The sacral aspect of the royal power of the first Piasts

This paper discusses the ideas of royal power developed at the court of the first Piast rulers. These largely emphasised the sacred foundations of royal power and defined the tasks of the rulers primarily in terms of religious mission.

The issue of rulers’ sanctity in the Early and High Middle Ages – a Polish case against the European background

The text analyses the problem of the sanctity of rulers, especially non-martyrs, in Latin Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages. The starting point for this discussion is a frequently asked question about the reasons for the lack of such a phenomenon in Poland.

The House of Přemyslid between Henry II and Boleslaus the Brave or the circumstances which commenced an oath of fealty taken by Czech dukes to the rulers of the Reich

The goal of this article is to indicate the political circumstances which led to the Czech king’s assumption of the Prague throne as an oath of fealty to the ruler of the Reich. The article discusses the political situation in the late 10th and the early 11th centuries: the weakness of Bohemia following the death of Boleslaus II, the power of Bolesław the Brave and the circumstances accompanying his occupation of Prague together with king Henry II’s interference in Czech affairs.

Přemyslovci mezi Jindřichem II. a Boleslavem Chrabrým, aneb o okolnostech, které započaly lenní závislost českých knížat na panovnících Říše