Ulrich I, Duke of Brno (, , ; 11th century – 5 January 1113) was the Duke of Moravia for twenty one years - between 1092 and 1113. He was the first son and successor of

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(died 1092) and

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. He did not succeed as half ruler of Moravia ( diarch), for all half of

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(the west one) as his father Conrad I, but Brno was

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into two parts:

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and

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and Ulrich was co-ruler in this part with his brother

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.Cronicle of the Czech (English by Wolverton) III.15, p. 176-177''
Both brothers together established a

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and its

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and prepared as

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for Brno-Znojmo branch

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. He had long ruled over

(as diarch in Brno) for 21 years, once interrupted by

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: (1099–1100 by Bretislaus II) By his marriage to an unknown

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, he probably had two children: * Wratislaus of Brno, Duke of Brno from 1125 to 1129 and from 1130 to his death in 1146 *Nadia (?),(or Nadine, original Надія, Czech Naděj) He was succeeded legitimately as prince of Brno by his son Wratislaus of Brno.

Domestic policy

Ulrich and Luitpold initially ruled in the Brno part (the western one) of the duchy of Moravia, until 1099 when they were evicted illegitimately by Bretislaus II. Later they enforced a return of the Brno part of the Moravian duchy - with the help of the Bavarian armed troops as well as indirect support by

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(whom he visited in early February 1101 in

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), according to the principles of

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. After they returned to the duchy of Brno, the brothers divided it into two subparts named Brno (principality) and Znojmo (principality), where they continued to reign in certain local territorial unions. In 1104 they together founded a

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whose convent church of St. Procopius was intended as their own dynastic mausoleum where they were both buried. Emperor Henry IV gave Ulrich insignia of rank and banner (''

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'') for their reign in the

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. All the Moravian lines of

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as a whole were systematically associated with

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s with princesses of major royal and ducal dynasties, especially

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-senior line VukanovićDaughter Maria of

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and houses of bavarian

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s, as it was the other way around ('' vice versa''). Members of the Moravian dynasty were fully predisposed to take over the central throne (for both countries - Bohemia and Moravia) in

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, under the principles of

Family tree

Ancestry

Citations and notes

References

Bibliography

Primary sources

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, (Canonicus Pragensis); ''

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''. (Latin) *

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, (Canon of Prague), Translated by Lisa Wolverton (2009)
''Chronicle of the Czechs (Chronicle of Bohemias)''

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. (English)

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''Hastening toward Prague''
Philadelphia,

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External links

The Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St Catherine web page

{{Monarchs of Bohemia Roman Catholic monarchs People from Brno Přemyslid dynasty Sons of dukes 1113 deaths Year of birth unknown