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Also Known As Saint Wenceslas • Svatý Václav
Born c.907 • Czechoslovakia
Died September 28, 929 • Czechoslovakia
House / Dynasty house of Přemysl

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George
king of Bohemia
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king of Bohemia
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Bohemian prince
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Wenceslas II
king of Bohemia and Poland
Wenceslas I
Wenceslas I
king of Bohemia
Vladislas II
king of Bohemia and Hungary
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prince of Bohemia
Otakar I
king of Bohemia
Boleslav I
prince of Bohemia
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