750 let od založení Menšího Města pražského Přemyslem Otakarem II. - Proof
weight: 31.1 g, thickness: 2 mm
purity: 999,9/1000 Au
edge plain, numbered
limited mintage quality proof: 750 pcs číslovaných
limited mintage of unc. quality: 500 pcs issue day: 24. October 2007
Objednávkový kód: CRM121
Lesser Town of Prague
In the early 12th century, Prague was a flourishing city, over which
gracefully shut down the princely castle. " Jews living there having a lot of gold
silver, there are of all nations wealthiest buyers, there are
pennci affluent, there stands a marketplace full of loot him
... "Wrote the unknown author of Prague in the late 11th century. The former Prague
was situated on the territory of today's Old Town. Naming Older,
or Greater City of Prague also gained after Ottokar II.
granted city rights in 1257 to the Prague castle, already populated
at least since the 10th century. This created new, later Lesser Town
Prague - Mal Strana. The influx of artisans and merchants in both cities grew stronger,
especially when during the reign of Charles IV. Prague became the imperial
residences and the emperor intended to make it the capital of the Empire
Roman. Space defined by the walls of Prague towns, however, began to be
numerous incoming soon too tight, so the monarch approached
generous company - in 1348 he founded the New Town and
has set for them vast territory extending between Vyehradem,
Pom and Old Town. It was gradually filled with an imposing
townhouses, spacious marketplace, magnificent buildings and churches
monasteries. Size and splendor to Prague this time rival
The most famous cities of Rome, Florence, Paris, Cologne. Today's Small
Party had adopted the name Lesser Town of Prague.
Premysl Otakar & nbsp; II.
Pemysl II. Otakar (born around 1233 - 26. 8. 1278) - Czech king, the most famous of the genus Pemyslid rulers. During his reign, creating a huge empire in Central Europe, contemporaries was called the king of iron and gold.
As the second son of King Wenceslas I had originally Pemysl become ecclesiastic. (His mother had been Kunhuta of the German House of Hohenstaufen). Then, when he died but his older brother Vladislav, despite his father left the rebel nobles elect a king. The revolt was soon suppressed and fourteen rebel went to jail. For a long time but he did not do it. Soon after Vclav in the country once again introduced a policy, named Pemysla the Margrave of Moravia.
In 1252 Premysl political reasons married for more than thirty years older than Margaret Bamberg. Europe is fun, ambitious prince, however, dowry was awarded the Austrian country.
The following year, in September dying Vclav I. and Premysl II. Otakar sits on the throne relaxed. Already in 1254 the pope issued a call for a crusade against the pagan Prussians. On that occasion founded on the shores of the Baltic Sea city of Knigsberg, now Kaliningrad. Pemysl significantly planted as well as the new face of Prague: in 1257 on the left bank founded and fortified the New Town.
Disagreements with the Hungarian King Bela IV. vygradovaly to a decisive military encounter at Kressenbrunn in 1260. In the battle Pemysl won by a landslide, especially thanks to the deployment of heavy cavalry, iron knights, who formed the core of his army. In the same year Przemyslid monarch divorced barren Margaret Bamberg and took her granddaughter Bla IV. Cunigund. For the next twelve years, was one of the most successful period Pemyslova life. He controlled all of central Europe, in the south of his empire extended to the shores of the Adriatic. The expansion enjoyed not only weapons, but also a combination of diplomacy and money from the rich royal treasury.
The turnaround came in 1273, when the Czech king began to apply for a relaxed German throne and the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Despite the fact that the elector promised him support, eventually chose hitherto unknown but highly ambitious Count Rudolf of Habsburg. Pemysl act perceived as a betrayal and select concede, however, which incensed against each other nobility at home and abroad. In 1276 Rudolf invaded with an army into Austria. Pemysl he led his knights went opposite, but because of domestic rebellion led Witigonen family had to return, and the battle has not yet occurred. Under pressure then have to give up not only the Alpine countries, but also Chebsko, so he remained in control only of Bohemia and Moravia. Home Pemysl suppressed the rebellion and the collapse of the empire was not going to accept it. In 1278 he organized the campaign, which culminated on August 26 on a Moravian battlefield. Pemysl II. Otakar weakened betrayal several of his allies in the fight died. His demise heralded the onset of the Habsburgs, who soon became one of the most important European dynasties.
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