In the history of the Czech lands, which younger brother assassinated Duke Wenceslas (Svatý Václav) at Stará Boleslav in 935 to claim the Bohemian throne?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Boleslav I the Cruel
- Step 1: Boleslav I had his brother Wenceslas murdered in September 935 at Stará Boleslav, later consolidating sovereign power and establishing Prague as an economic metropolis. Answer: Boleslav I the Cruel. Why not the others: Spytihněv I, Vratislav I and Břetislav I do not fit this historical event or period.
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