Vratislaus (or Wratislaus) II (Czech: Vratislav II.) (d. 14 January 1092) the son of Bretislaus I and Judith of Schweinfurt was the first King of Bohemia as of 15 June 1085. The royal title was merely a lifetime grant from Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV however and was not hereditary. Before being raised to the royal dignity he had ruled Bohemia as duke since 1061. He was one of the greatest of the medieval Bohemian rulers.On his father’s death in 1055 Vratislaus became duke of Olomouc.
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