Ottokar II of Bohemia
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Ottokar II, the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278. He also held the titles of Margrave of Moravia from 1247, Duke of Austria from 1251, and Duke of Styria from 1260, as well as Duke of Carinthia and landgrave of Carniola from 1269.
Monument to the battle on the Moravian Field near Dürnkrut in 1278
In the painting, Přemysl Otakar II: The Union of Slavic Dynasties (1924), part of Alphonse Mucha's 20-canvas work The Slav Epic, Ottokar is depicted at his niece's wedding celebration, forging alliances with other Slavic rulers in attendance.
Burial crown of Ottokar II of Bohemia at Prague Castle
Margraviate of Moravia
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The Margraviate of Moravia was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire and then Austria-Hungary, existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administered by a margrave in cooperation with a provincial diet. It was variously a de facto independent state, and also subject to the Duchy, later the Kingdom of Bohemia. It comprised the historical region called Moravia, which lies within the present-day Czech Republic.
The former Moravian Diet building. It now houses the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic.
The unadopted coat of arms as a heraldic artwork made by Hugo Gerard Ströhl
Moravian and Austrian Silesian districts, 1897
Image: Knize Vratislav 1