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Ottokar II of Bohemia

1233–1278 · Přemyslids

King of Bohemia. Born at Městec Králové. Died at Dürnkrut.

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Reigned

1253–1278

King of Bohemia

The Iron and Golden King

Ottokar II of Bohemia, the Iron and Golden King, was defeated and killed by Rudolf of Habsburg at the Battle on the Marchfeld on 26 August 1278. Rudolf had the body laid out in state in Vienna.

Family

Father: Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Mother: Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
Married: Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia 1252
Kunigunda of Halych 1261
Children (3): Kunigunde of Bohemia 1265
Agnes of Bohemia 1269
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 1271
Siblings (2): Beatrice of Bohemia 1225
Vladislaus, Margrave of Moravia 1227

Related to

Ottokar II of Bohemia was the 13× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Ottokar II of Bohemia was the 14× great-grandfather of Victoria.
Ottokar II of Bohemia was the 10× great-grandfather of Louis XIV of France.