Slavník (died 981) was a
White Croatian nobleman, the founder of
Slavník dynasty
The Slavniks/Slavníks or Slavnikids ( cs, Slavníkovci; german: Slawnikiden; pl, Sławnikowice) was a dynasty in the White Croatia during the 10th century. It is considered to be of White Croats origin. The center of the semi-independent princi ...
.
Slavník rose to power during the reign of
Boleslaus II of the
Přemyslid dynasty
The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemyslid ( cs, Přemyslovci, german: Premysliden, pl, Przemyślidzi) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1 ...
. Slavník controlled significant estates within central
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
, and was overlord of the site of
Libice nad Cidlinou.
He had several children by his wife
Střezislava. Six of his sons are known by name:
*
Soběslav (his heir)
*
Saint Adalbert
* Spytimír
* Pobraslav
* Pořej
* Čáslav
He had also a son named
Radim Gaudentius by another woman (probably a concubine). According to ''
Chronica Boemorum
The ''Chronica Boemorum'' (Chronicle of the Czechs, or Bohemians) is the first Latin chronicle in which the history of the Czech lands has been consistently and relatively fully described. It was written in 1119–1125 by Cosmas of Prague.
The ...
'', Slavník was a happy man all his lifetime.
References
981 deaths
10th-century rulers in Europe
Year of birth unknown
Slavník dynasty
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