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St. Wenceslaus I of Bohemia

Male 907 - 929  (22 years)


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  • Name Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 
    Prefix St. 
    Birth 907  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Sep 929  [2
    Alternate death 28 Sep 935  [1
    Siblings 1 sibling 
    Person ID I3802  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

    Father Vratislaus I of Bohemia,   b. Abt 888   d. 13 Feb 921 (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Drahomira of Stodor,   b. Between 877 and 890   d. Aft 934 (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Duke of Bohemia.

      From Wikipedia:

      Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav; c. 907 – September 28, 935), or Wenceslas I, was the duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel.

      His martyrdom, and the popularity of several biographies, quickly gave rise to a reputation for heroic goodness, resulting in his being elevated to sainthood, posthumously declared king, and seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of "Good King Wenceslas", a Saint Stephen's Day carol written over 900 years later, in 1853, that remains popular to this day.

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Wikipedia.

    2. [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.