Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia

Bretislaus I, Duke Of Bohemia

Bretislaus I (Czech: Břetislav) (1002/1005 - 10 January 1055), known as the Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was Duke of Bohemia from 1035 until his death.

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