Part of the Bohemian Crown from 1182 to 1918
The
Margraviate of Moravia
(
Czech
:
Markrabstvi moravske
;
German
:
Markgrafschaft Mahren
) was one of the
Lands of the Bohemian Crown
within the
Holy Roman Empire
and then
Austria-Hungary
, existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administered by a
margrave
in cooperation with a
provincial diet
. It was variously a
de facto
independent state, and also subject to the
Duchy
, later the
Kingdom of Bohemia
. It comprised the historical region called
Moravia
, which lies within the present-day
Czech Republic
.
Geography
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]
The Margraviate lay east of
Bohemia
proper, with an area about half that region's size. In the north, the
Sudeten Mountains
, which extend to the
Moravian Gate
, formed the border with the Polish
Duchy of Silesia
, incorporated as a
Bohemian crown land
upon the 1335
Treaty of Trentschin
. In the east and southeast, the western
Carpathian Mountains
separated it from present-day
Slovakia
. In the south, the winding
Thaya
River marked the border with the
Duchy of Austria
.
Moravians
, usually considered a
Czech people
that speak
Moravian dialects
, made up the main part of the population. According to a 1910
Cisleithanian
census, 27.6% identified themselves as
German Moravians
.
[1]
These ethnic Germans would later
be expelled
after the
Second World War
. Other ethnic minority groups included
Poles
,
Roma
and
Slovaks
.
History
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]
After the early medieval
Great Moravian
realm had been finally defeated by the
Arpad
princes of
Hungary
in 907, what is now Slovakia was incorporated as "
Upper Hungary
" (
Fels?-Magyarorszag
), while adjacent Moravia passed under the authority of the
Duchy of Bohemia
. King
Otto I of Germany
officially granted it to Duke
Boleslaus I
in turn for his support against the Hungarian forces in the 955
Battle of Lechfeld
. Temporarily ruled by King
Bolesław I Chrobry
of
Poland
from 999 until 1019, Moravia was re-conquered by Duke
Old?ich of Bohemia
and ultimately became a land of the
Crown of Saint Wenceslas
held by the
P?emyslid dynasty
.
[1]
In 1182, the Margraviate was created at the behest of Emperor
Frederick Barbarossa
by merger of the three P?emyslid
appanage
principalities of
Brno
,
Olomouc
and
Znojmo
, and given to
Conrad II
, the son of Prince Conrad of Znojmo. As
heir apparent
, the future King
Ottokar II of Bohemia
was appointed Moravian margrave by his father
Wenceslaus I
in 1247. Along with Bohemia, Moravia was ruled by the
House of Luxembourg
from the extinction of the P?emyslid dynasty until 1437.
Jobst
, nephew of Emperor
Charles IV
inherited the Margraviate in 1375, ruled autonomously and was even elected
King of the Romans
in 1410. Shaken by the
Hussite Wars
, the Moravian nobles remained loyal supporters of the Luxembourg emperor
Sigismund
.
[1]
In 1469, Moravia was occupied by the
Hungarian
king
Matthias Corvinus
, who had allied with the
Catholic
nobility against the rule of
George of Pod?brady
and had himself elected
rival king of Bohemia
at Olomouc. The rivalry with King
Vladislaus II
was settled in the 1479 Peace of Olomouc, whereby Matthias renounced the royal title but retained the rule over the Moravian lands.
[2]
With the other
lands of the Bohemian Crown
, the Margraviate was incorporated into the
Habsburg monarchy
upon the death of King
Louis II
in the 1526
Battle of Mohacs
. Moravia was ruled as a
crown land
within the
Austrian Empire
from 1804 and within
Cisleithanian
Austria from 1867.
[3]
During the foundation of
Czechoslovakia
after
World War I
, the Margraviate was transformed into "Moravia Land", later "Moravia-Silesia Land" in 1918. This autonomy was eliminated in 1949 by the
communist government
and has not been re-established since.
[1]
Government
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The margrave held ultimate authority in Moravia, throughout the history of the margraviate. This meant that as its margraves became more foreign, so too did governance of the margraviate.
Moravia possessed a legislature, known as the
Moravian Diet
. The assembly has its origins in 1288, with the
Colloquium generale
, or
curia generalis
.
