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It is certain that Boleslaus's oldest son was born by Adiva, but the mother of the others cannot be established with certainty: Boleslaus III (c. 965 – 1037), his eldest son and successor; Wenceslaus, died as an infant; Jaromír (c. 975 - 1035), became Duke of Bohemia in 1003; Oldřich (c. 975 – 1034), became Duke of Bohemia in 1012.
Nevertheless, Boleslaus was unable to secure the Prague throne, as he was deposed by the Bohemian nobility and his rule was taken over by his Přemyslid cousin Vladivoj, backed by the Polish duke Bolesław I the Brave. Vladivoj also secured the support of King Henry II of Germany when he received the Duchy of Bohemia as a royal fief. [2] [3] [4]
Duke of Bohemia r. 1173–1178: Wenceslaus II 1137–aft. 1192 Duke of Bohemia r. 1191–1192: Géza II 1130–1162 King of Hungary and Croatia: Euphrosyne of Kiev c. 1130 –1193: Casimir II the Just of Poland 1138–1194: Mieszko III the Old of Poland 1127–1202: Elizabeth of Hungary c. 1128 –1154: Bretislaus III Henry Bretislav d. 1197 ...
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.
Boleslaus II the Pious (Boleslav II. Pobožný) 940 Prague (?) Son of Boleslaus I and Biagota: July 972 – 7 February 999 Duchy of Bohemia: Adiva (of England?) four children Emma of Mělník (Emma of Italy (?)) 989 no children 7 February 999 aged 58/9: Moravia is again lost, this time, to Poland, in 999. Boleslaus III the Red (Boleslav III ...
Boleslaus was the son of Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia (d. 921) and Drahomíra (d. 934), who was likely a Hevellian princess. [3] Vratislaus took over the rule in Prague around the time of Boleslaus' birth, during which he had to manage both the exertion of influence by the East Frankish dukes of Bavaria and Saxony and the Magyar incursions.
Boleslaus III (c. 965 – 1037), called the Red (Czech: Boleslav III. Ryšavý; to denote a "red-haired" individual) or the Blind, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 and briefly again during the year 1003.
Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (Czech: Boleslav II. Pobožný ) ( c. 932 –999), Bohemian nobleman, member of the Přemyslid dynasty and the ruling Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death. Bolesław the Pious (Polish: Bolesław Pobożny ) (1224/27–1279), Duke of Greater Poland during 1239–1247