Břetislav the Bohemian Achilles (b. between 1005-1012, d. January 10, 1055) of the house of Premyslids was a duke of Bohemia from 1035 till 1055. Events Malcolm II succeeds Kenneth III as king of Scotland. ... Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... This article is about an ancient Czech ruler. ... Bohemia Bohemia is also a place in the State of New York in the USA, see: Bohemia, New York. ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ...

Břetislav was a son of duke Oldřich, then the protector of the Žatecko province, and his would-be wife Božena. In 1019 at Schweinfurt he kidnapped his future wife Judith of Schweinfurt (Jitka), a daughter of a Bavarian margrave, Henry of Schweinfurt of Nordgau. Oldřich (b. ... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ... Schweinfurt is a city in the Unterfranken region of Bavaria in Germany. ...

During his father’s reign, in 1029, he took back Moravia from Poland. About 1031 Břetislav invaded Hungary in order to prevent its expansion under king Stephen. The partition of Bohemia between Oldřich and his brother Jaromir in 1034 was probably the reason why Břetislav fled beyond Bohemian border only to come back to take the throne after Jaromir’s abdication. Events Births Alp Arslan, second sultan of the dynasty of Seljuk Lulach, king of Scotland Deaths Categories: 1029 ... Moravia (Czech: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország, Dutch: Moravië) is the eastern part of the Czech Republic. ... Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ... A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. ... Jaromir, Duke of Bohemia, was the second son of Boleslaus II the Pious. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ...

In 1035 Břetislav helped Emperor Conrad II in his war against the Lusatians. In 1038 he invaded Little Poland, captured Krakow and Poznan and sacked the capital, Gniezno, bringing the relics of St Adalbert back with him. On the way back he conquered part of Silesia including Wrocław. His main goal was to set up an archbishopric see in Prague and create a large state subject only to the Holy Roman Empire. In 1041 the German King Henry III invaded Bohemia but was forced to retreat by an ambush on his supply lines. However, Břetislav was aware that he could not hold out indefinitely against the Germans and signed a truce with Henry III. In the ensuing peace treaty Břetislav renounced all of his conquests save for Moravia. Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... Conrad II (c. ... Lusatia (German Lausitz, Upper Sorbian Łužica, Lower Sorbian Łužyca, Polish Łużyce, Czech and Serbian Lužice, sometimes called Sorbia, is historical region between Bóbr-Kwisa rivers and Elbe river in northeastern Germany (states of Saxony and Brandenburg), south-western Poland (voivodship of Lower Silesia and northern... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 71 040 none 1737/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52°32 N 17°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint... Adalbert (Czech:   VojtÄ›ch?, Polish: Wojciech, Germanic equivalent Adalbert - the joy of warrior) (c. ... Silesia (Polish ÅšlÄ…sk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... Wrocław, ( [:vrɔʦwaf]), German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Revolt at Worcester against the naval taxes of Harthacanute. ... Henry III (October 29, 1017 – October 5, 1056), called the Black, was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. ... An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ... Supply lines are roads, rail, and other transportation infrastructure needed to replenish the consumables that a military unit requires to function in the field. ...

In 1047 Emperor Henry III negotiated a peace treaty between Břetislav and the Poles. This pact worked in Břetislav's favour as the Polish ruler swore never again to attack Bohemia in return for an annual subsidy to Gniezno. In 1054 Bretislav issued the famous Seniority Law. For the first time this act stated that Bohemia and Moravia would pass directly through the senior line of the Premyslid dynasty. Younger members of the dynasty were allowed to govern Moravia, but only at the Duke's discretion.

Břetislav was the author of decrees concerning the rules of Christianization, which included a ban on polygamy or trade on holidays. St Francis Xavier converting the Paravas: a 19th-century image of the docile heathen The historical phenomenon of Christianization, the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire peoples at once (a political shift as much as a spontaneous mass shift in individual consciences), also includes the practice... The term polygamy (literally much marriage in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ...

Břetislav died at Chudrim in 1055 during his preparation for another invasion of Hungary and was succeeded by his son Spytihnev II. Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ...

Oldřich (b. ... The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech ZemÄ› koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... Spytihnev II (1031 - January 28, 1061) was duke of Bohemia from March 1055 until his death. ...