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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.
Duke of Bohemia r. 1002–1003: Boleslaus IV the Brave c. 967 –1025 Duke of Bohemia r. 1003–1004 also King of Poland: Emnilda of Lusatia c. 973 –1017: Matilda of Germany 979–1025: Otto Orseolo c. 992 –1032 Doge of Venice: Grimelda of Hungary: Saint Stephen I c. 975 –1038 Grand Prince of the Hungarians: Bretislaus I 1002–1055 Duke ...
Bolesław was born in 966 or 967, [2] the first child of Mieszko I of Poland and his wife, the Bohemian princess Dobrawa, known in Czech as Doubravka. [3] [4] His Epitaph, which was written in the middle of the 11th century, emphasised that Bolesław had been born to a "faithless" father and a "true-believing" mother, suggesting that he was born before his father's baptism.
Boleslaus I (also Boleslav I, Boleslaw I, Bolesław I) may refer to: Boleslav I of Bohemia (or Boleslaus I of Bohemia, Boleslav the Cruel) (died in 967 or 972) Boleslaus I of Poland (Boleslaw the Brave, Bolesław Chrobry), (967–1025) Bolesław I the Tall (1127–1201) Boleslaus I, Duke of Cieszyn (ca. 1363 – 1431)
Son of Leopold II. Also King of Hungary, Holy Roman Emperor to 1806, Emperor of Austria from 1804. Ferdinand V: 1835–1848 Son of Francis I. Also Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Last crowned King of Bohemia. Forced to abdicate during the Revolution of 1848. Franz Joseph I (František Josef I.) 1848–1916 Nephew of Ferdinand V.
In 1004, after the Poles were expelled from Bohemia with help from Henry II, Duke Jaromír received the duchy in fief from the king. [7] Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia re-acquired the Moravian lands in 1019 or 1029, which thenceforth were usually ruled by a younger son of the Bohemian duke/king. About 1031, Bretislaus invaded Hungary to prevent ...
In 895, Bohemia gained independence from Great Moravia. Between 1003 and 1004, Bohemia was controlled by Boleslaus the Brave, Duke of Poland from the Piast dynasty, grandson of Boleslaus I the Cruel. In 1085, Duke Vratislaus II, and, in 1158, Duke Vladislaus II, were crowned King of Bohemia as a personal award from the Holy Roman Emperor. The ...
Vladislaus II or Vladislav II (c. 1110 – 18 January 1174) was the Duke of Bohemia from 1140 and then King of Bohemia from 1158 until his abdication in 1173. He was the second Bohemian king after Vratislaus II, but in neither case was the royal title hereditary.