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Apr 18, 2024 · Bolesław I 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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4 days ago · Mieszko III (c. 1122/25 – 13 March 1202), sometimes called the Old, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death. He was the fourth and second surviving son of Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland, by his second wife Salomea, daughter of the German count Henry of Berg- Schelklingen.
Apr 19, 2024 · Summing up, Piast certainly wasn’t the first legendary Polish ruler in terms of chronology. There are plenty of legendary Polish rulers, who appear for the first time in chronicles from the 13th century, with ties to the 7th, 8th and 9th centuries. These figures include Krakus I, Krakus II, Wanda and Lech. Lech was the legendary founder of ...
Apr 18, 2024 · house of Přemysl. Boleslav I (died July 15, 967) was a Přemyslid prince of Bohemia from 929, who established the basis of the medieval Czech state. After instigating the murder of his elder brother, Prince Wenceslas I (St. Wenceslas), Boleslav became ruler of Bohemia.
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May 1, 2024 · Mother of Douce, comtesse de Provence; Fernando de Castilla, infante de León; Sancha of Castile; Albert III von Everstein, Graf von Everstein and Konrad II, Graf von Everstein. Sister of Duke Bolesław I "The Tall" Liegnitz; Mieszko I Tanglefoot, High Duke of Poland; Konrad Spindleshanks, Duke of Głogów and Albert.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Boleslav is notorious for the murder of his brother Saint Wenceslas, through which he became duke of Bohemia. Wenceslaus was murdered during a feast, and at precisely that time was Boleslav's son born. He received a strange name: Strachkvas, which meant "a dreadful feast".
Apr 18, 2024 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Bolesław II 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.
