List of Bohemian monarchs
Kings of Bohemia
House of Přemyslid
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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
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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
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Wenceslaus I (Václav I.)
1230–1253
Son of Ottokar I.
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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.
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Wenceslaus II (Václav II.)
1278–1305
Son of Ottokar II. Also Duke of Kraków (from 1291) and King of Poland (1300–1305).
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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
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Henry the Carinthian (Jindřich Korutanský)
1306
Meinhardiner. Son-in-law of Wenceslaus II. Non-crowned.
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Rudolph I (Rudolf I.)
1306–1307
Habsburg. Second husband of Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, widow of Wenceslaus II. Non-crowned.
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Henry the Carinthian
1307–1310
Second time
House of Luxembourg
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John the Blind (Jan Lucemburský)
1310–1346
Son-in-law of Wenceslaus II.
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Charles I (Karel I.)
1346–1378
Son of John. Also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles IV.
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Wenceslaus IV (Václav IV.)
1378–1419
Son of Charles IV. Also King of the Romans until 1400.
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Sigismund (Zikmund)
1419–1437
Brother of Wenceslaus IV. Ruled effective 1436–1437 only (because of the Hussite Revolution).
House of Habsburg
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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).
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Ladislaus the Posthumous (Ladislav Pohrobek)
1453–1457
Son of Albert born after his father's death. Also King of Hungary.
Non-Dynastic
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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.
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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
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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.
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Louis the Jagiellonian (Ludvík Jagellonský)
1516–1526
Son of Vladislaus II. Also King of Hungary.
House of Habsburg
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Ferdinand I
1526–1564
Brother-in-law of Louis; elected king. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor-elect from 1558.
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Maximilian I (Maxmilián I.)
1564–1576
Son of Ferdinand I, grandson of Vladislaus II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Rudolph II (Rudolf II.)
1576–1611
Son of Maximilian I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Mathias (Matyáš)
1611–1619
Brother of Rudolph II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Ferdinand II
1619–1637
Cousin of Matthias. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
House of Wittelsbach
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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
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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.
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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.
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Leopold I
1657–1705
Brother of Ferdinand IV. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Joseph I (Josef I.)
1705–1711
Son of Leopold I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Charles II (Karel II.)
1711–1740
Brother of Joseph I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor as Charles VI.
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Maria Theresa (Marie Terezie)
1740–1780
Daughter of Charles II. Also Queen of Hungary.
House of Wittelsbach
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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
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Joseph II (Josef II.)
1780–1790
Son of Maria Theresa. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Leopold II
1790–1792
Brother of Joseph II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Francis I (František I.)
1792–1835
Son of Leopold II. Also King of Hungary, Holy Roman Emperor to 1806, Emperor of Austria from 1804.
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Ferdinand V
1835–1848
Son of Francis I. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
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Francis Joseph I (František Josef I.)
1848–1916
Nephew of Ferdinand V. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
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Charles III (Karel III.)
1916–1918
Grandnephew of Francis Joseph I. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
In the years following his return to Vienna, Rudolf was created King of Hungary (1572), King of Bohemia and King of the Romans (1575) when his father was still alive.
Rudolf was King of Hungary, King of Bohemia.
Rudolf was King of Hungary and King of Bohemia.
Rudolf was King of Hungary and King of Bohemia.
Rudolf was King of Hungary and King of Bohemia.
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