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Bolesław II the Bold. Bolesław II the Bold ( Polish: Bolesław II Śmiały; c. 1042 – 2/3 April 1081 or 1082), also known as the Generous ( Szczodry Polish ⓘ) was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076 and King of Poland from 1076 to 1079. He was the eldest son of Duke Casimir I the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev .
Roman Catholic. Bolesław II the Generous, also known as the Bold and the Cruel ( Polish: Bolesław II Szczodry Polish (help·info); Śmiały; Okrutny; c. 1042 – 2 or 3 April 1081 or 1082), [1] was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076. He was third King of Poland from 1076 to 1079.
- 1076–1079
- Przemysł II
Roman Catholic. . Bolesław II the Generous, also known as the Bold and the Cruel ; Śmiały; Okrutny; c. 1042 – 2 or 3 April 1081 or 1082), [1] was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076. He was third King of Poland from 1076 to 1079.
Unknown. Bolesław II the Bold's expedition to Kiev in 1069 aimed to assert Polish influence in the region, mirroring the conquests of his predecessor, Bolesław the Brave. Bolesław II the Bold occupied Kiev where he put the allied Iziaslav I of Kiev on the throne and on the way back occupied Przemyśl and annexed Cherven Cities to Poland.
- Summer 1069-1071
- Polish victory
- Kiev, Cherven cities, Kievan Rus
Apr 18, 2024 · son Bolesław II. Casimir I (born July 25, 1016—died at latest Nov. 28, 1058) was the duke of Poland who reannexed the formerly Polish provinces of Silesia, Mazovia, and Pomerania (all now in Poland), which had been lost during his father’s reign, and restored the Polish central government. Only surviving son of Duke Mieszko II and Richeza ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1979 Encyclopedia Britannica he's Bolesław II the Generous (with an "also known as" Bołeslaw II the Bold). Sokol's Polish Biographical Dictionary has him as Bolesław II (The Bold). Online Britannica has him as Boleslaw II, with bynames as Boleslaw the Bold and Boleslaw the Generous.--Elonka 18:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC) Reply
'Bolesław II the Bold, also known as the Generous and the Cruel (Polish: Bolesław II Szczodry Polish or Śmiały or Okrutny; ca. 1041 or 1042 – 2 or 3 April 1081 or 1082), [1] was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076 and third King of Poland from 1076 to 1079.
