Vratislaus II of Bohemia

Vratislaus II of Bohemia

Duke of Bohemia from 1061 to 1085

Vratislaus II, the son of Bretislaus I and Judith of Schweinfurt, was the first King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085, his royal title granted as a lifetime honorific from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV that did not establish a hereditary monarchy. Before his elevation to the royal…