Boleslaus' brothers were able to return and Jaromír was installed as Bohemian duke in 1004.
In 1032, Duke Oldrich was invited to the Hoftag diet at Merseburg, but did not appear. His absence raised the ire of the emperor and Conrad, busy with events in Burgundy, charged his son Henry III with punishing the recalcitrant
Bohemian. Oldrich was arrested, deposed and sent to Bavaria. He was again replaced by his brother Jaromír. However, when Oldrich was pardoned the next year, he
returned to Bohemia and had Jaromír captured, blinded, and deposed. He seized power again and drove out Jaromír's son from Moravia.
Oldrich died abruptly on 9 November 1034 and later examination of his skeleton reveal his skull to have suffered a fatal blow. Jaromír then renounced the throne
in favor of his nephew Bretislaus.
According to legend rendered by the medieval chronicler Cosmas of Prague, Duke Oldrich about 1002 married a peasant girl known as Božena, daughter of Kresina, after discarding his first wife on the grounds that they were childless. Together they had a son: Bretislaus I.
SOURCE:
"Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Burials_at_St._George%27s_Basilica,_Prague
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich,_Duke_of_Bohemia
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