Adalbert III of Bohemia (1145 – 8 April 1200), also called Vojtěch in Bohemia, was

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between 1168 and 1177 and then again between 1183 and 1200. His reign is marked significantly from the struggle with Emperor

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. He is listed as a

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of the

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. He was a son of

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, and Gertrude of Babenberg, raised by

. He lived as a deacon in the Bohemian

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(Latinized: Mons Sion) in

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. After the death of his maternal uncle, Archbishop

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, on 28 September 1168, Adalbert lived at first with Ulrich II of Aquileia, then as Provost of

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in Bohemia, honored by Papal legation, but without influence.

Literature

* Meiller: ''Regesta archiepiscoporum Salisburgensium''. * Hans Prutz: Adalbert III.. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, S. 69–71. * W. Schmidt: ''Die Stellung der Erzbischöfe von Salzburg u. das Erzstift von Salzburg zu Kirche und Reich unter K. Friedrich I.'' Wien 1865. * *

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