Frederick (CzechCzech (čeština []) is one of the West Slavic languages, along with Slovak, Polish, Pomeranian (Kashubian), and Lusatian Sorbian. It is spoken by most people in the Czech Republic and by Czechs all over the world (about 12 million native speakers in total). Czech is very close to Slovak and, to a lesser degree, to Polish. Czech and Slovak are usually mutually intelligible, however people born in the last ...Czech: Bedřich) (died 25 MarchNo quick definition available. 25 March 1189No quick definition available. 1189) was the duke of OlomoucOlomouc (local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis of Moravia.Olomouc from 1164No quick definition available. 1164 and then duke of BohemiaThis is a list of rulers of Bohemia. Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia are territories which are or have been considered as "Czech lands" of the Bohemian Crown (; ). These lands were ruled by dukes (ca. 870–1085, 1092–1158, and 1172–1198) and kings (1085–1092, 1158–1172, and 1198–1918).duke of Bohemia from 1172No quick definition available. 1172 to 1173No quick definition available. 1173 and again from 1178No quick definition available. 1178 to his death. He was the son of King Ladislaus IILadislaus II (Czech: Vladislav) (c.1110–18 January 1174) was the second king of Bohemia from 1158. Before that he had been duke of Bohemia from 1140. He abdicated in 1172, the royal title was not hereditary. Vladislav was the son of Vladislav I and Richeza of Berg. He was an adventurous youth and, having ...King Ladislaus II, who abdicated in 1172 in his favour. However, he could not hold on to his principality, because he was approved of by neither the national diet nor the emperor, and was deposed in September the year following by the emperor at the Diet of HermsdorfHermsdorf may refer to the following places: *in Germany: **Hermsdorf, Brandenburg, in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg **Hermsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, in the Börde district, Saxony-Anhalt **Hermsdorf, Saxony, in the Weißeritzkreis district, Saxony **Hermsdorf, Thuringia, in the Saale-Holzland district, Thuringia **Hermsdorf (Berlin), part of the borough Reinickendorf in Berlin *in Poland: **Hermsdorf, the German name for Jerzmanowa, Głogów County **Hermsdorf ...Hermsdorf. The Emperor Frederick IFrederick I BarbarossaMeaning Redbeard. (1122 – 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy at Pavia in 1154, and finally crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV on 18 June 1155. He was crowned King of Burgundy at Arles on 30 June 1178. Before his royal election, he was by inheritance Duke of Swabia (1147–1152, as Frederick III). He was the son of Duke Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. ...Emperor Frederick I, godfather and namesake of Frederick, nominated Oldrich, son of Sobeslav ISobeslav I Oldrich (Czech: Soběslav Oldřich) (died 14 February 1140) was one on Bohemia's greatest leaders. He reigned as duke from 1125 to 1140. He was the youngest son of Vratislaus II, the last Bohemian duke to also rule as king. Sobeslav was duke of Brno and Znojmo from 1115 to 1123. He succeeded to the ducal throne only after the death of his brother, Vladislav I. Throughout his reign, he continued to possess the Moravian duchy of Olomouc. Sobeslav was also a nationalist partisan and not an ally of the Holy Roman Empire. ...Sobeslav I, but he renounced the throne in favour of Sobeslav IISobeslav II, called Prince of the Peasants or King of the Peasants, was the duke of Bohemia from 1173 to 1179. He was the second son of Sobeslav I. Supported by neither noblesse nor emperor, he was backed solely by the lowest classes. In 1172, Frederick, son of Ladislaus II, succeeded his abdicating father. Frederick Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor, held a diet at Hermsdorf in September 1173 and deposed Frederick, ...Sobeslav II, friend of peasants, but enemy of both nobles and emperor.

Frederick allied with the emperor and defeated Sobeslav at the battles of Lodenice and PraguePrague (IPA: , , see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic center of the Czech state for over 1000 years. The city proper is home to nearly ...Prague. The emperor recognised Frederick as an imperial prince, but he also raised the bishop of Prague, Henry BretislausHenry Bretislaus III (Czech: Jindřich Břetislav) (died 15 or 19 June 1197) was the duke of Bohemia from 1193 to his death. Being the bishop of Prague since 1182, he was also a prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a son of Henry, son of Vladislaus I. After brilliant studies at the University of Paris, he was named provost of Vyšehrad, near Prague. In 1182, he accepted the diaconate from the hands of his ...Henry Bretislaus, to princely status, making him a direct vassal of the emperor. He also appointed Conrad OttoConrad II Otto (Czech: Konrád Ota) (died 9 September 1191) was a member of Přemyslid dynasty, son of Duke Conrad II of Znojmo. He was the duke of Znojmo from 1177 until he was made margrave of Moravia from 1182 to 1186. He was then duke of Bohemia ...Conrad Otto margraveMargrave (Latin: marchio) is the English and French form (recorded since 1551) of the German title Markgraf (from Mark "march" and Graf "count") and certain equivalent nobiliary ("princely") titles in other languages. The wife of a margrave is called a margravine or in German Markgräfin.margrave over MoraviaMoravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region.Moravia and thus divided the duchy into three parts dependent on him. When Frederick, who was practically a puppet of the emperor, died, he was succeeded by Conrad Otto.

By his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Geza II of HungaryGéza II (Hungarian: II. Géza, Croatian, Slovak and Polish: Gejza, Serbian: Гејза) was king of Hungary from 1141 until his death on May 13, 1162. Géza was the son Béla II of Hungary and Serbian Princess Ilona (Jelena) and was born in 1030?, in Tolna, Poland. ...Geza II of Hungary, he had the following issue:

• Helena (b.1158No quick definition available. 1158), affianced to Peter, son of Manuel I Comnenus:For the eldest son of Andronikos I Komnenos and father of Alexios I of Trebizond, see Manuel Komnenos (born 1145). Manuel I Komnenos, or Comnenus (, Manouēl I Komnēnos, November 28, 1118 – September 24, 1180) was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. Eager to restore his empire to its past glories as the superpower of the Mediterranean world, Manuel pursued an energetic ...Manuel I Comnenus, in 1164No quick definition available. 1164
• Sophia (died 25 MayNo quick definition available. 25 May 1185No quick definition available. 1185), married Albert, Margrave of Meissen
• Ludmilla (died 14 AugustNo quick definition available. 14 August 1240No quick definition available. 1240), married Adalbert VI, count of BogenBogen may refer to the following locations: *Bogen, Evenes in Evenes municipality, Nordland, Norway *Bogen, Steigen in Steigen municipality, Nordland, Norway *Bogen, Germany, a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany *Landkreis Bogen, a former Landkreis in Niederbayern, Germany Bogen may refer to the following person: *Paul Logasa ...Bogen, and then Louis I, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis I of Bavaria (German: Ludwig I der Kelheimer, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein) (Kelheim, 23 December, 1173 – 15 September 1231 in Kelheim) was the Duke of Bavaria in 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1214. He was a son of Otto I and his wife Agnes of Loon.Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
• Vratislaus (d.1180No quick definition available. 1180)
• Olga (fl.c.1163No quick definition available. 1163)
• Margaret (died 28 AugustNo quick definition available. 28 August 1167No quick definition available. 1167)