V�clav II. , the ruler who led the Prague Groschen - future Czech king was born on September 27, 1271 in Prague. He was the son fighting King Ottokar II. and his second wife Kunhuty. After the Battle of Marchfeld, where P�emysl fell, the guardian of the only eight-year Wenceslas became his older cousin Otto of Brandenburg. V�clav sat on the throne was twelve when he forcibly had spent several years in Brandenburg. The real power in Bohemia, however long held the king's counselor Z�vi� of Falkenstein. But opposition to him grew and peaked to an accusation of betrayal, murder and preparing king Z�vi�ov� execution. For removal of a powerful V�tkovce advocated primarily V�clavova second wife Judith of Habsburg.

The Czech king V�clav II. crowned in 1297, three years later, he also became King of Poland. He had extended its territory by Lesser and gained control over most of the Upper Silesia. King Wenceslas was able to exploit rich silver deposits in Bohemia and contributed to the establishment of the Prague Groschen (1300), which soon became a popular means of payment throughout Central Europe.