Drahomíra the Arrogant (died after 935) was a Bohemian princess, wife of Vratislav I. Events By Place Europe Estimation Córdoba, capital of Al-Andalus, becomes the largest city of the world taking the lead Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the
Drahomíra's homeland was around Brandenburg, a castle near present-day Berlin. She was princess of Havolans. The Hevelli or Hevellians (sometimes Havolane; Heveller or Stodoranen; Hawelanie or Stodoranie; Havolané or Stodorané) were a
She married Vratislav I of Bohemia and gave birth to at least three children: Saint Wenceslas, Boleslaus I and Střezislava. Saint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas (Václav HelpIPA, (c 907 &ndash September 28, 935) was duke ( kníže) of Bohemia Střezislava (d 987 was the wife of Slavnik, a Bohemian nobleman and founder of Slavnik's dynasty. She led her husband to cooperation with her vernaculars, which waged war against Saxony. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. After her husband's untimely death (921), she and her mother-in-law, Saint Ludmila, divided the government of Bohemia. Events By Place Asia Ahmad ibn Fadlan is sent from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars, on behalf of the Saint Ludmila (c 860 - September 15, 921) is a Saint and Martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics
Popular history depicts Ludmila as a restrained and pious grandmother, but it is likely that the political demands of government called for more energy and worldliness than history records. Wenceslas was one of the main reasons for the eventually fatal discord between Drahomíra and Ludmila. Ludmila had exerted great influence of the eldest son,Wenceslas, leaving Drahomíra to concentrate her efforts on her younger son, Boleslaus.
Despite or perhaps as a result of her political and personal efforts, Ludmila attracted Drahomíra's bitter enmity. Ludmila fled to [1] Tetín castle, where her daughter-in-law's hired assassins, Tunna and Gommmon, murdered her.
When Drahomíra's son, Wenceslas, came to power, he sent his mother into exile, though he later called her back. Busta Drahomíry, matky sv. Václava author: Ivo Durec (foto)