Ottokar I of Bohemia

Ottokar I
Contemporary relief carving of Ottokar I in the tympanum of St George's Convent, Prague
Duke/King of Bohemia
Reign1192–1193
1200–1230
Coronation1203, Prague
SuccessorWenceslaus I
Bornc. 1155
Bohemia
Died15 December 1230 (aged 75)
Prague
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1178; div. 1199)
    (m. 1199)
    Issue
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    Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia
    Dagmar, Queen of Denmark
    Anne, Duchess of Silesia
    Vladislaus II of Moravia
    Saint Agnes
    DynastyPřemyslid
    FatherVladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
    MotherJudith of Thuringia

    Ottokar I (Czech: Přemysl Otakar I.; c. 1155 1230) was Duke of Bohemia periodically beginning in 1192, then acquired the title of King of Bohemia, first in 1198 from Philip of Swabia, later in 1203 from Otto IV of Brunswick and in 1212 (as hereditary) from Frederick II. Ottokar was the first hereditary King of Bohemia; although two previous Bohemian monarchs (Vratislaus and Vladislaus II) had held the title of King, in each case the title was awarded only for the life of the recipient. He was an eminent member of the Přemyslid dynasty.