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Otakar I

king of Bohemia
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Also known as: Přemysl Otakar I
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Born:
c. 1155
Died:
Dec. 15, 1230
Title / Office:
king (1198-1230), Bohemia
House / Dynasty:
house of Přemysl
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Otakar I (born c. 1155—died Dec. 15, 1230) was the king of Bohemia (1198–1230), who won both Bohemia’s autonomy from the German king and the hereditary rights to the Bohemian crown for his house of Přemysl. Initially confirmed as duke of Bohemia in 1192 by the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI, Otakar was deposed the following year but subsequently regained possession of the fief of Bohemia in 1197. He obtained the title of king in 1198 and almost total autonomy for Bohemia from the emperor Philip of Swabia. His title was subsequently confirmed by the emperor Frederick II (1212), who ...(100 of 131 words)

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