He was an adventurous youth and, having no possibility of reaching the throne during the reign of his uncle Soběslav I , he moved to Bavaria . He returned at the death of Soběslav in 1140 and, with the help of his brother-in-law, the king of Germany , Conrad III , he was elected prince of Bohemia.
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1110
| 1110 • Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus renews his war with the Seljuk Turks. |
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Age: 32y
1142
Age: 32y
birth of childFrederick Of Bohemia 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1142 • The Treaty of Shaoxing between the Jin Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty, ending the Jurchen campaigns against the Song Dynasty in China is formally ratified when a Jin envoy visits the Song court. |
1174
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Age: 64y
| 1174 • Horse racing at Newmarket in England is first recorded, making it the earliest known racing venue of the post-classical era. |