|
LIST OF CZECH SOVEREIGNS 890-1918 HOUSE OF PIAST (Piastovci) (click here to see the tree)  Duke Boleslaus IV the Brave 1003-1004: BOLESLAUS IV THE BRAVE (Boleslav IV Chrabry; Duke of Poland) Born in 967. Father: Duke Mieszko I of Poland. Mother: Duchess Dobrawa of Bohemia. Married firstly in 984 daughter of Margrave of Meissen. Married secondly in 986 daughter of the Duke of Hungary. Married thirdly in 988/9 West Slav Princess Emnilda (*970/5,+1013/17). Married fourthly in 1018 Oda of Meissen (+after1025). His issue who reigned: -Bezprym (*986/7,+1032; Duke of Poland; son from 2nd marriage). -Mieszko II (*990,+1034; King of Poland; son of Emnilda). Died in 1025. Buried in the Cathedral of Poznan, Poland. His consort Duchess Emnilda was probably buried in Gniezno Cathedral, Poland. HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1004-1012: JAROMIR (2nd time) 1012-1034: OLDRICH Born in ? Father: Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Elgiva of Wessex. Illegitimate issue: BRETISLAV I (*c. 1002,+1055). Died in 1034. Buried in the Basilica of St George in Prague. 1033-1034: JAROMIR (3rd time) 1034-1055: BRETISLAV I Born in c. 1002. Father: Duke Oldrich of Bohemia. Mother: ? Married in 1022/29 in Olomouc Judith of Schweinfurt (*before 1003,+1058). His issue who reigned: -SPYTIHNEV II (*1031,+1061), -VRATISLAV II (*c. 1032,+1092), -CONRAD I (*c. 1035,+1092). Died in 1055 at Chrudim. Buried with his consort Duchess Judith in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1055-1061: SPYTIHNEV II Born in 1031. Father: Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Judith of Schweinfurt. Married Ida of Wettin (+after 1061). Died in 1061. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1061-1085: VRATISLAV II (King from 1085) KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA 1085-1092: HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1085-1092: VRATISLAV II Born in c. 1032. Father: Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Judith of Schweinfurt. Married firstly Maria. Married secondly in 1057 Princess Adelaide of Hungary (*c. 1040,+1062). Married thirdly in c. 1062 Princess Swietoslawa of Poland (*c. 1046/48,+1126). He was crowned with his consort Swietoslawa of Poland in 1086 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -BRETISLAV II (+1100; son of Adelaide), -Judith (+1086; Duchess of Poland; daughter of Adelaide), -BORIVOJ II (*c. 1064,+1124; son of Swietoslawa), -LADISLAUS I (+1125; son of Swietoslawa), -SOBESLAV I (*c. 1075/90,+1140; son of Swietoslawa). Died in 1092 in Prague-Vysehrad. Buried with his third consort Queen Swietoslawa of Poland in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Vysehrad in Prague. DUCHY OF BOHEMIA 1092-1158: HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1092: CONRAD I OF BRNO (Konrad I Brnensky) Born in c. 1035. Father: Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Judith of Schweinfurt. Married Countess Virpirka of Tengling (*1054,+1092). Died in 1092 in Prague. Buried in the Church of St St Peter and Paul at Vysehrad in Prague. 1092-1100: BRETISLAV II Born in ? Father: King Vratislav II of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Adelaide of Hungary. Married in 1094 Countess Luitgard von Bogen (*1075,+?). Died in 1100 at Zbecno (murdered). Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1101-1107: BORIVOJ II (1st time) Born in c. 1064. Father: King Vratislav II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Swietoslawa of Poland. Married in 1100 Gerberga of Austria (+1142 Göttweig Abbey, Austria). Deposed in 1107. Exiled in Poland and in Germany. Regained his throne in 1117. Deposed again in 1120. Exiled in Hungary. Died in 1124 in Hungary. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1107-1109: SVATOPLUK Born in ? Father: Duke Otto I of Znojmo. Mother: Duchess Euphemia of Hungary. Married. Died in 1109 (murdered). Buried in the St Mary's Church at Kladruby. 1109-1117: LADISLAUS I (Vladislav I; 1st time) Born in ? Father: King Vratislav II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Swietoslawa of Poland. Married Richenza of Berg (+1125). His issue who reigned: LADISLAUS II/I (*c. 1110,+1174). Abdicated in 1117. Regained his throne in 1120. Died in 1125. Buried in the St Mary's Church at Kladruby. His consort Duchess Richenza of Berg was buried in the Reichenbach Monastery, Germany. 