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Oldrich

Oldřich (b.ca. 975,d. November 11th 1034),was the duke of Bohemia from the Premyslid dynasty 1012-1033 and briefly 1034.He became duke when he inspiried a coup,in witch he deposed his brother Jaromir 1012.This energetic ruler ceesed atention with his family life.Though being maried,he fell in love with a poor women named Božena;,legalizing this with the fact that his own 1.st wife was unabele to bear children.He was deposed by the holy roman emperor Konrad II 1033,and replaced with his brother Jaromir,but he was captured,blinded and deposed by Oldřich,who seized power again.Oldřich died soon after.

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