Děpolt II

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Děpolt II (1150s[1] – 21 November 1190[2]), also known as Diepold II (modern English Theobald), was a Bohemian nobleman from the cadet branch of the Přemyslid dynasty and the leader of the Bohemian troop in the Third Crusade.[1]

Life

Děpolt II was the only son of Děpolt I (son of Duke Vladislav I of Bohemia) and of his wife Gertrude (daughter of Albert the Bear of Brandenburg).[3]

He was first mentioned after the death of his father. He had a good relationship with the Duke

Jindřich Břetislav (Henry Bretislaus, later known as Duke Bretislaus III of Bohemia). The bishop imposed an interdict on Děpolt's land (the regions of Čáslav, Chrudim and Vraclav).[1] In 1187 he emigrated and came back in 1189 when Conrad II became the new duke of Bohemia.[2]

In 1189 Conrad II appointed Děpolt I to lead the Bohemian troop in the Third Crusade. The Bohemian troop joined the crusaders led by the

siege of Acre in autumn 1190. There he also died on 21 November 1190, maybe because of a war injury or plague. The surviving rest of his troop then probably became a part of the troop of King Richard I of England.[2]

Marriage and children

Děpolt II was married to Adéla/Adelajda Zbysława of Silesia, the daughter of Bolesław I the Tall. They had:

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c "Děpolt II". Středověk (in Czech). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Kalendárium: 21. listopadu 1190 – zemřel Děpold II., konec české účasti na třetí křížové výpravě". Svornost (in Czech). 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Wihoda 2015, p. 298.
  4. ^ "Family tree of Přemyslid dynasty". Středověk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

Sources

  • Wihoda, Martin (2015). Vladislaus Henry: The Formation of Moravian Identity. Brill.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Děpolt_II&oldid=1211064232"