1117-1120: BORIVOJ II (2nd time) 1120-1125: LADISLAUS I (Vladislav I; 2nd time) 1125-1140: SOBESLAV I Born in c. 1075/90. Father: King Vratislav II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Swietoslawa of Poland. Married in 1123 Princess Adelaide of Hungary (*c. 1105/07,+1140). His issue who reigned: -SOBESLAV II (*1128,+1180), -WENCESLAUS II (*1137,+c. 1192). Died in 1140 at Hostinne. Buried in the Church of St St Peter and Paul at Vysehrad in Prague. 1140-1158: LADISLAUS II (Vladislav II; King from 1158 as Ladislaus I) KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA 1158-1174: HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1158-1174: LADISLAUS I (Vladislav I) Born in c. 1110. Father: Duke Ladislaus I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Richenza of Berg. Married firstly in 1140 Gertrude of Austria (*1120,+1151). Married secondly in 1153 Judith of Thuringia (+1174). He was crowned in 1158 at Regensburg. His issue who reigned: -FREDERICK I (*1141/42,+1189; son of Gertrude), -PREMYSL OTAKAR I (*c. 1155,+1230; son of Judith), -LADISLAUS III HENRY (*c. 1160,+1222; son of Judith). Died in 1174 at Meerane, Thuringia. Buried in Strahov Abbey in Prague. DUCHY OF BOHEMIA 1174-1198: HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1172-1173: FREDERICK I (Bedrich I; 1st time) Born in 1141/42. Father: King Ladislaus I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Gertrude of Austria. Married after 1157 Princess Elizabeth of Hungary (+after 1190). Died in 1189. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1173-1178: SOBESLAV II Born in 1128. Father: Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Adelaide of Hungary. Married in 1173/77 Princess Elizabeth of Poland (*1152,+1209). Deposed in 1178 and exiled. Died in 1180. Buried in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Vysehrad, Prague. His consort Duchess Elizabeth of Poland was buried in the Cistercian Abbey of Dobrylug in Lower Lusatia. 1178-1189: FREDERICK I (Bedrich I; 2nd time) 1189-1191: CONRAD II OTTO (Konrad II Ota) Born in 1136/40. Father: Prince Henry of Bohemia. Mother: Margaret. Married before 1176 Heillicha of Witttelsbach (+after 1189). Died in 1191 near Naples. Buried firstly in the Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy. Later reburied in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1191: WENCESLAUS II (Vaclav II) Born in 1137. Father: Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia. Mother: Duchess Adelaide of Hungary. Died in c. 1192 at Meissen (imprisoned). 1192-1193: PREMYSL OTAKAR I (1st time) 1193-1197: HENRY BRETISLAV (Jindrich Bretislav) Born in ? Father: Prince Henry of Bohemia. Mother: Margaret. Unmarried. Died in 1197 at Cheb. Buried in the Premonstratensian Convent at Doksany. 1197: LADISLAUS III HENRY (Vladislav III Jindrich) Born in c. 1160. Father: King Vladislav I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Judith of Thuringia. Married Hedvig. Died in 1222 at Znojmo. Buried in the Cistercian Monastery at Velehrad. 1197-1198: PREMYSL OTAKAR I (2nd time; King from 1198) KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA 1198-1918: HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premyslovci) 1198-1230: PREMYSL OTAKAR I Born in c. 1155. Father: King Ladislaus I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Judith of Thuringia. Married firstly in 1187 Adelheid of Meissen (+1211 Meissen). Divorced in 1198. Married secondly in 1199 Princess Constance of Hungary (*c. 1180,+1240 Predklasteri). He was crowned in 1198 in Mainz Cathedral. His issue who reigned: -Dagmar (+1212; Queen of Denmark; daughter of Adelheid), -WENCESLAUS I (*1205,+1253; son of Constance), -Anna (*1204,+1265; Duchess of Poland; daughter of Conastance). Died in 1230. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His first consort Queen Adelheid of Meissen was buried in the Holy Cross Monastery at Meissen. His second consort Queen Constance of Hungary was buried in the Monastery Porta Coeli at Predklásteri, Moravia. 1230-1253: WENCESLAUS I (Vaclav I) Born in 1205. Father: King Premysl Otakar I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Constance of Hungary. Married in 1224 Princess Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (*c. 1200,+1248). He was crowned with his consort Kunigunde in 1228 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: PREMYSL II OTAKAR (*1230,+1278). Died in 1253 in Pocaply. Buried with his consort Queen Kunigunde in the Convent of St Agnes in Prague. 