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  Station Information - Boleslaus I of Poland
Boleslaw I Chrobry ('Boleslaus the Brave') of the Piast family (born 966/967, died 1025), son of Mieszko I and of his first wife, the Czech princess Dubrawka, ruled as duke of Poland 992 - 1025 and reigned as King of Poland in 1025.
Boleslaus was the first Polish King, since during his rule Poland became a Kingdom, despite the fact that some of the Polish rulers before 1295 never received a crown.
Boleslaus for the first time unified all the provinces that subsequently came to comprise the traditional territory of Poland: Greater Poland, Little Poland, Masovia, Silesia and Pomerania.
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 Boleslaus I of Poland: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Boleslaus I of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boleslaw I Chrobry ('Boleslaus the Brave') (born 966/967, died 1025), duke of Poland 992- and in 1025 king, probably the son of Mieszko I and his first wife, the Czech princess Dubrawka.
In 984 Boleslaus married Rikdaga, the daughter of the margrave of Meissen, followed by the Judith, the daughter of Geza the Great Prince of Hungary, then Enmilda, the daughter of one Dobromir, a Lusatian prince; and Oda, daughter of the margrave of Meissen.
Boleslaus was forced by the next emperor, Henry II, to give a pledge of allegiance again for the lands he held in fief.
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 Boleslaus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boleslaus III the Red-haired, Duke of Bohemia (?–1037)
Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, Duke of Poland (1085–1138)
Boleslaus I, Duke of Sandomierz, Sieradz, and Masovia (1208–1248)
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 Encyclopedia: Boleslaus I of Poland
Boleslaus the Brave (Polish: Bolesław I Chrobry) (966/967 - 1025) of the Piast family, son of Mieszko I and of his first wife, the Czech princess Dobrawa, ruled as duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and reigned as King of Poland in 1025.
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Bolesław IV Kędzierzawy Boleslaus IV the Curly (Polish: Bolesław Kędzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1146-1173) Born: 1120 Poland Died: 1173 Poland Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry duke of Berg Maried to: Russian pricess Wierzchoslawa...
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 Boleslaus I of Poland
Bolesław I Chrobry ('Boleslaus the Brave') (966/967 - 1025) of the Piast family, son of Mieszko I and of his first wife, the Czech princess Dobrawa, ruled as duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and reigned as King of Poland in 1025.
In 997 Boleslaus sent Saint Adalbert of Prague to Prussia on the Baltic Sea to attempt to convert the Prussians to Christianity.
Boleslaus sent an army to aid his friend Canute in his conquest of England.
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 Boleslaus III of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Bolesław III Krzywousty), (1086-1138) was duke of Poland from 1102.
He was a son of Ladislaus Herman of Poland and, daughter of emperor Henry III.
Boleslaus also campaigned in Hungary from 1132 to 1135, but to little effect.
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 Piast dynasty - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Although the early dukes and kings considered themselves Piast's descendants, the term "Piast Dynasty" was invented in the 17th century by the historians, working for a number of rulers who governed their duchies in Silesia.
Zbigniew and Boleslaus III of Poland (the Wrymouthed) 1102-1107
Boleslaus II / Boleslaw II Ladislaus Herman of Poland / Wladyslaw Herman 1079-1102
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 Poland
BOLESLAS III, Ki1Ig of Poland 1103-39, was born in 1084 and died in 1138/39.
BOLESLAUS I Chrobry, King of Poland 1000-25, was born in 967 and died in 1025.
MIECESLAUS I the Blind, Duke of Poland 965-99, was born in 931 and died in 999.
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Boleslaw I Chrobry ('Boleslaus the Brave') (born 96/967, died 1025), duke of Poland 992- and in 1025 king, probably the son of Mieszko I and his first wife, the Czech princess Dubrawka.
Boleslaus was the first Polish King, since his times Poland became Kingdom, despite the fact that some of Polish rulers before 1295 were never crowned.
Boleslaus for the first time unified all the provinces, that later on were understood under the term Poland: Great Poland, Little Poland, Masovia, Silesia, Pomerania.
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 Boleslaus I of Poland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The emperor Henry II obliged Boleslaus to give a pledge of allegiance again for the lands he held in (A piece of land held under the feudal system) fief.
After the death of Henry in 1024, Boleslaus crowned himself king, raising Poland to the rank of (One of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia) kingdom (1025).
Boleslaus sent an army to aid his friend (King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)) Canute in his conquest of (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
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 Detailed Country Profile: Poland
Poland has a long independent history and regained independence in 1918 by the unification of Polish territories of Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany.
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century.
Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II.
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 Recovered Territories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The lands of Mieszko the I of Poland were described in the Dagome Iudex and came under protection of the Pope.
The first Polish King, Boleslaus I of Poland, got a recognition from the Holy Roman Empire at the Meeting in Gniezno in 1000, where he was named as a friend and ally of the empire that represented Christian Europe.
