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 • Construction begins on Fontevraud Abbey in France. |
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Age: 32y
1142
Age: 32y
birth of childFrederick Of Bohemia 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1142 • 3-year-old Emperor Konoe succeeds Emperor Sutoku on the throne of Japan. |
1174
Jan 18
Age: 64y
| 1174 • Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor. |