The Bohemian Kingdom acquires Moravia in 1029 after a struggle with Poland and Hungary.

Moravia, however, continues to be a separate margravate, usually ruled by a younger son of the Bohemian king.

Because of complex dynastic arrangements, Moravia's link with the Bohemian Kingdom between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries will occasionally be severed; during such interludes Moravia will be subordinated directly to the Holy Roman Empire or to Hungary.

Although Moravia's fate is intertwined with Bohemia's, in general it does not participate in Bohemia's civil and religious struggles.

The main course of Czech history will evolve in Bohemia proper.