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Vratislaus II of Bohemia
Duke and King of Bohemia
Years: 1035 - 1092
Vratislaus (or Wratislaus) II (Czech: Vratislav II) (d. 14 January 1092), the son of Bretislaus I and Judith of Schweinfurt, is the first King of Bohemia as of June 15, 1085.
The royal title is merely a lifetime grant from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, however, and is not hereditary.
Before being raised to the royal dignity, he had ruled Bohemia as duke since 1061.
He is one of the greatest of the medieval Bohemian rulers.
On his father's death in 1055, Vratislaus becomes duke of Olomouc.
He fall sout with his brother Spytihněv II and is exiled to Hungary.
Vratislaus regains his Moravian ducal throne with Hungarian assistance and eventually reconciles with his brother and succeeds him as duke of Bohemia.