[4]
This was a meeting of the upper nobility, knights, the
Bishop of Olomouc
, abbots and ambassadors from
royal cities
. These meetings gradually evolved into the diet.
The power of this diet waxed and waned throughout history. By the end of the margraviate, the diet was almost powerless. The diet consisted of three
estates of the realm
: the estate of upper
nobility
, the estate of the lower nobility, and the estate of
prelates
and
burghers
.
[5]
With the
February Patent
of 1861, the diet was reformed into a more egalitarian body. It still retained the same structure, but the members changed. It consisted of assembly seats for landowners, city-dwellers, and rural farmers. This was retained until the diet was abolished after the fall of the Dual Monarchy.
[5]
Moravian eagle
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]
The
coat of arms of Moravia
is
charged
with a crowned silver-red chequered
eagle
with golden claws and tongue. It first appeared in the seal of Margrave P?emysl (1209?1239), a younger son of King
Ottokar I of Bohemia
. After 1462, the Moravian eagle was gold-red chequered,
[2]
but was never accepted by the Moravian assembly.
Administration
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]
Until 1848
[
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]
In the mid 14th century Emperor
Charles IV
, also King of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia, established administrative divisions called
kraje
(
Kreise
in German). These subdivisions were named for their capitals:
After 1848
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After the
1848 revolutions
, political districts (
politicky
okres
,
politische Bezirke
; formally
Bezirkshauptmannschaften
) were established, which were organised into two
Kreise
/
kraje
? Brunn and Olmutz.
[6]
- Brunner Kreis
(
Brn?nsky kraj
) ? 12 districts:
- Brunn
- Trubau
- Boskowitz
- Witschau
- Gaya
- Auspitz
- Iglau
- Datschitz
- Znaym [
sic
]
- Kromau
- Nikolsburg
- Olmutzer Kreis
(
Olomoucky kraj
) ? 13 districts:
- Olmutz
- Sternberg
- Schonberg
- Hohenstadt
- Littau
- Neutitschein
- Weißkirchen
- Wistek
- Wallachisch-Meseritsch
- Hradisch
- Kremsier
- Holleschau
- Ungarischbrod [
sic
]
In
Bach
's reforms of 1854 the former
kraje
were restored (albeit with some minor border changes and with
Novy Ji?in
(
Neutitschein
) replacing
P?erov
) and the political districts were replaced by 'office districts' (
Amtsbezirke
[
de
]
), subordinate to the
kraje
which distributed some of their authority. The Moravian capital Brno/Brunn acted as the seat for
Kreis Brunn
/
Brn?nsky kraj
but as a
statutory city
was directly subordinate to Moravia.
[7]
- Kreis Brunn
(
Brn?nsky kraj
) ? 17 districts:
- Auspitz
- Austerlitz
- Blansko
- Boskowitz
- Brunn (environs)
- Butschowitz
- Eibenschitz
- Gewitsch
- Klobauk
- Kunstadt
- Lundenburg
- Seelowitz
- Steinitz
- Titschnowitz
- Triebau
- Wischau
- Zwittau
- Kreis Olmutz
(
Olomoucky kraj
) ? 17 districts:
- Altstadt
- Hof
- Hohenstadt
- Kojetein
- Littau
- Muglitz
- Mahrisch-Naustadt
- Olmutz (environs)
- Plumenau
- Prerau
- Proßnitz
- Romerstadt
- Schildberg
- Schonberg
- Sternberg
- Weisenberg
- Olmutz (city)
- Kreis Neutitschein
? 13 districts:
- Byst?itz
- Frankstadt
- Freiberg
- Fulnek
- Leipnitz
- Liebau
- Walachisch-Meseritsch
- Mistek
- Neutitschein
- Mahrisch-Ostrau
- Ro?nau
- Weißkirchen
- Wsetin
- Kreis Hradisch
(
Hradi??sky kraj
) ? 12 districts:
- Ungarisch-Brod
- Gaya
- Goding
- Holleschau
- Hradisch
- Klobauk
- Kremsier
- Rapajedl
- Ungarisch-Ostra
- Stra?nitz
- Wisowitz
- Zdaunek
- Kreis Znaim
(
Znojemsky kraj
) ? 9 districts:
- Mahrisch-Budwitz
- Frain
- Hrottowitz
- Jamnitz
- Joslowitz
- Kromau
- Namiescht
- Nikolsburg
- Znaim
- Kreis Iglau
(
Jihlavsky kraj
) ? 8 districts:
- Byst?itz
- Datschitz
- Iglau
- Groß-Meseritsch
- Neustadtl
- Saar
- Teltsch
- Trebitsch
In 1860 the
Kreise
/
kraje
were dissolved and the districts were subordinated directly to the
Statthalterei
in Brunn/Brno.