1253-1278: PREMYSL OTAKAR II (Duke of Austria) Born in 1230. Father: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen. Married firstly in 1252 Princess Margaret of Babenberg (+1266). Divorced. Married secondly in 1261 Princess Kunigunda of Halicz (*1245,+1285). His issue who reigned: WENCESLAUS II (*1271,+1305; son of Kunigunda). Died in 1278 in the Battle of Suché Kruty (Dürnkrut) near Vienna. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His first consort Queen Margaret was buried in the Cistercian Abbey at Lilienfeld, Austria. His second consort Queen Kunigunda was buried in the Convent of St Agnes in Prague.  King Wenceslaus II 1278-1305: WENCESLAUS II (Václav II; Duke and King of Poland) Born in 1271 in Prague. Father: King Premysl Otakar II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Kunigunda of Hungary. Married firstly in 1285 in Prague Judith of Habsburg (*1271 Rheinfelden,+1297 Prague). Married secondly in 1303 in Prague Princess Ryksa Elizabeth of Poland (*c. 1286 Poznan,+1335 Brno, Moravia). He was crowned in 1297 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort was crowned in 1303 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -WENCESLAUS III (*1289,+1306; son of Judith), -Elizabeth (*1292,+1330; Queen of Bohemia; daughter of Judith). Died in 1305 in Prague. Buried at the Cistercian Abbey in Zbraslav near Prague. His first consort Queen Judith was buried at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Queen Ryksa Elizabeth was buried at the Cistercian Convent in Brno, Moravia. 1305-1306: WENCESLAUS III (Václav III; King of Hungary and Poland) Born in 1289 in Prague. Father: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Judith of Bohemia. Married in 1305 Princess Violet Elizabeth of Cieszyn (*c. 1291,+1317). He was never crowned. Died in 1306 in Olomouc, Moravia (stabbed). Buried firstly at the Cathedral in Olomouc. Later his remains were reburied at the Cistercian Abbey in Zbraslav near Prague. HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci) 1306-1307: RUDOLPH I HABSBURG (Rudolf I; Duke of Austria) Born in c. 1282 in Vienna. Father: Duke Albert I of Austria. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth of Carinthia. Married firstly in 1300 in Vienna Princess Blanche of France (*1278 Paris,+1305 Vienna). Married secondly in 1306 in Prague Dowager Queen of Bohemia Ryksa Elizabeth of Poland (*c. 1286 Poznan,+1335 Brno). He was crowned in 1307 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1307 in Horazdovice, Bohemia. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His first consort Princess Blanche was buried in the Minorites Convent in Vienna. His second consort Queen Ryksa Elizabeth was buried at the Cistercian Convent in Brno, Moravia. HOUSE OF MEINHARD (Menhardovci) 1307-1310: HENRY OF CARINTHIA (Jindrich Korutansky) Born in 1265. Father: Count Meinhard II of Carinthia. Mother: Countess Elizabeth of Bavaria. Married firstly Princess Anna of Bohemia (*1290,+1313). Married secondly in 1313 in Innsbruck Adelheid of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (*1285,+1320). Married thirdly in 1328 Beatrice of Savoy (*1310,+1331). Deposed in 1310. Died in 1335 in Tyrol. Buried with his three consorts in Stams Abbey, Austria. HOUSE OF LUXEMBOURG (Lucemburkove) 1310-1346: JOHN OF LUXEMBOURG (Jan Lucembursky; Count of Luxembourg) Born in 1296 in Luxembourg. Father: Henry IV/VII Emperor of Germany and Count of Luxembourg. Mother: Margaret of Brabant. Married firstly in 1310 at Speyer Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia (*1292 Prague,+1330 Vysehrad). Married secondly in 1334 at Vincennes Princess Beatrice of Bourbon (*1320,+1383 Danvillers). He was crowned in 1311 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Beatrice of Bourbon was crowned in 1337 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -CHARLES I/IV (*1316,+1378; son of Elizabeth), -Wenceslaus I (*1337,+1383; Duke of Luxembourg; son of Elizabeth), -Anna (*1319,+1338; Duchess of Austria; daughter of Elizabeth). Died in 1346 in the Battle of Crécy. Buried firstly in the Abbey of Altmunster in Luxembourg. Later reburied several times, 1809-1946 in the Chapel at Kastel-am-Saar. Since 1946 buried in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Luxembourg. His first consort Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia was buried in Zbraslav Abbey near Prague. His second consort Queen Beatrice of Bourbon was buried firstly in the Dominican (Jacobin) Convent in Paris. Following the demolishion of the convent during the French Revolution her tomb was moved to Saint Denis Abbey near Paris. 