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Oldřich (b.ca. 975,d. November 11, 1034), was duke of Bohemia from the Premyslid dynasty 1012-1033 and briefly 1034. Oldrich became duke when he deposed his brother Jaromir in 1012. Discarding his wife on the grounds that they were childless, Oldrich married a peasant woman known as Bozena. Oldrich and his son Bretislav sought to win back Moravia from the Poles. In 1019 Bretislav drove the Poles out of the eastern lands. Oldrich was deposed by the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II. In 1033,and replaced with his brother Jaromir, but he was captured, blinded and deposed by Oldřich,who seized power again.Oldřich died soon after. The later examination of his skeleton revealed that Oldrich's skull had suffered a fatal blow.

Preceded by:
Jaromir
Duke of Bohemia
First Reign
Succeeded by:
Jaromir
Jaromir Duke of Bohemia
Second Reign
Bretislav I

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Oldrich of Bohemia at AllExperts (307 words)
975 â€" 11 November 1034) was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034.
Oldrich deposed Jaromir on 12 April 1012 and recognised the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Oldrich died abruptly on 9 November 1034 and later examination of his skeleton reveal his skull to have suffered a fatal blow.
Kingdoms of Eastern Europe - Bohemia (1012 words)
In the 9th and early 10th centuries, Bohemia was successively ruled by the Carolingian Franks, the Hungarians and the Holy Roman Empire.
Bohemia was later elevated to a kingdom, but the exact date in which that occurred is a little confused, although Vratislav is the first ruler referred to as "king".
Bohemia and Moravia are merged with Hungarian Slovak territory to form the republic of Czechoslovakia.
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