[8]
Political districts were re-established in the
December Constitution
following the
Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
and remained in place until Austria-Hungary's dissolution. They were largely retained by the Czechoslovak administration after 1918:
Demographics
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]
The region experienced rapid population growth when it was part of
Austria-Hungary
. From 1890 to 1900 alone there was an increase of 7.1%. The population development from 1851 to 1900 was as follows:
Year
|
1851
|
1880
|
1890
|
1900
|
Population
|
1,799,838
|
2,153,407
|
2,276,870
|
2,437,706
|
Ethnicity
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In terms of ethnicity, the population was predominantly divided between
Czechs
and
Germans
. The German minority mostly lived on the borders with
Lower Austria
and
Silesia
, and in various language islands (around
Brunn
,
Olmutz
,
Iglau
and
Zwittau
), as well as in some larger cities. The ethnic distribution according to the census was as follows:
Ethnicity
|
1880
|
1900
|
Czechs
|
1,507,327
|
70.0%
|
1,727,270
|
70.9%
|
Germans
|
628,907
|
29.2%
|
675,492
|
27.7%
|
Others
|
17,173
|
0.8%
|
34,944
|
1.4%
|
Total
|
2,153,407
|
2,437,706
|
Population by district (1910)
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Judicial district
|
Czech name
|
Political district (Politischer Bezirk)
|
Population
|
Germans
|
%
|
Czechs
|
%
|
Others
|
%
|
Foreigners
|
%
|
Auspitz
|
Hustope?
|
Auspitz
|
24,506
|
10,319
|
42.1%
|
14,128
|
57.7%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
58
|
0.2%
|
Austerlitz
|
Slavkov
|
Wischau
|
33,604
|
808
|
2.4%
|
32,679
|
97.2%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
111
|
0.3%
|
Blansko
|
Blansko
|
Boskowitz
|
34,816
|
186
|
0.5%
|
34,584
|
99.3%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
45
|
0.1%
|
Bojkowitz
|
Bojkovice
|
Ungarisch Brod
|
13,816
|
11
|
0.1%
|
13,673
|
99.0%
|
7
|
0.1%
|
125
|
0.9%
|
Boskowitz
|
Boskovice
|
Boskowitz
|
30,762
|
981
|
3.2%
|
29,724
|
96.6%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
51
|
0.2%
|
Brunn
|
Brno
|
Brunn
|
125,737
|
81,617
|
64.9%
|
41,943
|
33.4%
|
214
|
0.2%
|
1,963
|
1.6%
|
Brunn Umgebung
|
Brno okoli
|
Brunn (
Landbezirk
)
|
125,828
|
14,702
|
11.7%
|
110,457
|
87.8%
|
80
|
0.1%
|
589
|
0.5%
|
Butschowitz
|
Bu?ovice
|
Wischau
|
19,922
|
144
|
0.7%
|
19,734
|
99.1%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
42
|
0.2%
|
Byst?itz
|
Byst?ice
|
Neustadtl in Mahren
|
21,762
|
39
|
0.2%
|
21,700
|
99.7%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
23
|
0.1%
|
Byst?itz am Hostein
|
Byst?ice pod Hostynem
|
Holleschau
|
21,944
|
144
|
0.7%
|
21,687
|
98.8%
|
8
|
0.0%
|
105
|
0.5%
|
Datschitz
|
Da?ice
|
Datschitz
|
13,075
|
176
|
1.3%
|
12,893
|
98.6%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
Eibenschitz
|
Ivan?ice
|
Brunn (
Landbezirk
)
|
36,665
|
2,087
|
5.7%
|
34,461
|
94.0%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
110
|
0.3%
|
Frain
|
Vranov
|
Znaim (
Landbezirk
)
|
9,123
|
7,920
|
86.8%
|
1,157
|
12.7%
|
8
|
0.1%
|
38
|
0.4%
|
Frankstadt
|
Fren?tat
|
Mistek
|
19,087
|
85
|
0.4%
|
18,864
|
98.8%
|
53
|
0.3%
|
85
|
0.4%
|
Freiberg
|
P?ibor
|
Neutitschein
|
25,710
|
6,877
|
26.7%
|
18,524
|
72.0%
|
89
|
0.3%
|
220
|
0.9%
|
Fulnek
|
Fulnek
|
Neutitschein
|
14,771
|
13,960
|
94.5%
|
630
|
4.3%
|
58
|
0.4%
|
123
|
0.8%
|
Gaya
|
Kyjov
|
Gaya
|
39,836
|
884
|
2.2%
|
38,728
|
97.2%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
217
|
0.5%
|
Gewitsch
|
Jevi?ko
|
Mahrisch Trubau
|
21,898
|
3,024
|
13.8%
|
18,849
|
86.1%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
25
|
0.1%
|
Goding
|
Hodonin
|
Goding
|
35,510
|
5,369
|
15.1%
|
28,813
|
81.1%
|
63
|
0.2%
|
1,265
|
3.6%
|
Großbittesch
|
Velka Byte?
