The Bohemians
Formed From :
Celtic tribe inhabiting the area Boii called Eechy or Kralovstvi Eeske in the Middle Ages.
-some known smaller tribes in Bohemian area: Lucane , Lemuzi, Czechs, some Chorvati , Psovians,
Duleby, Litomierzycy, Zilcanie, Siedlicanie
Changes: In the tenth and eleventh centuries many of the old tribal centers were destroyed and
replaced by strongholds nearby
Original Record of: late 8th cent.
Cities and Towns:
Prague (Prague history timeline) and Krakow until about 999, Krumlov,Melk Monastery, Stribro, Kutna
Hora, Nemecky Brod (present-day Havliekùv Brod and Jihlava were important German settlements. In
Bohemia
Pillzno, Libusin, Pohansko ,
Charles University founded in Prague in 1348
Malin, Zatec, Dolansky, Swidnica , Libice ,
Language: Czech
Period Manuscripts and Illuminators :
The history of Bohemian medieval monasteries and libraries + examples.
Recorded names:
male: 871-894......Count Borivoj I,. 894-895......Count Spithnjew I, 895-912......Duke Spithnjew I, 912-
925......Duke Vratislau,926-928......Regent Drahomire, von Stoder, /Plemysl Makar, King of Bohemia from
1206-1230/, 1158 Duke Ladislas II became King of Bohemia ,
Slavnik Dynasty, included :
male: prince Slavník , sons of Slavnik- Sobebor, Adalbert, Spytimír, Pobraslav, Porej, Radim
(Gaudentius),
female: Strzislava wife of Slavnik,
Vrsovci Clan
House of Rozmbork
9th Century Neighbors:
Magyars to the NW, Serbs to the W, Tyvercy and Nomadic open terr. To the E.,Byzantium to the S.
Money: Began minting coins around 973 in the reign of Boleslaw II
Mints: 1. Premyslid at Malin 2. Slavnikovice at Libice
Sources for Research:
Primary Chronicle
works of Abraham ben Jacob
BohemiaAutobiography of Charles IV of Luxemburg: Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia edited
by Balazs Nagy
The Early Slavs P.M. Barford
Vernadsky’s works Kievan Rus
Levy of Troops Fop; Wars in Bohemia, 1422.
Deutsche Reichstagsakten Bd, VIII (1883) pp. x57-X65.
Reprinted in Altmann und Bernheim: Ausgewlhlte Urkunden, Second Ed., pp. 174-177. German
Cosmas' Chronicle
Links of Interest:
Scroll down for a map of medieaval settlements in Prague
Prague http://envis.praha-mesto.cz/rocenky/CHRUZEMI/cr2_antx/CHU-OSID.htm