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The Přemyslid Dynasty

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After the glorious period of the Great Moravian Empire, the centre of the state moved westward to Bohemia. Power was concentrated here in the hands of the Přemyslids, who held it for more than 400 years until 1306, when it passed to the hands of the Luxembourg family after a brief transitional period.

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