Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
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Svatopluk was Duke of Bohemia from 1107 until his assassination in 1109. His rule was overshadowed by the fierce conflict around the Bohemian throne in the 12th century.
Image of Svatopluk from a fresco in Znojmo
Baroque tombstone of Svatopluk and his son Wenceslaus Henry in Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Siege of Głogów
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The Siege of Głogów or Defense of Głogów took place on 24 August 1109 at the Silesian town of Głogów, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. The event, recorded by the chronicler Gal
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
…Zbigniew, he invaded Poland, again with the support of Svatopluk, who led a Bohemian army across the Sudetes into Silesia to join the German forces at the Battle of Głogów. Here Svatopluk was killed on 21 September 1109 in Henry's tent by a member of the Bohemian Vršovice noble family named John, whose chief Mutina he had…
Monument to the children of Głogów
Inscription citing Gallus Anonymus: "It is better and more honourable if the citizens as well as the hostages die by the sword for the fatherland than by submission pay for a dishonourable life as slaves of alien masters."