Her only son was but eight years of age.

The turbulent nobles, jealous of each other, had no recognized leader.

The queen, humiliated and despairing, implored the clemency of the conqueror, and offered to place her infant son and the kingdom of Bohemia under his protection.

Rhodolph was generous in this hour of victory.

As the result of arbitration, it was agreed that he should hold Moravia for five years, that its revenues might indemnify him for the expenses of the war.