Přemysl Otakar II (1233 - 1278)

Type:	politician / statesman
Description:	Přemysl Otakar II, known as the iron and golden king, born around 1233 as the second son of King Václav I and Kunhuta Štaufská, was the fifth Czech king from the Přemyslid family (crowned in 1261) and a powerful Central European sovereign who temporarily connected Austrian lands to Bohemia after the Babenburg family died out. However, these lands were not held long against the advancing Hapsburgs, and Přemysl Otakar II was killed during his retreat from the Battle of the Marchfeld, after having been defeated by Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I.
More information available at Wikipedia:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%99emysl_Otakar_II.
Specialized guides:	Dagmar Marková Eva Medřická Hubert Palán Michaela Seifertová
Related tourist points of interest:	Minorite Monastery - monastery and museum [1] Grabštejn - castle [2] Litice nad Orlicí - castle [3] Prague Castle - castle grounds [4] Svojanov - castle [5] Špilberk - castle and museum [6] Polička - city walls [7] Litomyšl - chateau [8] Lanšperk - castle ruins [9] Vysoké Mýto - Přemysl Otakar II Square - town monument zone [10] [11]

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