|
Großmeseritsch
|
12,946
|
23
|
0.2%
|
12,918
|
99.8%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
5
|
0.0%
|
Großmeseritsch
|
Velke Mezi?i?i
|
Großmeseritsch
|
28,253
|
189
|
0.7%
|
28,045
|
99.3%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
19
|
0.1%
|
Hof
|
Dvorec
|
Barn
|
12,293
|
12,203
|
99.3%
|
20
|
0.2%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
70
|
0.6%
|
Hohenstadt
|
Zab?eh
|
Hohenstadt
|
31,071
|
9,954
|
32.0%
|
21,042
|
67.7%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
74
|
0.2%
|
Holleschau
|
Hole?ov
|
Holleschau
|
32,225
|
440
|
1.4%
|
31,657
|
98.2%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
128
|
0.4%
|
Hrottowitz
|
Hrotovice
|
Mahrisch Kromau
|
15,704
|
80
|
0.5%
|
15,598
|
99.3%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
20
|
0.1%
|
Iglau
|
Jihlava
|
Iglau (
Landbezirk
), Iglau (
Stadt
)
|
53,513
|
27,886
|
52.1%
|
25,380
|
47.4%
|
14
|
0.0%
|
233
|
0.4%
|
Jamnitz
|
Jemnice
|
Mahrisch Budwitz
|
13,709
|
3,406
|
24.8%
|
10,272
|
74.9%
|
10
|
0.1%
|
21
|
0.2%
|
Joslowitz
|
Jaroslavice
|
Znaim (
Landbezirk
)
|
24,043
|
23,694
|
98.5%
|
280
|
1.2%
|
4
|
0.0%
|
65
|
0.3%
|
Klobouk
|
Klobouky
|
Auspitz
|
14,282
|
50
|
0.4%
|
14,194
|
99.4%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
37
|
0.3%
|
Kojetein
|
Kojetin
|
Prerau
|
31,010
|
225
|
0.7%
|
30,348
|
97.9%
|
33
|
0.1%
|
404
|
1.3%
|
Konitz
|
Konice
|
Littau
|
23,179
|
5,329
|
23.0%
|
17,842
|
77.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
8
|
0.0%
|
Kremsier
|
Krom??i?
