|
Svatopluk
Svatopluk (in modern Czech) or Svätopluk (in modern Slovak) is a Slavic given name. It may refer to: People *Svatopluk I of Moravia (c. 840–894), prince of Great Moravia from 870/871 to 894 * Svätopluk II (died c. 906), a son of Svatopluk I, prince of the Nitrian principality from 894 to c. 906 *Svatopluk of Bohemia (died 1109), ruler of Bohemia from 1107 to 1109 *Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), Czech writer, journalist and poet *Svatopluk Havelka (1925–2009), Czech composer * Svatopluk Innemann (1896–1945), Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor *Svatopluk Pluskal (1930-2005), Czech footballer *Svatopluk Svoboda (1886-1971), Czechoslovakian Olympic gymnast *Svatopluk Turek (1900-1972), Czech writer using the pen name T. Svatopluk Other uses * ''Svätopluk'' (opera), a Slovak opera by Eugen Suchoň See also *Świętopełk (other) Polish version * Sviatopolk (other) Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian version *Zwentibold German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk I Of Moravia
Svatopluk I or Svätopluk I, also known as Svatopluk the Great (Latin: ''Zuentepulc'', ''Zuentibald'', ''Sventopulch'', ''Zvataplug''; Old Church Slavic: Свѧтопълкъ and transliterated ''Svętopъłkъ''; Polish: ''Świętopełk''; Greek: Σφενδοπλόκος, ''Sphendoplókos''), was a ruler of Great Moravia, which attained its maximum territorial expansion during his reign (870–871, 871–894). Svatopluk's career started in the 860s, when he governed a principality within Moravia, the location of which is still a matter of debate among historians, under the suzerainty of his uncle, Rastislav. In 870 Svatopluk dethroned Rastislav, who was a vassal of Louis the German, and betrayed him to the Franks. Within a year, however, the Franks also imprisoned Svatopluk. After the Moravians rebelled against the Franks, Svatopluk was released and led the rebels to victory over the invaders. Although he was obliged to pay tribute to East Francia under the peace treaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Of Bohemia
Svatopluk the Lion ( cz, Svatopluk Olomoucký; died 21 September 1109) was Duke of Bohemia from 1107 until his assassination in 1109. His rule was overshadowed by the fierce conflict around the Bohemian throne in the 12th century. Family A member of the Přemyslid dynasty, he was the son of Prince Otto I of Olomouc and Euphemia, daughter of King Béla I of Hungary. His father was the youngest son of Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia. When Bretislaus died in 1055, the Bohemian ducal dignity first passed to his eldest son, Svatopluk's uncle Spytihněv II, and upon Spytihněv's early death in 1061, it passed to Bretislaus's second son Vratislaus II, according to the patrilineal principle of agnatic seniority. Vratislaus, who had received the title of a Bohemian king by order of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV in 1086, elevated Svatopluk's father Otto (the fourth son of Bretislaus I) to the rank of a prince at Olomouc in Moravia. However, when his father died the next year, young Savatoplu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätopluk II
Svatopluk II or Svätopluk II (Latin: ''Zentobolchus'') was a member of the House of Mojmír and Prince in Moravia (maybe of Nitra) from 894 to 899, as which he strove to control all of Great Moravia. He was the son of Svatopluk I son of Morot. Biography Svatopluk II was a younger son of Svatopluk I and grandson (according to Simon of Kéza) of Morot. As Prince of Nitra, Svatopluk II was subordinated to Mojmír II, the King of Great Moravia which contained the principality as its province. Svatopluk II rebelled against Mojmír II in 898 in an attempt to take over control of Great Moravia. Their conflict climaxed when Bavarian troops intervened in the winter of 898/899. Mojmír II defeated the Bavarians and captured Svatopluk II, but the Bavarians managed to rescue him and brought him to East Francia. Svatopluk II returned to the Principality of Nitra in 901. He probably died in 906 in fights with the Hungarians, who began to invade the Carpathian Basin The Pannonian Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätopluk (other)
