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 • First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. |
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1142
Age: 32y
birth of childFrederick Of Bohemia 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1142 • Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony. |