1346-1378: CHARLES I/IV (Karel I/IV; Roman Emperor as Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg) Born in 1316 in Prague. Father: King of Bohemia John of Luxembourg. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. Married firstly in 1329 in Prague Princess Blanche of Valois (*1316,+1348 Prague). Married secondly in 1349 Princess Anne of the Palatinate (*1329,+1353 Prague). Married thirdly in 1353 at Buda Princess Anne of Swidnica (*1339,+1362). Married fourthly in 1363 in Cracow Princess Elizabeth of Pomerania (*1347,+1393). He and his first consort Blanche of Valois were crowned in 1347 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Anne of Palatinate was crowned in 1349 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His third consort Anne of Swidnica was crowned in 1353 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His fourth consort Elizabeth of Pomerania was crowned in 1363 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Margaret (*1335,+1349; Queen of Hungary and Poland; daughter of Blanche), -Catherine (*1342,+1395; Duchess of Austria; daughter of Blanche). -Elizabeth (*1358,+1373; Duchess of Austria; daughter of Anne of Swidnica), -WENCESLAUS IV (*1361,+1419; son of Anne of Swidnica). -Anne (*1366,+1394; Queen of England; daughter of Elizabeth), -SIGISMUND (*1368,+1437; son of Elizabeth). Died in 1378 in Prague. Buried with his four queens in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1378-1419: WENCESLAUS IV (Václav IV; German king, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Luxembourg) Born in 1361 in Nuremberg. Father: King Charles I/IV of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Anne of Swidnica. Married firstly in 1370 Joanna of Bavaria (*c. 1356,+1386 Karlstejn). Married secondly in 1389 in Prague Sophia of Bavaria (*1376,+1425 Bratislava). He was crowned in 1363 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His first consort Joanna of Bavaria was crowned in 1370 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Sophia of Bavaria was crowned in 1400 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1419 at Kunratice near Prague. Buried with his first consort Queen Joanna of Bavaria in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Earlier buried at Vysehrad's St Paul and Peter's Church, then in Zbraslav. In 1423 he was reburied in Prague. His second consort Queen Sophia of Bavaria was buried in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava. 1419-1420 and 1436-1437: SIGISMUND (Zikmund; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Hungary and Croatia, Elector of Brandenburg) Born in 1368 in Nuremberg. Father: King Charles I/IV of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Pomerania. Married firstly in 1385 Queen Maria of Hungary (*c. 1371,+1395). Married secondly in 1408 Barbara of Cilli/Celje (*c. 1390/95,+1451). Crowned in 1420 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Barbara of Cilli was crowned in 1437 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: Elizabeth (*1409,+1442; Empress of Germany, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Barbara). Deposed in 1420. Regained his throne in 1436. Died in 1437 at Znojmo, Moravia. Buried with his first consort Queen Mary of Hungary in the Church of Varad Fortress in Nagyvárad, Transylvania. His second consort Queen Barbara of Cilli was buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1420-1436: INTERREGNUM (Hussite Wars) HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci) 1437-1439: ALBERT OF HABSBURG (Albrecht Habsbursky; King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Duke of Austria) Born in 1397 in Vienna. Father: Duke Albert IV of Austria. Mother: Duchess Joanna Sophia of Bavaria. Married in 1421 in Prague Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary (*c. 1409 Prague,+1442 Györ, Hungary). He was crowned in 1438 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Elizabeth (*1436,+1505; Queen of Poland); -LADISLAUS THE POSTHUMOUS (*1440,+1457). Died in 1439 at Neszmély near Esztergom, Hungary. Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár, Hungary. 