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It was in preparation for these wars with the Avars that efforts were made to take control of Bohemia in 805 and 806, resulting in the voluntary, tributary dependence of Bohemia on the Carolingian empire. The Bohemian prince Lech fell in battle in 805, and none of his potential successors was clearly chosen. |
It was in preparation for these wars with the Avars that efforts were made to take control of Bohemia in 805 and 806, resulting in the voluntary, tributary dependence of Bohemia on the Carolingian empire. The Bohemian prince Lech fell in battle in 805, and none of his potential successors was clearly chosen. |
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Probably legendary founder of the kingdom of Poland<ref>[[Gerard Labuda]], ''Organizacje państwowe Słowian zachodnich w okresie kształtowania się państwa polskiego (od VI do połowy X wieku)'', [in] Początki Państwa Polskiego. Księga Tysiąclecia, t. 1, Poznań 1962, s. 49; H. Łowmiański, Początki Polski, t. 4, Warszawa 1970, s. 399</ref>. |
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* [[Lech, Čech, and Rus]] |
* [[Lech, Čech, and Rus]] |
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* [[Lechitic languages]] |
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Revision as of 13:09, 22 February 2012
Lech was the first known ruler of the Bohemia (c. -–805).[1] In modern scholarship, the creation of the early medieval state known as Bohemia is attributed either to his or to his successors' expansionist policy. He was deposed in 805 by army of Charlemagne,East Francia.[2]
It was in preparation for these wars with the Avars that efforts were made to take control of Bohemia in 805 and 806, resulting in the voluntary, tributary dependence of Bohemia on the Carolingian empire. The Bohemian prince Lech fell in battle in 805, and none of his potential successors was clearly chosen.
Probably legendary founder of the kingdom of Poland[3].
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References
- ^ Alfried Wieczorek, Hans-Martin Hinz, Europe's centre around AD 1000: Tom 1, 2000
- ^ "This allegedly happened in the reports of Frankish annals on the campaign of the army of Charlemagne to Bohemia in 805, during which the Franks killed "ducem eorum nomine Lechonem" (Annales regni Francorum, 805) in: Historica: historical sciences in the Czech Republic: Tom 10, Historický ústav (Akademie věd České republiky) 2003
- ^ Gerard Labuda, Organizacje państwowe Słowian zachodnich w okresie kształtowania się państwa polskiego (od VI do połowy X wieku), [in] Początki Państwa Polskiego. Księga Tysiąclecia, t. 1, Poznań 1962, s. 49; H. Łowmiański, Początki Polski, t. 4, Warszawa 1970, s. 399