Libuše

The mythical founder of the city of Prague and the Czech people as a whole, Libuše belonged to the Přemyslid dynasty. Libuše founded Prague in the 8th century when she stood at the mighty fortress of Vysehrad from Libušín castle and envisioned the foundation of a mighty and magnificent city title Praha, which in the Czech language means ‘threshold’. Mythical Libuše was the youngest daughter of the Czech ruler Krok whose other daughters were Kazi (the healer) and Teta (the magician). Libuše was chosen by her father as his successor and proved to be wise and just but was still nonetheless a woman, which irritated her tribesmen. The tribe wished for a male ruler and so the prophetess Libuše told them to seek out a specific man, a farmer who happened to be wearing a broken sandal and ploughing his field. The tribesmen found the farmer Přemysl from Stadice village who abandoned his plough and married Libuše. Thus the beginning of the Přemyslid dynasty continued with their child Nezamysl.

Libuse ruled over Vysehrad in Praha 2.