1439-1453: INTERREGNUM HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci) 1453-1457: LADISLAUS THE POSTHUMOUS (Ladislav Pohrobek; King of Hungary and Croatia) Born in 1440 at Komárom, Hungary. Father: King Albert of Habsburg. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary. Unmarried. He was crowned in 1453 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1457 in Prague. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. HOUSE OF PODEBRADY 1458-1471: GEORGE OF PODEBRADY (Jiri z Podebrad) Born in 1420 at Podebrady. Father: Viktorin Bocek of Podebrady. Mother: Anna of Vartemberk. Married firstly in 1441 Kanhuta of Sternberk (*1422,+1449). Married secondly in 1450 Joanna of Rozmital (*1425,+1475 Melnik). He was crowned with his consort Joanna of Rozmital in 1458 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Zdena (Sidonia;*1449,+1510; Duchess of Saxony; daughter of Kanhuta), -Catherine (*1449,+1464; Queen of Hungary; daughter of Kanhuta). Died in 1471 in Prague. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Queen Joanna was buried in a church at Melnik and then reburied in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. HOUSE OF JAGIELLO (Jagelonci) (click here to see the tree) 1471-1516: LADISLAUS II (Vladislav II; King of Hungary as Ulaszlo II, King of Croatia) Born in 1456 in Cracow, Poland. Father: King Casimir IV of Poland. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Austria. Married firstly in 1476 Barbara of Brandenburg (*1464 Ansbach,+1515 Ansbach). Married secondly in 1490 Dowager Queen of Hungary Beatrice of Naples (*1457 Capua,+1508 Ischia). Both marriages were annulled in 1500 by the Pope. Married thirdly in 1502 Princess Anne of Foix (*after 1469,+1506). He was crowned in 1471 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Anna (*1503,+1547; Empress and Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Anne), -LOUIS I (*1506,+1526; son of Anne). Died in 1516 in Buda. Buried with his third consort Queen Anne of Foix in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár, Hungary. His first consort Queen Barbara of Brandenburg was buried in the Abbey Church in Heilsbronn, Germany. His second consort Queen Beatrice was firstly buried in the Monastery of San Domenico in Naples. Later she was translated and reburied in the Cistercian Abbey at Poblet, Spain. 1516-1526: LOUIS I (Ludvik I; King of Hungary as Louis II, King of Croatia) Born in 1506 in Buda. Father: King Ladislaus II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Anne of Foix. Married in 1522 in Buda Archduchess Mary of Habsburg (*1505 Brussels,+1558 Cigales near Valladolid). He was crowned in 1509 and his consort Mary in 1522 both in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1526 at the Battle of Mohács. Buried in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár, Hungary. His consort Queen Mary was buried in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial, Spain. HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci) 1526-1564: FERDINAND I (Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1503 at Alcala de Henares, Spain. Father: King Philip I the Fair of Castile. Mother: Queen Joan the Mad of Castile. Married in 1521 at Linz Princess Anna Jagiellonian of Bohemia and Hungary (*1503 Buda,+1547 Prague). He was crowned with his consort Anna Jagiellonian in 1527 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Elizabeth (*1526,+1545; Queen of Poland), -MAXIMILIAN I (*1527,+1576), -Anna (*1528,+1590; Electress of Bavaria), -Catherine (*1533,+1572; Queen of Poland), -Charles II (*1540,+1590; Archduke of Inner Austria). Died in 1564 in Vienna. Buried with his consort Queen Anna Jagiellonian in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1564-1576: MAXIMILIAN I (Maxmilian I; Archduke Maximilian II of Austria, Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king) Born in 1527 in Vienna. Father: King Ferdinand I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Anna Jagiellonian of Bohemia and Hungary. Married in 1548 at Valladolid, Spain Princess Maria of Spain (*1528 Madrid,+1603 Villa Monte, Spain). He was crowned with his consort Maria of Spain in 1562 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Anna (*1549,+1580; Queen of Spain), -RUDOLPH II (*1552,+1612), -Elizabeth (*1554,+1592; Queen of France), -MATTHEW I (*1557,+1619). Died in 1576 in Regensburg. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His consort Queen Maria of Spain was buried in the Church of St Clara (Discalced Franciscans) in Madrid. 