TY - BOOK AU - Wihoda,Martin TI - Vladislaus Henry: the formation of Moravian identity T2 - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, SN - 9789004303836 AV - DB2091.V52 W44 2015 U1 - 943.72/0223092B 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Leiden PB - Brill KW - Vladislav Jindřich, KW - Přemysl Otakar KW - Group identity KW - Czech Republic KW - Moravia KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Community life KW - Land tenure KW - Political aspects KW - Social change KW - Moravia (Czech Republic) KW - Kings and rulers KW - Biography KW - Politics and government KW - To 1526 KW - Bohemia (Czech Republic) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- 1 A Remote Mirror -- 2 An Heir -- 3 The Margrave -- 4 The Land -- 5 Memory -- 6 Legacy -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - This book offer a biography of a key East Central European ruler, Vladislaus Henry, who ruled the Margraviate of Moravia from 1198 to 1222 and, in cooperation with his brother, King Přemysl Otakar I of Bohemia, was involved in the transformation of the Holy Roman Empire into a free union of Princes. The study also describes the successful modernisation of Moravia and Bohemia during the 13th century, and reflects on the beginnings of the politically emancipated community of the Moravians, which was defined by land values. The work thus draws attention to a previously overlooked dimension of the European Middle Ages, including the history of not only states and nations but also of lands UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004303836 ER -