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Apr 18, 2024 · Bolesław II (born 1039—died 1081) was a duke (1058–76) and later king (1076–79) of Poland. Bolesław assumed the rule of Poland on the death of his father, Casimir I the Restorer, in 1058. During the struggle between the German kings and the papacy, Bolesław was able to restore the international position of Poland.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Bolesław I (born 966/967—died June 17, 1025) was the duke (from 992) and then (from 1024) first king of Poland, who expanded his country’s territory to include Pomerania, Lusatia, and, for a time, the Bohemian princely lands. He made Poland a major European state and also created a Polish church independent of German control.
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Henry IV's allies were defeated by Duke Bolesław II 's son Henry V the Fat in the bloody Battle of Stolec (24 April 1277), where both Dukes Przemysł II and Henry III were captured. Henry IV could obtain his freedom only at the end of the year, when he finally decided to capitulate after hearing the defeat of his main ally King Ottokar II ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Boleslav III (died 1037) was the prince of Bohemia from 999 to 1002 and again in 1003. He was the eldest son and successor of Boleslav II. His incompetence bred troubles in Bohemia, and he was forced to flee in 1002 first to Germany and then to Poland. He made a brief return in 1003 with Polish help, murdered his enemies, and was again expelled.
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Apr 3, 2024 · Bolesław Prus (born August 20, 1847, Hrubieszów, Poland—died May 19, 1912, Warsaw) was a Polish journalist, short-story writer, and novelist who was one of the leading figures of the Positivist period in Polish literature following the 1863 January Insurrection against Russian rule. Born to an impoverished gentry family, Prus was orphaned ...
Apr 19, 2024 · The awareness of centrifugal trends and external dangers led Bolesław III to establish in his testament of 1138 a system meant to ensure greater stability. He divided the state among his sons; the oldest became the senior duke, whose domain included the capital in Kraków and who had general powers over military, foreign, and ecclesiastical ...
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