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Ottokar I

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time c. 1155–1230 Also known as Ottokar I、Ottokar I Přemysl、奥托卡尔一世·普热米斯尔

King of Bohemia of the Přemyslid dynasty, born near Prague c. 1155, who passed through both duke and king titles.…

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  1. 1197–1200Prague · BohemiaRegained the Bohemian throne in 1197–1198 and was formally recognized as king by the Holy Roman Empire in 1198. In Prague he reorganized court and noble relations, establishing the kingdom's independent position among the Central European principalities.
  2. 1201–1210Prague · BohemiaBetween 1201 and 1210 he supported the Hohenstaufen Philip against the Welf Otto IV, while promoting church reform, granting town privileges, and strengthening centralization. Flexible diplomacy with the papacy and imperial estates allowed Bohemia to benefit during the German civil war.
  3. 1211–1230Prague · BohemiaIn 1212 he switched to supporting Frederick II, King of Sicily, for the German throne, gaining imperial favor. In his later years he continued to consolidate royal authority, passing the Bohemian crown to his eldest son Wenceslaus I before dying.

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