Lecho

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Lecho (d. 805) was a Slavic prince in Bohemia .

In 805 a Frankish army under Charles the Younger moved to Bohemia and killed the dux Lecho.

In the 13th century, the Wielkopolska Chronicle describes a legendary forefather, Lech , who is said to have founded Poland .

literature

  • Dušan Třeštík, Vznik Velké Moravy. Moravané, Čechové a střední Evropa v letech 791-871 . Praha 2001, ISBN 80-7106-482-3 , p. 116
  • Dušan Třeštík, Powstanie Wielkich Moraw. Morawianie, Czesi i Europa Środkowa w latach 791-871 , Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2009, p. 116

Remarks

  1. ↑ "Qui omnem illorum patriam depopulatus ducem eorum nomine Lechonem occidit", Annales regni Francorum to 805 (Latin original)
  2. ↑ also in Annales Fuldenses to 805 and Annales Mettenses to 805
personal data
SURNAME Lecho
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slavic prince in Bohemia
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 805