Děpolt II (1150s
– 21 November 1190
), also known as Diepold II (
modern English
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''Theobald''), was a
Bohemia
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n nobleman from the
cadet branch
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of the
Přemyslid dynasty
The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemysl (, , ) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1306), as well as in parts of Poland (including Silesia ...
and the leader of the Bohemian troop in the
Third Crusade
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.
Life
Děpolt II was the only son of
Děpolt I (son of Duke
Vladislav I of Bohemia) and of his wife Gertrude (daughter of
Albert the Bear
Albert the Bear (; 1100 – 18 November 1170) was the first margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.
Life
Albert was the only son of Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, and Eilika of Sa ...
of
Brandenburg
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).
He was first mentioned after the death of his father. He had a good relationship with the Duke
Frederick of Bohemia (
Czech
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*Czech (surnam ...
: Bedřich), his cousin. After 1182 he was in dispute with his other cousin
(Henry Bretislaus, later known as Duke Bretislaus III of Bohemia). The bishop imposed an
interdict
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on Děpolt's land (the regions of
Čáslav
Čáslav (; ) is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division ...
,
Chrudim
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and
Vraclav).
In 1187 he emigrated and came back in 1189 when
Conrad II became the new duke of Bohemia.
In 1189 Conrad II appointed Děpolt I to lead the Bohemian troop in the Third Crusade. The Bohemian troop joined the crusaders led by the
Holy Roman Emperor
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Frederick Barbarossa
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in
Esztergom
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,
Hungary
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. Many of the Bohemian soldiers were former prisoners who were freed just to participate the crusade (8 of them were executed by Frederick Barbarossa because of their violence and robbery already in Serbia). After the death of Frederick Barbarossa in the
Saleph River on 10 June 1190 Děpolt II decided to stay in the Holy Land and to continue under the command of
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia
Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (February 1167 – 20 January 1191) was Duke of Swabia from 1170 until his death at the siege of Acre.
Life
Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen was born in Modigliana in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. He was the thir ...
. He took part in the
siege of Acre in autumn 1190. There he also died on 21 November 1190, maybe because of a war injury or plague. The surviving rest of his troop then probably became a part of the troop of King
Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...
.
Marriage and children
Děpolt II was married to Adéla/Adelajda Zbysława of Silesia, the daughter of
Bolesław I the Tall
Bolesław I the Tall (; 1127 – 7 or 8 December 1201) was Duke of Wrocław from 1163 until his death in 1201.
Early years
Boleslaw was the eldest son of Władysław II the Exile by his wife Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Margrave Leopold II ...
. They had:
*Děpolt III
*Soběslav I
*
Boleslaus
References
Sources
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Depolt II
Year of birth unknown
1190 deaths
Přemyslid dynasty
Bohemian princes
Christians of the Third Crusade