Vladislaus I was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death.
Vladislav I
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.
Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
…his death. Vladislav I was a son of Vratislaus II of Bohemia by his second wife Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. Together with his cousin Svatopluk, Vladislav expelled his brother Bořivoj II from Bohemia in 1107. In 1109, Svatopluk was killed during a campaign in Poland, and Vladislav I succeeded…
Image of Svatopluk from a fresco in Znojmo
Baroque tombstone of Svatopluk and his son Wenceslaus Henry in Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc, Czech Republic