Hastening Toward Prague. Lisa Wolverton

      UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Wolverton, Lisa.

      Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands / Lisa Wolverton.

      p. cm. — (Middle Ages series)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 0-8122-3613-0 (cloth : alk. paper)

      1. Bohemia (Czech Republic)—Politics and government—12th century. 2. Bohemia (Czech Republic)—Kings and rulers. 3. Power (Social sciences)—Czech Republic—Bohemia. 4. Přemyslid dynasty. 5. Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?–1125. I. Title. II. Series.

       To my parents and my husband

      CONTENTS

       List of Maps, Figures, and Tables

       Introduction

       PART I: THE STRUCTURE OF POWER

       1. Ducal Lordship

       2. The Freemen

       3. Interdependence

       4. The Church

       PART II: DYNAMICS AND STRATEGIES

       5. Politics and the Divine: The Meaning and Mobilization of Saint Václav

       6. Dynastic Relations, Moravia, and the Progress of Revolt

       7. Manipulations of Imperial Authority

       Conclusion: Leadership and Community

       Appendix A: Selected Magnate Genealogies

       Appendix B: Names and Language

       Abbreviations

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index

       Acknowledgments