Svatopluk (in modern Czech) or Svätopluk (in modern Slovak) is a Slavic given name. It may refer to: People *Svatopluk I of Moravia (c. 840–894), prince of Great Moravia from 870/871 to 894 * Svätopluk II (died c. 906), a son of Svatopluk I, prince of the Nitrian principality from 894 to c. 906 *Svatopluk of Bohemia (died 1109), ruler of Bohemia from 1107 to 1109 * Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), Czech writer, journalist and poet * Svatopluk Havelka (1925–2009), Czech composer *Svatopluk Innemann (1896–1945), Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor * Svatopluk Pluskal (1930-2005), Czech footballer * Svatopluk Svoboda (1886-1971), Czechoslovakian Olympic gymnast * Svatopluk Turek (1900-1972), Czech writer using the pen name T. Svatopluk Other uses * ''Svätopluk'' (opera), a Slovak opera by Eugen Suchoň See also *Świętopełk (other) Polish version *Sviatopolk (other) Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian version *Zwentibold Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Pluskal
Svatopluk Pluskal (28 October 1930 – 29 May 2005) was a Czechoslovak footballer and holder of a silver medal from the World Cup in Chile in 1962. Early life Svatopluk Pluskal started playing football in his home town, where he played for several clubs. With (Baťa Zlín – Svit Gottwaldov) he achieved promotion to the top league. He achieved individual success when he was selected for the junior international team. He was able to play in most positions, but in Zlín he played mainly as a striker. Club career In 1951 he moved to Prague where he became an important player for a newly founded army football club (ATK, later called ÚDA and Dukla Prague), for whom he played mainly as a defensive midfielder. In almost 16 years with this club, he was 8-time champion of the league but he achieved his most important successes at the club level in the United States. Dukla Praha with Pluskal in its line-up won the "American Cup" (a tournament of teams from football-developed countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Čech
Svatopluk Čech (21 February 1846 in Ostředek near Benešov – 23 February 1908 in Prague) was a Czech writer, journalist and poet. Biography Čech studied at gymnasium (secondary school) in Prague, then studied law, and later worked in the journals Květy, Lumír and Světozor. His first poem, ''Husita na Baltu'', was published in the almanac ''Ruch'' in 1868. Similarly to his work ''Adamité'', it is inspired by history (Hussite Wars). His poem ''Evropa'' (1878) takes its cue from revolutionary movements of the time, his poem ''Slávie'' (1882) propagates ideals of Slavic unity, the poem ''Václav z Michalovic'' (1880) depicts religious oppression by the Jesuits, his poem ''Lešetínský kovář'' (1883 confiscated, 1899) social problems of industrialization. The books of lyrical poetry ''Jitřní písně'' (1887) and ''Nové písně'' (1888) reflect the national rebirth of the Czech people, and his poetry cycle ''Písně otroka'' reflects social problems. His best known w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Innemann
Svatopluk Innemann (18 February 1896 – 30 October 1945) was a Czechs, Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor. He was one of the pioneers of Czech cinema. Biography and works Innemann, was a son of the Czech director Rudolf Innemann and opera singer Ludmila Lvová-Innemannová. He was born in Slovenia during their engagement, but was raised in Prague, where he studied to be a pork butcher. Around 1918 he became interested in film, and began to work as a camera operator. As cameraman, he co-created his first film with Otto Heller. From 1919 he worked independently. Innemann's early career was varied; he was involved in operettas, comedy, comedies and melodramas, short films and documentaries, often as cameraman. He made his directorial debut in silent films with the fairy-tale ''Little Red Riding Hood (1920 film), Little Red Riding-hood'' in 1920. In 1925 he directed the popular comedy ''From the Czech Mills (1925 film), From the Czech Mills'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätopluk (opera)
''Svätopluk'' is a Slovak opera by Eugen Suchoň with the subtitle ''Musical drama in three acts''. The libretto is by Eugen Suchoň, Ivan Stodola and Jela Krčméry-Vrteľová and is loosely based on Stodola's play Kráľ Svätopluk, which was in turn based on events in the life of King Svätopluk I. Suchoň composed ''Svätopluk'' between 1952 and 1959. It was premiered on 10 March 1960 in the Slovak National Theatre, directed by Miloš Wasserbauer and conducted by Tibor Frešo. Roles Synopsis The action takes place in the year 894 in Great Moravia. King Svätopluk I, believing that he is going to die, hands over his reign to his two sons. The fictional story is partially based on historical events and real persons. Act 1 ''The palace of Svätopluk at Veligrad, Greater Moravia.'' The minstrel Záboj loves the Pannonian princess Ľutomíra who schemes to make her father king of Greater Moravia. Záboj reveals that Svätopluk is secretly concentrating his army along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Havelka
