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History of the Czech Republic

The history of the Czech Republic includes the following periods:

  1. Prehistory (700 000 BC – 400 BC)
  2. Celts (400 BC – 8 BC) – Boii
  3. Germanic tribes (8 BC – 511 AD) – Marcomanni & Quadi
  4. Slavs: Czechs & Moravians – since the 6th century (535?)
    1. Samo’s realm (623 – 658)
    2. Moravian principality (late 8th century – 833) in Moravia
    3. Great Moravia (833 – 907) in Moravia (888/890 – 894 also in Bohemia)
    4. Bohemian Principality (880s – 1198): in Moravia the Margraviate of Moravia since 1182
    5. Bohemian Kingdom (1198 – 1918): since 1526 under Habsburg rule (personal union with Austrian lands & Hungary)
    6. Czechoslovakia (1918 – 1992): since 1969 the Czech Socialist Republic, since 1990 the Czech Republic
    7. Czech Republic (since 1993)

Table of contents
1 Arrival of the Slavs
2 Samo‘s realm
3 Great Moravia
4 Bohemian Principality
5 Bohemian Kingdom and Margraviate of Moravia till 1526
6 Bohemian Estates against Hapsburg Absolutism
7 The Dark Age and National Revival
8 The Dual Monarchy Austria – Hungary
9 Czechoslovakia
10 Czech Republic
11 See also
12 External links

Arrival of the Slavs

The Slavs (Czech tribes in Bohemia and Moravians in Moravia) arrived in the 6th century. 
Samo‘s realm

Main article: Samo


Great Moravia

Main article: Great Moravia


Bohemian Principality

Main article: Czechia: 880s - 1198


Bohemian Kingdom and Margraviate of Moravia till 1526

Main article: Czechia: 1198 - 1526


Bohemian Estates against Hapsburg Absolutism

Main article: Czechia: 1526 - 1648


The Dark Age and National Revival

Main article: Czechia:1648 - 1867


The Dual Monarchy Austria – Hungary

Main article:Czechia: 1867 - 1918 


Czechoslovakia

Main articles: Czechia: 1918 - 1992 and History of Czechoslovakia


Czech Republic

1 January 1993 meant "velvet divorce" of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now a member of NATO a future menber of European Union, the Czech Republic has moved toward integration in world markets, a development that poses both opportunities and risks.


See also


External links