|
Kremsier (
Land
), Kremsier (
Stadt
)
|
42,496
|
893
|
2.1%
|
41,388
|
97.4%
|
49
|
0.1%
|
166
|
0.4%
|
Kunstadt
|
Kun?tat
|
Boskowitz
|
25,335
|
73
|
0.3%
|
25,248
|
99.7%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
12
|
0.0%
|
Leipnik
|
Lipnik
|
Mahrisch Weißkirchen
|
23,182
|
3,512
|
15.1%
|
19,503
|
84.1%
|
22
|
0.1%
|
145
|
0.6%
|
Littau
|
Litovel
|
Littau
|
26,121
|
1,125
|
4.3%
|
24,967
|
95.6%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
22
|
0.1%
|
Lundenburg
|
B?eclav
|
Goding
|
31,699
|
5,370
|
16.9%
|
25,860
|
81.6%
|
5
|
0.0%
|
464
|
1.5%
|
Mahrisch Altstadt
|
Stare M?sto
|
Mahrisch Schonberg
|
15,511
|
15,429
|
99.5%
|
38
|
0.2%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
44
|
0.3%
|
Mahrisch Budwitz
|
Moravske Bud?jovice
|
Mahrisch Budwitz
|
25,839
|
169
|
0.7%
|
25,639
|
99.2%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
31
|
0.1%
|
Mahrisch Kromau
|
Moravsky Krumlov
|
Mahrisch Kromau
|
26,911
|
11,595
|
43.1%
|
15,259
|
56.7%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
56
|
0.2%
|
Mahrisch Neustadt
|
Un?ov
|
Sternberg
|
24,567
|
20,136
|
82.0%
|
4,373
|
17.8%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
57
|
0.2%
|
Mahrisch Ostrau
|
Moravska Ostrava
|
Mahrisch Ostrau
|
111,186
|
43,246
|
38.9%
|
52,254
|
47.0%
|
12,906
|
11.6%
|
2,780
|
2.5%
|
Mahrisch Schonberg
|
?umperk
|
Mahrisch Schonberg
|
50,348
|
38,179
|
75.8%
|
11,814
|
23.5%
|
59
|
0.1%
|
296
|
0.6%
|
Mahrisch Trubau
|
Moravska T?ebova
|
Mahrisch Trubau
|
29,996
|
27,926
|
93.1%
|
1,943
|
6.5%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
120
|
0.4%
|
Mahrisch Weißkirchen
|
Hranice
|
Mahrisch Weißkirchen
|
35,465
|
8,701
|
24.5%
|
26,345
|
74.3%
|
141
|
0.4%
|
278
|
0.8%
|
Mistek
|
Mistek
|
Mistek
|
36,917
|
3,457
|
9.4%
|
32,990
|
89.4%
|
200
|
0.5%
|
270
|
0.7%
|
Muglitz
|
Mohelnice
|
Hohenstadt
|
23,360
|
13,993
|
59.9%
|
9,209
|
39.4%
|
74
|
0.3%
|
84
|
0.4%
|
Namiest an der Oslawa
|
Nam??? nad Oslavou
|
Trebitsch
|
15,711
|
67
|
0.4%
|
15,636
|
99.5%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
8
|
0.1%
|
Napajedl
|
Napajedla
|
Ungarisch Hradisch
|
29,861
|
38
|
0.1%
|
29,696
|
99.4%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
120
|
0.4%
|
Neustadtl in Mahren
|
Nove M?sto na Morav?
|
Neustadtl in Mahren
|
22,297
|
31
|
0.1%
|
22,246
|
99.8%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
19
|
0.1%
|
Neutitschein
|
Novy Ji?in
|
Neutitschein
|
44,764
|
23,976
|
53.6%
|
20,400
|
45.6%
|
71
|
0.2%
|
317
|
0.7%
|
Nikolsburg
|
Mikulov
|
Nikolsburg
|
33,030
|
31,619
|
95.7%
|
597
|
1.8%
|
683
|
2.1%
|
131
|
0.4%
|
Olmutz
|
Olomouc
|
Olmutz (
Land
), Olmutz (
Stadt
)
|
103,280
|
30,987
|
30.0%
|
70,645
|
68.4%
|
934
|
0.9%
|
714
|
0.7%
|
Plumenau
|
Plumlov
|
Proßnitz
|
23,738
|
84
|
0.4%
|
23,640
|
99.6%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
14
|
0.1%
|
Pohrlitz
|
Poho?elice
|
Nikolsburg
|
16,021
|
15,292
|
95.4%
|
654
|
4.1%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
73
|
0.5%
|
Prerau
|
P?erov
|
Prerau
|
47,174
|
1,635
|
3.5%
|
45,250
|
95.9%
|