Svatopluk Havelka (born 2 May 1925 – 24 February 2009) was a Czech composer. Biography Svatopluk Havelka was born at Vrbice in the Karviná district. He studied composition privately with Karel Boleslav Jirák from 1945 to 1947, while a student of musicology at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University under Josef Hutter and Antonín Sychra.Československý hudební slovník I. (1963), p. 411 Havelka subsequently became a member of the music department of Czechoslovak Radio in Ostrava. At the same time he was the founder and artistic director of the NOTA Ensemble (1949–1950). For the next four years he was an instructor and composer with the Army Art Ensemble. Beginning in 1954 he devoted himself to freelance composing. He was especially prolific as a film composer, providing music for more than 200 films, including several from the Czech "New Wave" in the 1960s. His early style was marked by traits of the folk music of his native Moravia, but he later turned to more com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwentibold
Zwentibold (''Zventibold'', ''Zwentibald'', ''Swentiboldo'', ''Sventibaldo'', ''Sanderbald''; – 13 August 900), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the illegitimate son of Emperor Arnulf.Collins 1999, p. 360 In 895, his father granted him the Kingdom of Lotharingia, which he ruled until his death. Life Early life Zwentibold was born during the long reign of his great-grandfather, King Louis the German in East Francia. He was the first-born, yet illegitimate, son of Arnulf of Carinthia and his concubine Vinburga. Zwentibold's father was an illegitimate son of Carloman of Bavaria, the eldest son of Louis the German. After Louis' death in 876, Carloman ruled over the East Frankish territory of Bavaria and ceded the adjacent marches of Pannonia and Carinthia (former Carantania) to his son Arnulf. In 887 Arnulf succeeded the incapable King Charles the Fat as king of East Francia. Zwentibold was named after his godfather Svatopluk, ruler of Great Moravia (Zwentibold bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svante
Svante is the shortening for the Swedish male first name Svantepolk. It originates from Slavic ancestors of first prominent Svantes in Sweden. The Slavic languages have the name which is rendered as Sviatopolk in Russian, Swiãtopôłk in Kashubian, Świętopełk in Polish and Svatopluk/Svätopluk in Czech and Slovakian. Also Svjatopluk and so forth in other renditions. In the latter half of the 13th century, Svantepolk of Viby (d 1310), a lord of high nobility, settled in Sweden. His mother had been a Pomeranian lady whose first name and precise origin is not known to us, but who is indicated to have come from the ducal family of Pomerelia. Svantepolk's father was Canute, Duke of Revalia, a bastard son of king Valdemar II of Denmark with a high-born Swedish lady Helena, daughter of Earl Guttorm. The name was presumably given to Svantepolk as namesake of some maternal relative of Slavic princely dynasties. Svantepolk's brother Eric, Duke of Halland, had got a traditionally S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ''Rogvolod''), *pъlkъ (''Svetopolk'', ''Yaropolk''), *slavъ (''Vladislav'', ''Dobroslav'', ''Vseslav'') and their derivatives (''Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata'', etc.) * Names from flora and fauna (''Shchuka'' - pike, ''Yersh'' - ruffe, ''Zayac'' - hare, ''Wolk''/'' Vuk'' - wolf, ''Orel'' - eagle) * Names in order of birth (''Pervusha'' - born first, ''Vtorusha''/''Vtorak'' - born second, ''Tretiusha''/''Tretyak'' - born third) * Names according to human qualities (''Hrabr'' - brave, ''Milana/Milena'' - beautiful, ''Milosh'' - cute) * Names containing the root of the name of a pagan deities (''Troyan'', ''Perunek/Peruvit'', ''Yarovit'', ''Stribor'', ''Šventaragis'', ''Veleslava'') A number of names from Slavic roots appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.JPG "Click for more on -> Svatopluk I Of Moravia")
.JPG "Click for more on -> Slavic Names")