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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.
After Bolesław had invaded Bohemia to depose Duke Boleslaus III, he was combated both by the Bohemian nobility and Boleslaus' brother Jaromír on the side of the German king. The fighting did not stop until Henry, with Bohemian and Lutici support, launched a campaign to Poznań, where a peace was concluded. As a result, Bolesław, unlike his ...
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.
Probably resigned, expecting to succeed in Bohemia; however it was another Vladislaus who ended up ascending the seniority position in Bohemia. Vladislaus II (Vladislav II) c. 1110 Son of Vladislaus I and Richeza of Berg: 14 February 1140 – 11 January 1158 (as Duke) 11 January 1158 – 1172 (as King) Duchy of Bohemia: Gertrude of Austria 1140 ...
However, despite the military victory and the humiliating submission of High Duke Bolesław IV the Curly to Frederick Barbarossa, the emperor decided to maintain the rule of Bolesław IV and the junior dukes in Poland, and not to restore Władysław II to the throne. Two years later, on 30 May 1159, the disappointed former high duke died in his ...
He was a son of Duke Bořivoj I of Bohemia by his wife Ludmila and the younger brother of Duke Spytihněv I. Around 906, he married Drahomíra, a Hevellian princess, to establish close ties with the Polabian Slavs. Vratislaus had at least two sons, Wenceslaus and Boleslaus, both of whom succeeded him as
Germany and the Duchy of Bohemia came into significant contact with one another in 929, when German King Henry I had invaded the Duchy to force Duke Wenceslaus I to pay regular tribute to Germany. When Wenceslaus I was assassinated in 935, his brother Boleslaus I succeeded him as Duke and refused to continue paying the annual tribute to Germany.