“De malis, que post mortem regis Przsemysl acciderunt”: L’impact de l’enlèvement du roi Venceslas II sur la vie politique en Bohême

Translated title of the contribution: “De malis, que post mortem regis Przsemysl acciderunt”: The impact of the kidnapping of King Wenceslas II (1278-1283) on political life in Bohemia

Éloïse Adde*

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En 1378, le roi de Bohême Přemysl Ottokar II meurt dans la guerre qui l’oppose au roi des Romains Rodolphe Ier de Habsbourg. Son fils Venceslas lui succède mais il est aussitôt enlevé par son régent, Otton V de Brandebourg. Pendant quatre ans, le royaume est sans tête. Derrière la façade d’une cohésion sans faille pour assurer le retour du roi, la société politique de Bohême est travaillée par des luttes de pouvoir et une reconfiguration qui annonce le triomphe de la noblesse au XIVe siècle.

In 1378, the King of Bohemia Přemysl Ottokar II died in the war between him and the Roman king Rudolf I of Habsburg. His son Wenceslas succeeded him, but he was immediately kidnapped by his regent, Otto V of Brandenburg. For four years, there was no King in Bohemia. Behind the facade of unfailing cohesion to ensure the King’s return, Bohemian political society faced power struggles and a reconfiguration that heralded the triumph of the nobility in the 14th century.

Translated title of the contribution“De malis, que post mortem regis Przsemysl acciderunt”: The impact of the kidnapping of King Wenceslas II (1278-1283) on political life in Bohemia
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)27-42
Number of pages16
JournalCahiers de Recherches Medievales
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Community of the realm
  • Czech nation
  • nobility
  • Otto V of Brandenburg

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