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Boleslaus II took over the rule of the Duchy of Bohemia as kníže (a title that may be translated either as duke or prince) on his father's death in 972. Like his father, Boleslaus II initially quarrelled with the Ottonian kings of Germany.
Wenceslaus maintained his ducal authority by submitting to King Henry in 929, whereafter he was murdered by his brother Boleslaus. Duchy of Bohemia under Boleslaus I. and Boleslaus II. Assuming the Bohemian throne in 935, Duke Boleslaus conquered the adjacent lands of Moravia and Silesia, and expanded farther to Kraków in the east.
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Boleslaus II, c.1039–1081, duke (1058–76), and later king (1076–79) of Poland; son and successor of Casimir I. Throughout his reign he opposed the influence of the Holy Roman Empire. He asserted Polish power in Bohemia, Hungary, and S Russia by interfering in their civil wars.
In 1069 he succeeded in placing Izaslaus on the throne of Kiev, thereby confirming Poland's overlordship over Russia and enabling Boleslaus to chastise his other enemies, Bohemia among them, with the co-operation of his Russian auxiliaries.
Mar 24, 2021 · In many regards, the Kingdom of Bohemia entered its golden phase in the fourteenth century and is today considered an important part of overall Czech history. The rule of Wenceslaus II brought Bohemia to the height of its power in Central Europe.
Dec 19, 2019 · Before Wenceslaus took control of the dukedom, he decided to appease his younger brother Boleslav by giving him a significant number of Bohemian territories to rule over. Conflict with the German king Henry I the Fowler.
The Polish–Bohemian War or Polish–Czech War ( Polish: Wojna polsko-czeska) was a conflict in Europe in 990 between the Polish duke Mieszko I of the Duchy of Poland and the Bohemian duke Boleslaus II of the Duchy of Bohemia. It ended with the Bohemians' defeat and with Poland conquering the territory of Silesia .
