The German emperors continue the practice of …
Years: 964 - 1107
The German emperors continue the practice of using the Roman Catholic clergy to extend German influence into Czech territory.
Significantly, the bishopric of Prague, founded in 973 during the reign of Boleslav II (967-99), is subordinated to the German archbishopric of Mainz.
Thus, at the same time that Premyslid rulers utilize the German alliance to consolidate their rule against a perpetually rebellious regional nobility, they struggle to retain their autonomy in relation to the empire.
Significantly, the bishopric of Prague, founded in 973 during the reign of Boleslav II (967-99), is subordinated to the German archbishopric of Mainz.
Thus, at the same time that Premyslid rulers utilize the German alliance to consolidate their rule against a perpetually rebellious regional nobility, they struggle to retain their autonomy in relation to the empire.
Locations
People
Groups
- Franks
- Saxons
- Germans
- Hungarian people
- Slavs, West
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Mainz, Electoral Archbishopric of
- Bavaria, Carolingian Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Bohemia, Duchy of
- Hungary, Principality of
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Germany, Kingdom of (within the Holy Roman Empire)
