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Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia. Boleslaus II the Pious ( Czech: Boleslav II. Pobožný Polish: Bolesław II. Pobożny; c. 932 – 7 February 999), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, [1] was Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death.
- July 967/972 – 7 February 999
- Biagota
Jan 5, 2024 · Pobožný; c. 928 – February 7, 999) was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslaus I and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke (or Prince) in on his father's death.
- Prague
- circa 928
- "Boleslaus II Pious"
- Prague, Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Good King Wenceslas, known historically as Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was born around 907 AD in the Kingdom of Bohemia, part of the present-day Czech Republic. His early life was set against a backdrop of significant political and religious upheaval, as Christianity was beginning to take root in a region previously dominated by pagan beliefs.
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.
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Boleslaus II the Pious (between September 28 , 929 and September 28, 935 - 7 February , 999 ) was duke of Bohemia from 967 or 972 to 999. He was son of Boleslaus I and his wife Biagota, husband of Adivea and Emma of Mělník by which he fathered Boleslaus III, Jaromír, Oldřich and Václav (born 958).
Background. The son of Boleslaus I and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke (or Prince) on his father's death. Career. Boleslaus maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto II during the civil war against Henry II, Duke of Bavaria.
Feb 3, 2024 · Boleslav II (died Feb. 7, 999) prince of Bohemia (967 [or 973]–999), the son and successor of Boleslav I. He successfully continued his father’s work by further consolidating the supremacy of the Czechs over the other Bohemian tribes and by founding monasteries, nunneries, and capitular churches. Boleslav II secured the establishment of the ...