Hayes & Dand Ancestors and related families - Kings and
Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)
Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic) - and
Prague Cathedral
Boriwoj I (died c.900) founded the town of Prague - and was
Ancestor of the Dukes and Kings of Bohemia.
Numerous Kings and Dukes of Bohemia are buried in and under the
St. Vitus (Veit) Cathedral in Prague.
The Historic Center of Prague - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saint Ludmila - Patroness Saint of Bohemia
(Canonized c.925 - Feast Day - September 16)
Ludmila of Bohemia (d.921) - wife of Boriwoj I, 1st Christian
Duke of the Bohemians (d.c.900).
Statues in Prague, Czech Republic :
* Statue of Saint Ludmila on left side of the base of her
Grandson’s statue - Saint Wenceslas (d.935) - in Wenceslas
Square.
* Statue of Saint Ludmila on Charles Bridge (2nd statue from the
west shore of the Castle side of the Vltava River and on the
south side of the bridge).
Both Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge are part of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site - The Historic Center of Prague.
Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic) - and St.
George's Basilica
Façade of St. George’s Basilica in Prague - with statues of
Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia (right) and his Granddaughter
Abbess Mlada (left).
Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia (d.921) founded St. George's
Basilica in 920 and was buried there.
St. George’s Basilica is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site
- The Historic Center of Prague.