1576-1611: RUDOLPH II (Rudolf II; Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1552 in Vienna. Father: King Maximilian I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria of Spain. Unmarried. He was crowned in 1575 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Deposed in 1611. Died in 1612 in Prague. Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. 1611-1619: MATTHEW I (Matyas I; Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1557 in Vienna. Father: King Maximilian I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria of Spain. Married in 1611 in Vienna Archduchess Anna of Tyrol (*1585 Innsbruck,+1618 Vienna). He was crowned in 1611 and his consort Anna of Tyrol in 1616, both at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1619 in Vienna. Buried with his consort Queen Anna of Tyrol in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH (Vitelsbachove)  King Frederick of the Palatinate 1619-1620: FREDERICK OF THE PALATINATE, THE WINTER KING (Fridrich Falcky, zimny král) Born in 1596 in Deinschwang near Amberg. Father: Elector Frederick IV of the Palatinate. Mother: Electress Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau. Married in 1613 in London Princess Elizabeth Stuart (*1596 Dunfermline,+1662 London). He and his consort were crowned in 1619 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: Sophia (*1630,+1714; Electress of Hanover). Deposed in 1620 and exiled mostly in the Netherlands. Died in 1632 at Mainz. His burial site is unknown but he was probably buried somewhere in Sedan. His heart was buried in the Church of St Catherine at Oppenheim. His Queen Elizabeth was buried in Westminster Abbey, London. HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci) 1619-1637: FERDINAND II (Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1578 in Graz. Father: Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria. Mother: Archduchess Maria of Bavaria. Married firstly in 1600 in Graz Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (*1574 Munich,+1616 Graz). Married secondly in 1622 in Innsbruck Princess Eleanor Gonzaga of Mantua (*1598 Mantua,+1655 Vienna). He was crowned in 1617 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His second consort Eleanor of Mantua was crowned in 1627 at the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague. His issue who reigned: -FERDINAND III (*1608,+1657; son of Maria Anna), -Maria Anna (*1610,+1665; Electress of Bavaria; daughter of Maria Anna), -Cecilia Renata (*1611,+1644; Queen of Poland; daughter of Maria Anna). Died in 1637 in Vienna. Buried in the Imperial Mausoleum at Graz with his first consort Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria. His second consort Queen Eleanor of Mantua was buried in St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. 1627-1657: FERDINAND III (Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1608 in Graz. Father: King Ferdinand II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Bavaria. Married firstly in 1631 in Vienna Princess Maria Anna of Spain (*1608 Escorial,+1646 Linz). Married secondly in 1648 in Linz Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Tyrol (*1632 Innsbruck,+1649 Vienna). Married thirdly in 1651 in Vienna Princess Eleanor Gonzaga of Mantua (*1630 Mantua,+1686 Vienna). He was crowned in 1627 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His third consort Eleanor Gonzaga was crowned in 1656 at the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague. His issue who reigned: -FERDINAND IV (*1633,+1654; son of Maria Anna), -Maria Anna (*1635,+1696; Queen of Spain; daughter of Maria Anna); -LEOPOLD I (*1640,+1705; son of Maria Anna), -Eleanor (*1653,+1697; Queen of Poland; daughter of Eleanor). Died in 1657 in Vienna. Buried with his three queens in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. 1646-1654: FERDINAND IV (German king, King of Hungary and Croatia) Born in 1633 in Vienna. Father: King Ferdinand III of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Spain. Unmarried. He was crowned in 1646 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Died in 1654 in Vienna. Buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. 