He was originally opposed by Duke Ulrich I of Brno, his cousin, who had recovered the stronghold originally confiscated from his father. A civil war ensued. Oldřich intended to recognise the suzerainty of Emperor Henry IV, and thereby gain his support, but Bořivoj had already been confirmed by the emperor. Oldřich was eventually forced to flee to Moravia.
In 1102, Ladislaus I Herman, Duke of Poland, died. A quarrel broke out in Poland over the succession, with Bořivoj and his cousin Svatopluk supporting Zbigniew against Bolesław III Wrymouth. Bolesław, however, paid Bořivoj off and the latter withdrew from the conflict. Svatopluk, furious, defected and led a number of Bohemian grandees with him. He sought to induce Coloman of Hungary to go to war with Bořivoj, but was unsuccessful until 1107. In that year, Bořivoj's younger brother Vladislaus rebelled and, with Coloman's help, took Prague. Svatopluk, who had recently captured and been forced to release Bořivoj by Emperor Henry V, was proclaimed king.
Bořivoj attacked in 1108 with the aid of Bolesław in alliance with Coloman, whom Svatopluk and Henry were jointly attacking in Hungary. Svatopluk was recalled to fight him off and soon the emperor was invading Poland. Svatopluk was murdered on this campaign by supporters of Bořivoj, but he could not regain the throne, which went to Vladislaus. In 1117, the brothers were reconciled and they ruled the duchy jointly (though divided) until 1120, when a new disagreement led Bořivoj to self-exile in Hungary, where he died on 2 February 1124.
bořivoj, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2021, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Borivoj II news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Borivoj II c 1064 1 2 February 1124 1 was the duke of Bohemia from 25 December 1100 until May 1107 and from December 1117 until 16 August 1120 He was the younger half brother and successor of Bretislaus II His father was Vratislav II of Bohemia his mother Swietoslawa of Poland Borivoj IIDuke of BohemiaReign25 December 1100 May 1107PredecessorBretislaus IISuccessorSvatoplukDuke of BohemiaReignDecember 1117 16 August 1120PredecessorVladislaus ISuccessorVladislaus IBornc 1064PragueDied2 February 1124 aged c 60 HungarySpouseHelbirga of AustriaIssueJaromir Spitignev Lupold Boleslav Albrecht RichzaDynastyPremyslidFatherVratislav II of BohemiaMotherSwietoslawa of PolandLife editHe was originally opposed by Duke Ulrich I of Brno his cousin who had recovered the stronghold originally confiscated from his father A civil war ensued Oldrich intended to recognise the suzerainty of Emperor Henry IV and thereby gain his support but Borivoj had already been confirmed by the emperor Oldrich was eventually forced to flee to Moravia In 1102 Ladislaus I Herman Duke of Poland died A quarrel broke out in Poland over the succession with Borivoj and his cousin Svatopluk supporting Zbigniew against Boleslaw III Wrymouth Boleslaw however paid Borivoj off and the latter withdrew from the conflict Svatopluk furious defected and led a number of Bohemian grandees with him He sought to induce Coloman of Hungary to go to war with Borivoj but was unsuccessful until 1107 In that year Borivoj s younger brother Vladislaus rebelled and with Coloman s help took Prague Svatopluk who had recently captured and been forced to release Borivoj by Emperor Henry V was proclaimed king Borivoj attacked in 1108 with the aid of Boleslaw in alliance with Coloman whom Svatopluk and Henry were jointly attacking in Hungary Svatopluk was recalled to fight him off and soon the emperor was invading Poland Svatopluk was murdered on this campaign by supporters of Borivoj but he could not regain the throne which went to Vladislaus In 1117 the brothers were reconciled and they ruled the duchy jointly though divided until 1120 when a new disagreement led Borivoj to self exile in Hungary where he died on 2 February 1124 Marriage editHe was married to Gerberga daughter of Leopold II Margrave of Austria Their children are 1 Jaromir by 1135 Spitignev 3 1 1157 Lupold fl 1143 Boleslav fl 1146 Albrecht 7 4 before 1124 Richza 27 2 before 1124References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borivoj II Duke of Bohemia a b c Bohemia 1 Preceded byBretislaus II Duke of Bohemia1100 1107 Succeeded bySvatoplukPreceded byVladislaus I Duke of Bohemia1117 1120 Succeeded byVladislaus I nbsp This biographical article of a European noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Borivoj II amp oldid 1181565870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
