History of The Czech Lands

History Of The Czech Lands

The history of the Czech lands includes the following periods:

  • Slavs: Bohemians and Moravians – arrival into Czech area during the 6th century (535?)
  • Samo's realm (623–658)
  • Moravian principality (~800–833) in Moravia
  • Great Moravia (833–907)
    • 888–894 also comprised Bohemia
  • Bohemian Principality (870s–1198)
    • including Moravia, since 1197 the Margraviate of Moravia
  • Kingdom of Bohemia (1198–1348/1918)
    • since 1291/1335 also with Silesia (duchies) and both Lusatias (margraviates)
  • Crown of Bohemia (1348–1749/1918) – de facto cancelled in 1749
    • since 1526 under Habsburg rule (personal union with Austria and Hungary)
    • 1620/27 lost independence, part of Habsburg Empire
    • since 1804 part of Austrian Empire
    • since 1867 part of Austria-Hungary
  • Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)
    • since 1960 the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (ČSSR)
    • since 1990 the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (ČSFR)
  • Czech Republic (since 1993)

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