1657-1705: LEOPOLD I (Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Transylvania) Born in 1640 in Vienna. Father: King Ferdinand III of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Spain. Married firstly in 1666 in Vienna Princess Margaret Theresa of Spain (*1651 Madrid,+1673 Vienna). Married secondly in 1673 in Vienna Archduchess Claudia Felicity of Tyrol (*1653 Innsbruck,+1676 Vienna). Married thirdly in 1676 in Vienna Princess Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg (*1655 Düsseldorf,+1720 Vienna). He was crowned in 1656 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Maria Antonia (*1669,+1692; Electress of Bavaria; daughter of Margaret Theresa), -JOSEPH I (*1678,+1711; son of Eleanor Magdalen), -Maria Anna (*1683,+1754; Queen of Portugal; daughter of Eleanor Magdalen), -CHARLES II/VI (*1685,+1740; son of Eleanor Magdalen). Died in 1705 in Vienna. Buried with his first and third consort in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. His second consort Queen Claudia Felicity was buried in the Dominican Church in Vienna. 1705-1711: JOSEPH I (Josef I; Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, Naples and Sicily, German king, Archduke of Austria) Born in 1678 in Vienna. Father: King Leopold I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg. Married in 1699 in Vienna Princess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (*1673 Lüneburg,+1742 Vienna). He was never crowned in Bohemia. His issue who reigned: -Maria Josepha (*1699,+1757; Queen of Poland, Electress of Saxony), -Maria Amalia (*1701,+1756; Electress of Bavaria). Died in 1711 in Vienna. Buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. His consort Queen Wilhelmina Amalia was buried in the Salesian Convent in Vienna.  King Charles II/VI 1711-1740: CHARLES II/VI (Karel II; Roman Emperor as Charles VI, King of Hungary, Croatia, Naples and Sicily, German king, Duke of Parma and Luxembourg, Prince of Transylvania) Born in 1685 in Vienna. Father: King Leopold I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg. Married in 1708 in Barcelona Princess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1691 Wolfenbüttel,+1750 Vienna). He and his consort were crowned in 1723 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: MARIA THERESA (*1717,+1780). Died in 1740 in Vienna. Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth Christina in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH (Vitelsbachove)  King Charles Albert of Bavaria 1741-1743: CHARLES ALBERT OF BAVARIA (Karel Albrecht Bavorsky; Roman Emperor as Charles VII, German king, Elector of Bavaria) Born in 1697 in Brussels. Father: Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Theresa Kunigunda Sobieska of Poland. Married in 1722 in Munich Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (*1701 Vienna,+1756 Munich). He was crowned in 1741 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Maria Antonia (*1724,+1780; Electress of Saxony), -Maximilian III Joseph (*1727,+1777; Elector of Bavaria), -Maria Josepha (*1739,+1767; German Empress). Died in 1745 in Munich. Buried with his consort Queen Maria Amalia in Theatine Church in Munich. HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburci)  Queen Maria Theresa 1743-1780: MARIA THERESA (Marie Terezie; Queen of Galicia, Hungary and Croatia, Archduchess of Austria, Grand Princess of Transylvania, Duchess of Parma and Luxembourg) Born in 1717 in Vienna. Father: King Charles II (VI) of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Married in 1736 in Vienna Duke Francis Stephen of Lorraine, later Emperor Francis I Stephen (*1708 Luneville,+1765 Innsbruck). She was crowned in 1743 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Her issue who reigned: -JOSEPH II (*1741,+1790), -Marie Amalie (*1746,+1804; Duchess of Parma), -LEOPOLD II (*1747,+1792), -Marie Caroline (*1752,+1814; Queen of the Two Sicilies), -Ferdinand (*1754,+1806; Duke of Massa-Carrara), -Marie Antoinette (*1755,+1793; Queen of France). Died in 1780 in Vienna. Buried with her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. HOUSE OF HABSBURG-LORRAINE (Dinastie Habsbursko-lotrinská) (click here to see the tree)  King Joseph II 1780-1790: JOSEPH II (Josef II; Roman Emperor, King of Galicia, Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg) Born in 1741 in Schönbrunn. Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Bohemia. Married firstly in 1760 in Vienna Princess Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (*1741 Madrid,+1763 Vienna). Married secondly in 1765 in Vienna Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria (*1739 Munich,+1767 Vienna). He was never crowned in Bohemia. Died in 1790 in Vienna. Buried with his both consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.  