Kings of Medieval Bohemia Family Tree

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Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod
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[MLaserHistory]

Truly some beautiful pronunciations happening here :)

[jeremyeineichner]

"Names that sound like I could have just made up and you would never know" Even when it's not his show, Jack's unique sense of humor can not be stifled

[jurassichrist]

Hey, I'm responsible for that composer chart you mentioned at the end of the video--thanks for the shoutout! There's a lot of amazing work happening over there on the subreddit. I encourage everyone to go explore and contribute if you can!

[Santeri]

Fun fact about Ottokar II, along with all his other accomplishments he also went on a crusade against the baltic pagans in Prussia, and the Teutonic Knights named Königsberg in his honor.

[safirak]

The legendary founder of the Premyslid dynasty was just some dude, his wife Libuše (or Libussa) was the real deal. She was the leader of the Bohemians, who (according to the legend) bitched about being ruled by a woman, so she foretold that they would find a man working the fields, who will be their ruler.

[MuricaTurkey]

Ah, "UsefulCharts: Kingdom Come Deliverance Edition" 😄 Been waiting for this!

[lucimicle]

It's interesting to see how the crowns of Bohenia, Poland, Hungary and HRE have been quite interconected along the way.

[honestgoat]

I love these man. Even when you already know the history and the players. Its just really good to be able to visualise them in a tree.

[VictoriaPhoenix]

Yay! As a Czech, I am thrilled to go through this video. Major props on actually being able to pronounce the names of the premyslid kings lol the only thing is, I think Wenceslaus III. Wasnt killed on the toilet, that was Jaromír. :)

[Potkanka]

The pronunciations (apart from "Chechia" :D) were pretty good! Also it's quite fun to see Czech history from less, let's say, biased sources. From school, you "know" that some kings were "bad guys", but this made it much more neutral. Well, you also didn't go into that many details of theer reign of course, so not everything would be mentioned, but still, this was pretty interesting!

[stepanpytlik]

Just a correction: Wenceslaus III never ceded Polandpp and was killed while resting in his chambers in thr city of Olomouc, where he was currently gathering an army to fight the Polish rebels.

[trixus]

As a Czech person myself I'm glad to see someone talking about our history. And very accurately on top of that😊

[ryantropicalia]

14:40
Me: Oh he founded Monte Carlo?? Wow
*Jack explains it isn't the one in Monaco*
Me: "my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined"

[jacoboleary]

"Modern Day Chechia"
Czechs: What did he just call me

[thomasdixon]

Been waiting awhile for this one, definitely worth the wait

[morriganmhor]

Václav III was NOT assasinated on toilet, but in his bedroom. On toilet that was one of his ancestors - Jaromír - who was speared.

[XIslanderX]

That intro drum and woodwind piece always gets my head banging. It just hits right.

[codyj.braunva]

Now I want to see you cover the Ostrogoth family tree

[alisakomendova]

A little tidbit info - the image of Vratislaus (Vratislav II.), the first king of Bohemia, is taken from the Rotunda of St. Catherine in Znojmo. The rotunda was build in the second half of 11th century and in 1134 the inner walls were decorated with fresques showing christian themes (the dove, the four evangelists, four cherubs, and the whole thing with Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ) as well as the myth of Přemysl The Ploughman and mythical Přemyslid rulers.
During the tourist season, it's possible to go inside and see the fresques, it's pretty awesome :)

[AhjtadyHanka]

Love to see others doing stuff about my country <3