Because some of her male subjects, including Chrudoš, do not fully accept the idea of a woman as their ruler, Libuše then asks her subjects to choose her husband.
Eftersom nogle af hendes mandlige undersåtter, herunder Chrudoš, ikke fuldt ud accepterer tanken om en kvinde som deres hersker, beder Libuše derefter undersåtterne vælge en mand til sig.