King Leopold II 1790-1792: LEOPOLD II (Roman Emperor, King of Galicia, Hungary and Croatia, German king, Archduke of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg) Born in 1747 in Schönbrunn. Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Bohemia. Married in 1765 in Innsbruck Princess Maria Louisa of Spain and Sicily (*1745 Portici near Naples,+1792 Vienna). He was crowned with his consort Maria Louisa in 1791 at the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Maria Theresa (*1767,+1827; Queen of Saxony), -FRANCIS I (1768,+1835), -Ferdinand (1769,+1824; Grand Duke of Tuscany). Died in 1792 in Vienna. Buried with his consort Queen Maria Louisa in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.  King Francis I 1792-1835: FRANCIS I (Frantisek I; Roman Emperor, Archduke and Emperor of Austria, King of Galicia, Hungary, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia and Lombardo-Venetia, German king, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg) Born in 1768 in Florence. Father: King Leopold II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria Louisa of Spain. Married firstly in 1788 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Württemberg (*1767 Treptow,+1790 Vienna). Married secondly in 1790 in Vienna Princess Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (*1772 Naples,+1807 Vienna). Married thirdly in 1808 in Vienna Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Modena (*1787 Monza,+1816 Verona). Married fourthly in 1816 in Vienna Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (*1792 Mannheim,+1873 Vienna). He was crowned with his second consort Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily in 1792 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. His issue who reigned: -Marie Louise (*1791,+1847; Empress of the French; daughter of Maria Theresa), -FERDINAND V (*1793,+1875; son of Maria Theresa), -Maria Leopoldina (*1797,+1826; Queen of Portugal, Empress of Brazil; daughter of Maria Theresa). Died in 1835 in Vienna. Buried with all his consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.  King Ferdinand V 1835-1848: FERDINAND V THE GOOD (Ferdinand V Dobrotivy; Emperor of Austria; King of Galicia, Hungary, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia and Lombardo-Venetia, Grand Prince of Transylvania) Born in 1793 in Vienna. Father: King Francis I of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily. Married in 1831 in Vienna Princess Maria Anna of Sardinia (*1803 Rome,+1884 Prague). He was crowned with his consort Maria Anna of Sardinia in 1836 in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague. Abdicated in 1848. Died in 1875 in Prague. Buried with his consort Queen Maria Anna of Sardinia in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.  King Francis Joseph I 1848-1916: FRANCIS JOSEPH I (Frantisek Josef I; Emperor of Austria, King of Galicia, Hungary, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia and Lombardo-Venetia, Grand Prince of Transylvania) Born in 1848 in Vienna. Father: Archduke Francis of Austria. Mother: Archduchess Sophia of Bavaria. Married in 1854 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria (*1837 Munich,+1898 Geneva). He was never crowned in Bohemia. Died in 1916 in Vienna. Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth of Bavaria in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.  King Charles III 1916-1918: CHARLES III (Karel III; Emperor of Austria, King of Galicia, Hungary, Croatia-Slavonia and Dalmatia, Grand Prince of Transylvania) Born in 1887 in Persenbeug. Father: Archduke Otto of Austria. Mother: Archduchess Maria of Saxony. Married in 1911 in Schwarzau am Steinfelde Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (*1892 Villa Pianore,+1989 Zizers, Switzerland). He was never crowned in Bohemia. His issue who reigned: Otto (*1912; nominal King of Hungary). Deposed in 1918 and exiled in Switzerland (1919-1921) and on Madeira (1921-1922). Died in 1922 in Monte, Madeira. Buried in the Church of Our Lady of Monte, Madeira. His consort Queen Zita was buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna. REPUBLIC OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA FROM 1918, CZECH REPUBLIC FROM 1993 Select Bibliography Reifenscheid R.: Die Habsburger. Von Rudolf I. bis Karl I., Graz 1982 |