List of Bohemian monarchs
Kings of Bohemia (1085–1092, 1158–1172, 1198–1918)

List of Bohemian monarchs

Section Title: Kings of Bohemia (1085–1092, 1158–1172, 1198–1918)
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Kings of Bohemia

House of Přemyslid

Image	Name	Date	Notes

W vratislav ii 198 320.jpeg	Vratislaus II (Vratislav II.)	1085–1092	First King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085. He ruled as Vratislaus I. under non-hereditary royal title.

Vladislaus II (Vladislav II.)	1158–1172	Nephew of Sobeslaus I, son of Duke Vladislaus I. King 1158–1172 as Vladislaus I. Father of king Ottokar I

-	Ottokar I (Přemysl I. Otakar)	1198–1230	First king of hereditary royal title confirmed by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1212 by issuing Golden Bull of Sicily

-	Wenceslaus I (Václav I.)	1230–1253	Son of Ottokar I.

-	Ottokar II (Přemysl II. Otakar)	1253–1278	Son of Wenceslaus I. Also Duke of Austria, Duke of Styria, Duke of Carinthia and Duke of Carniola.

-	Wenceslaus II (Václav II.)	1278–1305	Son of Ottokar II. Also Duke of Kraków (from 1291) and King of Poland (1300–1305).

-	Wenceslaus III (Václav III.)	1305–1306	Son of Wenceslaus II. Uncrowned (as Bohemian king). Also King of Hungary (1301–1305) and King of Poland.

Non-Dynastic

-	Henry the Carinthian (Jindřich Korutanský)	1306	Meinhardiner. Son-in-law of Wenceslaus II. Non-crowned.

-	Rudolph I (Rudolf I.)	1306–1307	Habsburg. Second husband of Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, widow of Wenceslaus II. Non-crowned.

-	Henry the Carinthian	1307–1310	Second time

House of Luxembourg

John of Luxemburg.PNG	John the Blind (Jan Lucemburský)	1310–1346	Son-in-law of Wenceslaus II.

-	Charles I (Karel I.)	1346–1378	Son of John. Also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles IV.

-	Wenceslaus IV (Václav IV.)	1378–1419	Son of Charles IV. Also King of the Romans until 1400.

-	Sigismund (Zikmund)	1419–1437	Brother of Wenceslaus IV. Ruled effective 1436–1437 only (because of the Hussite Revolution).

House of Habsburg

-	Albert (Albrecht Habsburský)	1437–1439	Son-in-law of Sigismund. Also King of the Romans and of Hungary.

Interregnum	1440–1453	The succession of Albert's son was not recognized by the Czech nobility for the most of this era; the land was administered by the Landfrieden (provincial & territorial).

-	Ladislaus the Posthumous (Ladislav Pohrobek)	1453–1457	Son of Albert born after his father's death. Also King of Hungary.

Non-Dynastic

-	George of Podebrady (Jiří z Poděbrad)	1457–1471	Elected king from the Czech noble family House of Kunštát. Although he had descendants, the succession devolved to the prince from Polish kingdom.

-	Matthias Corvinus (Matyáš Korvín)	1469–1490	King of Hungary, elected by the insurgent Catholic Czech aristocrats as anti-king in 1469, but never crowned. In 1479, he agreed to limit his rule to Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia, while retaining his title.

House of Jagiellon

-	Vladislaus II the Jagiellonian (Vladislav II. Jagellonský)	1471–1516	Nephew of Ladislaus the Posthumous; elected on request of his predecessor George. Also King of Hungary after 1490.

-	Louis the Jagiellonian (Ludvík Jagellonský)	1516–1526	Son of Vladislaus II. Also King of Hungary.

House of Habsburg

-	Ferdinand I	1526–1564	Brother-in-law of Louis; elected king. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor-elect from 1558.

-	Maximilian I (Maxmilián I.)	1564–1576	Son of Ferdinand I, grandson of Vladislaus II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Rudolph II (Rudolf II.)	1576–1611	Son of Maximilian I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Mathias (Matyáš)	1611–1619	Brother of Rudolph II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Ferdinand II	1619–1637	Cousin of Matthias. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

House of Wittelsbach

-	Frederick I (Fridrich I.)	1619–1620	Elected by the Crown's Estates at the beginning of the Thirty Years' War but after the lost Battle of White Mountain he fled the country.

House of Habsburg

-	Ferdinand III	1637–1657	Son of Ferdinand II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.From this time on, Bohemia no longer has an Elective Monarchy, with the Habsburgs having imposed their exclusive rule at the Battle of the White Mountain.

Anselmus-van-Hulle-Hommes-illustres MG 0432.tif	Ferdinand IV	1646–1654	Son of Ferdinand III. Junior co-monarch during his father's reign. Also King of Hungary and King of the Romans.

-	Leopold I	1657–1705	Brother of Ferdinand IV. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Joseph I (Josef I.)	1705–1711	Son of Leopold I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Charles II (Karel II.)	1711–1740	Brother of Joseph I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor as Charles VI.

-	Maria Theresa (Marie Terezie)	1740–1780	Daughter of Charles II. Also Queen of Hungary.

House of Wittelsbach

CharlesVIIEmperor.JPG	Charles Albert (Karel Albrecht)	1741–1743	Son-in-law of Joseph I. Anti-king to Maria Theresa during the War of the Austrian Succession.

House of Habsburg-Lorraine

-	Joseph II (Josef II.)	1780–1790	Son of Maria Theresa. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Leopold II	1790–1792	Brother of Joseph II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.

-	Francis I (František I.)	1792–1835	Son of Leopold II. Also King of Hungary, Holy Roman Emperor to 1806, Emperor of Austria from 1804.

-	Ferdinand V	1835–1848	Son of Francis I. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

-	Francis Joseph I (František Josef I.)	1848–1916	Nephew of Ferdinand V. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

JCKV Karel I.JPG	Charles III (Karel III.)	1916–1918	Grandnephew of Francis Joseph I. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

Sentence(s)

Rudolf II was King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, and Holy Roman Emperor.

final_sentence: Rudolf II was King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, and Holy Roman Emperor.