Боротьба чеського короля Вацлава ІІ за гегемонію в Центральній Європі (1301-1305)

Abstract

The article analyses the struggle of the Czech King Wenceslaus (Waclaw) II of the Přemyslide Family for a hegemony in Central Europe in the early 14th century. Atthat time his attention was focused on the Hungarian Kingdom where the Arpadovich dynasty’s male line had exhausted. In 1301 Waclaw II accepted the proposal of a number of Hungarian magnates headed by Matúš Csák of Trencsin to crown his young son Waclaw as Hungarian king. The latter acceded to the throne as Laszlo V. The Přemysloviches had to compete over the Hungarian crown with Karl Robert, a representative of the Napoletan branch of the Anjou dynasty. He was supported by Pope Boniface VIII who succeeded in winning the German King Albrecht I Habsburg over to his side. The Czech state found itself in international isolation. Waclaw II was trying to find the way out of it by concluding an agreement with the French King Philip IV the Fair. In 1304 Albrecht Habsburg invaded the territory of the Czech Kingdom and tried to conquer Kutna Hora, but he failed. The campaign against the Czech Kingdom was lost. However, Waclaw II did not enjoy his victory for a long time. He fell ill with tuberculosis and died in June 1305.