59
|
0.1%
|
230
|
0.5%
|
Proßnitz
|
Prost?jov
|
Proßnitz
|
57,735
|
2,407
|
4.2%
|
54,839
|
95.0%
|
181
|
0.3%
|
308
|
0.5%
|
Romerstadt
|
Ryma?ov
|
Romerstadt
|
28,497
|
28,355
|
99.5%
|
4
|
0.0%
|
25
|
0.1%
|
113
|
0.4%
|
Ro?nau am Radhorst
|
Ro?nov pod Radho?t?m
|
Wallachisch Meseritsch
|
20,178
|
29
|
0.1%
|
20,118
|
99.7%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
31
|
0.2%
|
Saar
|
??ar
|
Neustadtl in Mahren
|
14,383
|
30
|
0.2%
|
14,330
|
99.6%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
22
|
0.2%
|
Schildberg
|
?ilperk
|
Hohenstadt
|
16,388
|
9,150
|
55.8%
|
7,194
|
43.9%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
42
|
0.3%
|
Seelowitz
|
?idlochovice
|
Auspitz
|
30,980
|
2,476
|
8.0%
|
28,454
|
91.8%
|
5
|
0.0%
|
45
|
0.1%
|
Stadt Liebau
|
M?sto Libava
|
Barn
|
17,347
|
17,285
|
99.6%
|
28
|
0.2%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
34
|
0.2%
|
Steinitz
|
?danice
|
Gaya
|
14,814
|
205
|
1.4%
|
14,567
|
98.3%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
42
|
0.3%
|
Sternberg
|
?ternberk
|
Sternberg
|
36,123
|
28,018
|
77.6%
|
7,982
|
22.1%
|
5
|
0.0%
|
118
|
0.3%
|
Straßnitz
|
Stra?nice
|
Goding
|
26,425
|
427
|
1.6%
|
25,744
|
97.4%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
252
|
1.0%
|
Teltsch
|
Tel?
|
Datschitz
|
26,137
|
95
|
0.4%
|
25,982
|
99.4%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
60
|
0.2%
|
Tischnowitz
|
Ti?nov
|
Tischnowitz
|
35,406
|
264
|
0.7%
|
35,044
|
99.0%
|
18
|
0.1%
|
80
|
0.2%
|
Trebitsch
|
T?ebi?
|
Trebitsch
|
40,832
|
837
|
2.0%
|
39,919
|
97.8%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
70
|
0.2%
|
Triesch
|
T?e??
|
Iglau (
Landbezirk
)
|
14,249
|
160
|
1.1%
|
14,057
|
98.7%
|
2
|
0.0%
|
30
|
0.2%
|
Ungarisch Brod
|
Uhersky Brod
|
Ungarisch Brod
|
36,954
|
706
|
1.9%
|
35,929
|
97.2%
|
11
|
0.0%
|
308
|
0.8%
|
Ungarisch Hradisch
|
Uherske Hradi?t?
|
Ungarisch Hradisch (
Land
), Ungarisch Hradisch (
Stadt
)
|
41,354
|
100
|
0.2%
|
41,129
|
99.5%
|
1
|
0.0%
|
124
|
0.3%
|
Ungarisch Ostra
|
Uhersky Ostroh
|
Ungarisch Hradisch
|
46,528
|
469
|
1.0%
|
45,846
|
98.5%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
206
|
0.4%
|
Wallachisch Klobouk
|
Vala?ske Klobouky
|
Ungarisch Brod
|
26,419
|
101
|
0.4%
|
25,784
|
97.6%
|
41
|
0.2%
|
493
|
1.9%
|
Wallachisch Meseritsch
|
Vala?ske Mezi?i?i
|
Wallachisch Meseritsch
|
24,657
|
319
|
1.3%
|
24,224
|
98.2%
|
15
|
0.1%
|
99
|
0.4%
|
Wiesenberg
|
Viesenberk
|
Mahrisch Schonberg
|
14,525
|
14,465
|
99.6%
|
7
|
0.0%
|
4
|
0.0%
|
49
|
0.3%
|
Wischau
|
Vy?kov
|
Wischau
|
43,545
|
3,486
|
8.0%
|
39,976
|
91.8%
|
6
|
0.0%
|
77
|
0.2%
|
Wisowitz
|
Vizovice
|
Holleschau
|
23,469
|
2
|
0.0%
|
23,223
|
99.0%
|
90
|
0.4%
|
154
|
0.7%
|
Wsetin
|
Vsetin
|
Wsetin
|
42,976
|
214
|
0.5%
|
42,250
|
98.3%
|
22
|
0.1%
|
490
|
1.1%
|
Zdounek
|
Zdounky
|
Kremsier (
Landbezirk
)
|
22,368
|
92
|
0.4%
|
22,241
|
99.4%
|
4
|
0.0%
|
31
|
0.1%
|
Zlabings
|
Slavonice
|
Datschitz
|
10,090
|
9,322
|
92.4%
|
734
|
7.3%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
34
|
0.3%
|
Znaim
|
Znojmo
