Great Moravia, Czech Republic

Great Moravia: the area of four tribes in today's Czech Republic and Slovakia, the United
Moravia became independent under the Prince Rastislav (846-870), Rastislav wanted to be rid
the impact of the German clergy, and sought from Byzantium (Basil I of the Macedonian dynasty)
to send him missionaries who know the Slavic language (Constantine and Methodius), Rastislav
nephew Svatopluk, Slovakia prince, came to power with the help of German rulers, and
Moravia becomes a vassal Principality of East Francia

Czech Republic: after the collapse of Great Moravia Czech Republic became a separate Principality, legendary rulers: guild, Libuša and Przemysl, one of them allegedly originating dynasty přemyslid dynasty, after extinction German lineage Carolingian beginning of the tenth century, Vratislav I. becomes independent the Germans, the Czech will soon expand territorially to the former Great Moravia, butwill again fall into a vassal relationship to the Holy Roman Empire of the German people, Prague - center of the diocese, trade and culture