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Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

1271 - 1305

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Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (Czech: Václav II.; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; 27 September 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305). He was the only son of King Ottokar II of Bohemia and Ottokar's second wife Kunigunda. He was born in 1271, ten years after the marriage of his parents. Kunigunda was the daughter of Rostislav Mikhailovich, lord of Slavonia, son of a Grand Prince of Kiev, and Anna of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia is the 1,518th most popular politician (down from 1,446th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Czech Politician.

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia is most famous for being the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and the brother of Emperor Sigismund. He was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia ranks 1,518 out of 19,576. Before him are Stjepan Mesić, Childebert I, As-Saffah, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Krum, and Jean-Claude Juncker. After him are Rafic Hariri, Andronikos III Palaiologos, Öljaitü, Ivan V of Russia, Numerian, and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1271, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia ranks 2. Before him is Ghazan. After him are Henry II of Jerusalem, Elizabeth of Portugal, Zhao Bing, Charles Martel of Anjou, Emperor Gong of Song, Mikhail of Tver, Judith of Habsburg, and Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1305, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia ranks 3. Before him are William Wallace, and John IV Laskaris. After him are Joan I of Navarre, Roger de Flor, Guy, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kameyama, Nicholas of Tolentino, Roger of Lauria, Jean de Meun, Maximus Planudes, and Moses de León.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia ranks 51 out of 1,200. Before him are Karl Kautsky (1854), Adolf Loos (1870), Johann Palisa (1848), Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Václav Klaus (1941), and Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289). After him are Madeleine Albright (1937), Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1547), Emil Hácha (1872), Adalbert of Prague (955), Antonín Panenka (1948), and George of Poděbrady (1420).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia ranks 10. Before him are Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892), Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233), Miloš Zeman (1944), Klement Gottwald (1896), Václav Klaus (1941), and Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289). After him are Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1547), Emil Hácha (1872), George of Poděbrady (1420), Bonne of Luxembourg (1315), Karl Hermann Frank (1898), and Karl Renner (1870).

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