Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (Czech: Václav II.; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; 27 September 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305).
| Wenceslaus II | |
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| King of Bohemia | |
| Reign | 26 August 1278 – 21 June 1305 |
| Coronation | 2 June 1297, Prague |
| Predecessor | Ottokar II |
| Successor | Wenceslaus III |
| King of Poland | |
| Reign | 1296–1305 |
| Coronation | 25 July 1300, Gniezno |
| Predecessor | Przemysl II |
| Successor | Wenceslaus III |
| Born | 27 September 1271 Prague, Bohemia |
| Died | 21 June 1305 (aged 33) Prague, Bohemia |
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| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Přemyslid |
| Father | Ottokar II of Bohemia |
| Mother | Kunigunda of Slavonia |
He was the only son of King Ottokar II of Bohemia and Ottokar's second wife Kunigunda. He was born in 1271, ten years after the marriage of his parents. Kunigunda was the daughter of Rostislav Mikhailovich, lord of Slavonia, son of a Grand Prince of Kiev, and Anna of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary. His great-grandfather was the German king Philip of Swabia. Wenceslaus II was the grandfather of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV. He was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty.
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