Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia

Wenceslaus II (Czech: Václav) (1137 – after 1192) was the son of Soběslav I and brother of Soběslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II in 1191.

He was the duke of Olomouc and Brno, but was deposed by Duke Frederick in 1179 and exiled. He returned from exile after thirteen years on Conrad's death.

Wenceslaus was deposed after a reign of three months by Frederick's half-brother Ottokar. He tried to flee to the Emperor Henry VI, but was captured by the margrave of Lusatia, who imprisoned him until his death.

Ancestry

Family of Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia

16. Oldřich of Bohemia               8. Bretislaus I of Bohemia                       17. Božena               4. Vratislaus II of Bohemia                             18. Henry of Schweinfurt               9. Judith of Schweinfurt                       19. Gerberga of Henneberg               2. Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia                                   20. Mieszko II Lambert of Poland               10. Casimir I of Poland                       21. Richeza of Lotharingia               5. Świętosława of Poland                             22. Vladimir the Great of Kiev               11. Maria Dobroniega of Kiev                       1. Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia                                         24. Béla I of Hungary               12. Géza I of Hungary                       25. Adelaide of Poland               6. Prince Álmos of Hungary                             26. Theodoulos Synadenos               13. Synadene                       3. Adelaide of Hungary                                   28. Iziaslav I of Kiev               14. Sviatopolk II of Kiev                       29. Gertrude of Poland               7. Predslava of Kiev

Preceded by Conrad II

Duke of Bohemia 1191–1192

Succeeded by Ottokar I