|
Znaim (
Land
), Znaim
|
61,866
|
42,253
|
68.3%
|
18,339
|
29.6%
|
52
|
0.1%
|
1,222
|
2.0%
|
Zwittau
|
Svitavy
|
Mahrisch Trubau
|
28,197
|
27,339
|
97.0%
|
767
|
2.7%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
91
|
0.3%
|
Rulers of Moravia
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Dukes in Moravia (907-1182)
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]
P?emyslid dynasty as Duke of Bohemia (907-999)
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Piast dynasty as Duke of Poland (999-1019)
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]
P?emyslid dynasty as Duke in Moravia (1019-1182)
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]
Ruler
|
Born
|
Reign
|
Death
|
Ruling part
|
Consort
|
Notes
|
Bretislaus I
|
|
1002/5
|
1019/29?1033
1034?1055
|
10 January 1055
|
Moravia
|
Judith of Schweinfurt
1020
four children
|
Son of
Ulrich, Duke of Bohemia
, who reconquered Moravia from Poland and given to his son.
|
Ulrich I
|
|
975
|
1033?1034
|
9 November 1034
|
Moravia
|
Unknown
no children
Bo?ena
c.
1002
(morganatic)
one child
|
In his After his death, his son was replaced in Moravia.
|
Conrad I
|
|
c.
1035
|
1055?1056
1061-1092
|
6 September 1092
|
Brno
|
Wirpirk of Tengling
1054
two children
|
Children of Bretislav I, divided their inheritance:
- Conrad received Brno;
- Vratislav got Olomouc;
- Otto inherited Znojmo.
The division was made ineffective by their other brother Spytihnev (1055), who had inherited Bohemia and extended his rule to Moravia, uniting the whole Premyslid domain under his control. However, after Spytihnev's death (1061), the landless brothers recovered the inheritance and divided it differently, as Vratislav had inherited Bohemia:
- Conrad recovered Brno but also received Otto's share in Znojmo;
- Otto received Vratislav's part in Olomouc.
|
Vratislaus I
|
|
c.
1035
|
1055?1056
|
14 January 1092
|
Olomouc
|
Maria
before 1057
no children
Adelaide of Hungary I
1057
four children
?wi?tosława of Poland
1062
five children
|
Otto I
the Fair
|
|
1045
|
1055?1056
|
9 June 1087
|
Znojmo
|
Euphemia of Hungary
before 1073
two children
|
1056-1087
|
Olomouc
|
Znojmo annexed to Brno (1056-92)
|
Spytihn?v II
|
|
1031
|
1056?1061
|
28 January 1061
|
Moravia
|
Ida of Wettin
c.
1054
one child
|
Brother of the three above, ended briefly the division of Moravia, uniting Bohemian and Moravian lands. After his death, his brothers re-split the land.
|
Boleslaus
|
|
1062
|
1087?1091
|
11 August 1091
|
Olomouc
|
Unmarried
|
|
Svatopluk I
the Lion
|
|
1075
|
1091?1109
|
21 September 1109
|
Olomouc
|
Unknown
one child
|
Brother of Boleslaus.
|
Luitpold I
|
|
?
|
1092?1112
|
15 March 1112
|
Znojmo
|
Ida of Austria
one child
|
Children of Conrad I, divided the inheritance:
- Luitpold received Znojmo;
- Ulrich inherited Brno.
Despite having heirs, Luitpold's land came to Ulrich's possession after his death. Conrad II, Luitpold's heir, would come to power in 1123.
|
Ulrich II
|
|
?
|
1092?1113
|
5 January 1113
|
Brno
(with
Znojmo
since 1112)
|
Adelaide
two children
|
Sobeslaus I
|
|
c.