When Kingdom of Poland was reunited in 1306-1320 by the king Wladyslaw the Short not all provinces were united leaving the independent duchies of Pomerania, Silesia and Masovia.
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 Articles - Boleslaus III of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Polish: Bolesław III Krzywousty; 1085–1138) was duke of Poland from 1102.
Boleslaus III was thus the brother-in-law of emperor Henry IV.
Before his death in 1138 he announced the testament (Boleslaus the Wrymouth's testament) dividing his land between four of his sons.
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 AllRefer.com - Boleslaus I (Polish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
He succeeded his father, Mieszko I, as duke of Poland, seized the territories left to his two brothers under their father's will, and set about increasing his holdings.
Boleslaus took advantage of dynastic troubles to occupy Bohemia in 1003; expelled in 1004, he still retained Moravia.
Boleslaus ranks among Poland's foremost rulers; he reorganized the administration, systematized taxation, and created a large standing army.
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 Boleslaus III of Poland
Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Polish: Bolesław III Krzywousty), (1086-1138) was duke of Poland from 1102.
He was a son of Ladislaus Herman of Poland and Judith of Bohemia, daughter of emperor Henry III.
He defeated the Pomeranians at the battle of Naklo in 1109, and took control of Pomerania between 1119 and 1123, once again by conquest regaining temporary Polish access to the Baltic Sea.
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 Kingdom of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Poland was the name of a number of Polish states throughout the history of that nation:
Reunited Kingdom of Poland of the later Piasts, 1295-1370 (Kingdom of the later Piasts)
Kingdom of Poland in union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1385-1569
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 Piast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Zbigniew i Boleslaus III of Poland (theWrymouthed) 1102-1107
Boleslaus III of Poland, the Wrymouthed 1107 - 1138
Ladislaus the Exile / Wladyslaw Wygnaniec 1138 - 1146
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 Boleslaus I de Polonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boleslaus envió a ejército para ayudar a su amigo Canute en su conquista de Inglaterra.
Boleslaus era el primer rey del pulimento, puesto que durante su regla Polonia se convirtió un reino, a pesar de el hecho de que algunas de las reglas polacas antes de 1295 nunca recibieron una corona.
Boleslaus para la primera vez unificado todas las provincias que vinieron posteriormente abarcar el territorio tradicional de Polonia: Mayor Polonia, poca Polonia, Masovia, Silesia y Pomerania.
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 Meeting in Gniezno   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After his death, Adalbert was soon made a saint by the common effort of Boleslaus I and Otto III, becoming the first saint of Slavic origins.
His body, bought by Boleslaus I for its weight in gold, was put into the tomb in Gniezno, contemporary capital of Poland.
Poland became separate from the bishopric ofMagdeburg province of the church, which helped her to keep semi-independence from the Holy Roman Empire through the Middle Ages.
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 Mieszko II of Poland - Famous Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Their children were Casimir I of Poland, Rixa of Poland, and Gertrude of Poland.
Casimir I of Poland, son of Mieszko, was either expelled by this uprising, or the uprising was caused by expelling by aristocracy.
Greater Poland was so devastated that it ceased to be the core of the Polish kingdom.
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 Boleslaus II of Bohemia Definition / Boleslaus II of Bohemia Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boleslav II became Duke (or Prince) of BohemiaBohemia (Čechy in Czech, Böhmen in German) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic.
and 6.25 million of the country's 10.3 million inhabitants, Bohemia is bounded by Germany to the north-west, west and south-west, Poland to the north-east, the Czech province of Moravia to the east and Austria to the south.
Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia.
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 Mieszko I of Poland - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 978 he married Oda von Haldensleben, daughter of Dietrich (Theoderic) of Haldensleben, count of the North March (965-985), after abducting her from the monastery of Kalbe.
He had probably one sister of unknown name, and two brothers: one of them, name unknown, was killed in battle around 964; and the second, named Czcibor, died in the Battle of Cedynia in 972.
From his first marriage he had a son, his successor Boleslaus, and a daughter, Swiatoslawa, later the wife (as queen Sigrid the Proud) of Eric the Victorious, king of Sweden and then (as queen Gunhild) of king Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, and mother of king Canute of Denmark and England.
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 Gniezno, Poland
The town is in central Poland, and some 50 km east of Poznan.
It is here that the Gniezno Congress took place in the year 1000 AD, during which Boleslaw Chrobry received Otto III, the Emperor of Germany.
In 1025 AD, Boleslaw Chrobry became the first King of Poland, and is nowadays commonly referred to as Boleslaus I of Poland.
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Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Bolesław III Krzywousty), (1086-1138) was king of Poland from 1102.
He defeated the Pomeranians at the battle of Naklo in 1109, and took control of Pomerania between 1119 and 1123, regaining Polish access to the sea.
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