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Encyclopedia > Spytihnev I

Spytihněv I (? - 915), Duke of Bohemia (894/895 - 915), was the eldest son of Borivoj I.


Spytihnev is known solely for his 895 alliance with Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, (Diet of Augsburg)separating Bohemia from Great Moravia. Designed to protect Bohemia against the ravages of Magyar raiders, this pact also opened Bohemia to East Frankish Carolingian culture and paved the way for the eventual triumph of Roman Catholicism in Czech spiritual affairs.

Preceded by:
Borivoj I		 Duke of Bohemia Succeeded by:
Vratislav I

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Czech history Premyslid dynasti 870 - 1306 (3544 words)
Spytihnev orientation towards Bavaria was essentially decisive in the inclination of the Czech territory towards the culture of the "Latin" West.
The impact of this step was not manifested instantly, however, and practically for the entire 10th and 11th centuries two cultures coexisted in Bohemia, the Latin and the slowly-receding Old Church Slavonic.
After Spytihnev´s brother Vratislav I succeeded him after his demise, the founder of St. George's Church at the Prague Castle.
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