1075
|
1113?1123
|
14 February 1140
|
Brno
(with
Znojmo
)
|
Adelaide of Hungary II
1123
five children
|
Son of Vratislaus I, ruled in Brno and Znojmo, which split after his resign:
- Znojmo returned to its heir, Conrad II;
- Brno was absorbed by Olomouc, the other Moravian feud.
|
Conrad II
|
|
c.
1075
|
1123?1161
|
14 February 1140
|
Znojmo
|
Maria of Serbia
1132
four children
|
Son of Vratislaus I.
|
Otto II
the Black
|
|
1085
|
1109?1123
|
18 February 1126
|
Olomouc
(with
Brno
since 1123)
|
Sophia of Berg
1113
three children
|
Ruled in Olomouc, since 1091 with his brother Svatopluk. Acquired Brno in 1123.
|
Wenceslaus Henry
|
|
1107
|
1126?1130
|
1 March 1130
|
Olomouc
|
Unmarried
|
Son of Svatopluk, inherited Olomouc.
|
Vratislaus II
|
|
c.
1111
|
1126?1146
|
1146
|
Brno
|
A Russian princess
1132
three children
|
Son of Ulrich II, inherited Brno.
|
Luitpold II
|
|
1102
|
1130?1137
|
1143
|
Olomouc
|
Unmarried
|
Son of
Bo?ivoj II, Duke of Bohemia
.
|
Vladislaus
|
|
?
|
1137?1140
|
1165
|
Olomouc
|
Unmarried
|
Son of Sobeslaus I.
|
Otto III
|
|
1122
|
1140?1160
|
12 May 1160
|
Olomouc
|
Durancia
five children
|
Son of Otto II.
|
Spytihn?v III
|
|
?
|
1146??1182
|
1199
|
Brno
|
Umarried
|
In 1182 abdicated for Conrad III.
|
Brno annexed to Znojmo
|
Frederick I
|
|
1142
|
1160?1173
|
25 March 1189
|
Olomouc
|
Elizabeth of Hungary
1157
six children
|
Son of
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
.
|
Ulrich III
|
|
1134
|
1173?1177
|
18 October 1177
|
Olomouc
|
Cecilia of Thuringia
no children
Sophia of Meissen
no children
|
Son of
Sob?slav I, Duke of Bohemia
.
|
Wenceslaus
|
|
1137
|
1177?1178
|
after 1192
|
Olomouc
|
Unmarried
|
Son of Sobeslaus I. Abdicated for Conrad III.
|
Olomouc annexed to Znojmo
|
Conrad III Otto
|
|
c.
1136
|
1161?1182
|
9 September 1191
|
Znojmo
|
Hellicha of Wittelsbach
before 1176
no children
|
Son of Conrad II. United Znojmo and Olomouc. Brno joined in 1182, when he also became the first Margrave of Moravia.
|
Margraves of Moravia
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P?emyslid dynasty
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united with Bohemia 1189?1197
directly held by King
Rudolph I of Germany
1278?1283
Various dynasties
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Luxembourgs
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Various dynasties
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Jagiellons
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Habsburgs
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Under the united rule of the Bohemian kings from 1611 (see
List of rulers of Bohemia
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"Erlaß der Ministeriums des Innern vom 9. August 1849, womit die in Folge Allerhochster Entschliesung vom 4. August 1849 genehmigte Organisirung der politischen Verwaltungsbehorden fur die Kronlander Mahren und Schlesien kundgemacht wird, und sie Maßregeln zu deren Durchfuhrung festgesetzt werden"
.
Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt fur das Kaiserthum Osterreich
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2023
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Gesetz vom 21. April 1854, RGBl. 103/1854:
"Verordnung der Minister des Innern, der Justiz und der Finanzen vom 21. April 1854, betreffend die politische und gerichtliche Organisirung der Markgrafschaft Mahren"
.
Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt fur das Kaiserthum Osterreich
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2023
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Gesetz vom 5. Juni 1860, RGBl. 142/1860:
"Verordnung des Ministers des Innern vom 5. Juni 1860, giltig fur den ganzen Umfang des Reiches, betreffend die Auflosung der Kreisbehorden in Mahren, der Landesregierung und Landes-Baudirection in Schlesien und die administrative Unterordnung dieses Herzogthumes unter die Statthalterei zu Brunn"
.
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