Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Between 0894 and 0895, Böhmen, Tsjekkia; Hertug.

Notes:

Occupation:
He was the eldest son of Duke Borivoj 1, the first historically-documented Bohemian ruler of the Premyslid dynasty, and his wife Ludmila. He was still a minor upon his father's death c. 889, and the Bohemian lands were placed under the regency of their suzerain Prince Svatopluk 1 of Great Moravia. After Svatopluk died in 894, an inheritance conflict arose between his sons Mojmir 2 and Svatopluk 2. Spytihnev took advantage of the situation to free himself from Moravian vassalage. According to the Annales Fuldenses, he appeared at the 895 Reichstag in Regensburg and paid homage to the East Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia.

Spytihnev is known for his alliance with Margrave Luitpold of Bavaria, who in 898 fought against Mojmir 2, finally separating Bohemia from the Greater Moravian realm. Designed to protect Bohemia against the ravages of Magyar raiders, this pact also opened Bohemia to East Frankish Carolingian culture and paved the way for the eventual triumph of Roman Catholicism in Czech spiritual affairs. Spytihnev continued the extension of Prague Castle as the administrative center of the Premyslid duchy.