Czech Statehood Day

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Saint Wenceslas is a name held in high regard by the people of the Czech Republic and those beyond the state's borders. Born as the Duke Vaclav Wenceslas of Bohemia, he was assassinated in 935 supposedly by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel. In the Czech Republic, this day is marked by the Czech Statehood Day or St. Wenceslas Day.