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 Boleslaus III of Poland
Boleslaus III or Boleslaw III Wrymouth, duke of Poland, born 1086, married Salome von Berg-Schelklingen.
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 BOLESLAUS III. - LoveToKnow Article on BOLESLAUS III.
In his later years Boleslaus waged an unsuccessful war with Hungary and Bohemia, and was forced to claim the mediation of the emperor Lothair, to whom he did homage for Pomerania and Rugen at the diet of Merseburg in 1135.
, king of Poland (1086-1139), the son of Wladislaus I. and Judith of Bohemia, was born on the 23rd of December 1086 and succeeded his father in 1102.
It was during this respite that Boleslaus devoted himself to the main business of his lifethe subjugation of Pomerania (i.e.
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 Boleslaus III of Poland - Wikpedia
Boleslaus III was thus the brother in law of emperor Henry IV.
He was a son of Ladislaus Herman of Poland and Judith of Bohemia, daughter of emperor Henry III.
The "senioral principle" established in the testament stated, that at every time the oldest member of the dynasty was to have a supreme power over the rest and also control an indivisible "senioral part" - a vast stripe of land running N-S through the middle of Poland, with Krakow as the main city.
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 Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Ladislaus III (reigned 1434–44; after 1440 also king of Hungary), although routed and killed by the Ottoman Turks at the battle of Varna (1444), gave Poland the prestige of championing the Christian cause against the Muslim invaders.
The Sovietization of Poland was accelerated; in 1949, Soviet Marshall Konstantin Rokossovsky was made minister of defense and commander in chief of the Polish army.
In 1697 the elector of Saxony was chosen king of Poland as Augustus II by a minority faction supported by Czar Peter I. Augustus allied himself with Russia and Denmark against Charles XII of Sweden.
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 Masovia
Following fragmentation of Poland after death of Boleslaus III of Poland Masovia was governed by his son Boleslaus IV of Poland, later high-duke of Poland 1146-1173 and other dukes from the local branch of the Piast dynasty.
Masovia was conquered probably by Mieszko I, duke of Polanes and first historical ruler of Poland in the 10th century.
Following the partitions of Poland Masovia became part of Congress Kingdom (1815) and later the Russian Empire (1831).
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 AllRefer.com - Boleslaus III (Polish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
The kingdom had been divided by his father, Ladislaus Herman, between Boleslaus and his elder brother Zbigniew, whose legitimacy was disputed.
Having also regained Pomerania, which Mieszko II had lost to Denmark, Boleslaus entrusted the Christianization of its inhabitants to the bishop of Bamberg.
Vainly seeking to prevent the disintegration of his kingdom, Boleslaus altered the law of succession of his dynasty (see Piast).
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 Encyclopedia: Jadwiga of Poland
And there were descendants of superseded daughters of Casimir III of Poland (d 1370), such as his youngest daughter Anna, Countess of Celje (died 1425 without surviving issue), and her daughter Anna of Celje (1380-1416) whom Vladislav Jagello married next but who also died childless.
Emperor Sigismund himself was a heir of Casimir III, as eldest son of his mother Elisabeth of Pomerania, who was since 1377 the only surviving child of Elisabeth of Poland, eldest daughter of king Casimir III from his first marriage with Aldona Gediminas of Lithuania.
Despite widespread veneration for Jadwiga in Poland, it was only on 8 June 1979 that Pope John Paul II prayed at her sarcophagus, and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments officially affirmed her beatification on 8 August 1986.
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 Siemowit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reportedly, his father, Piast, was a peasant entrusted by angels to rule Poland because of his piousness and hard-work.
Mieszko I, is considered the first ruler of Poland and the Piast dynasty.
However, Polish historians dispute that Siemowit and the two dukes following him where actual rulers, and only semi-legendary.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Otto
Duke Boleslaus III then appealed to Otto, and it is due to Otto that the undertaking partook of a German character.
In 1189 Otto was canonized by Clement III.
In the Peace with Poland in 1120 the latter had engaged to adopt Christianity.
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 Ancestors and Family of Boleslaw III Wrymouth of Poland
Boleslaw III succeeded to his father's princely title (no Polish ruler assumed the title of king from 1082 to 1296) in 1102 and spent the next several years fighting Zbigniew for control of the country.
Son of Wladyslaw I Herman, ruler of Poland, and Judith of Bohemia, Boleslaw III and his illegitimate elder half brother, Zbigniew, each ruled a Polish province during their father's lifetime.
For the next 22 years (1113-35) Boleslaw sought control of Poland's former province of Pomerania; he conquered Eastern Pomerania in 1122 but did not secure Western Pomerania until he had sworn fealty to the Holy Roman emperor Lothair II in 1135.
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 Casimir II of Poland
Parents: Boleslaus_III_of_PolandBoleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen/, daughter of Henry duke of Berg,
Casimir II the Just''' (1138- 5 May 1194; Polish languagePolish: '''Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland.
Born shortly before or after his father's death, and omitted (possibly for that reason) from Boleslaus's will dividing the kingdom between Casimir's four elder brothers, he set about securing the territorial basis for a claim to power, gaining the dukedom of Wislica in 1167 and of Sandomierz in 1173.
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 Poland
Augustus II, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733)
Emerging leader of the tax avant-garde: Poland's proposal to institute a flat tax on individual and corporate incomes.
, king of Poland (1735–63) and, as Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony (1733–63)
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 Ladislaus Herman on Encyclopedia.com
At his death the kingdom passed to his two sons, Zbigniew and Boleslaus III.
(läd´Ĭslousand180; hĕr´män), 1040-1102, duke of Poland (1079-1102), brother and successor of Boleslaus II.
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 Bambooweb: Plock
Its 12th century cathedral contains the tombs of Ladislaus Herman (died 1102) and Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (died 1138)- the dukes of Poland.
Some historians say that Plock was the capital city of Poland during their reign (1080-1138).
Płock is a city in central Poland, on Vistula river, with 131,011 inhabitants.
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 Mieszko III of Poland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
According to the statute of the Polish duke (Click link for more info and facts about Boleslaus III the Wrymouth) Boleslaus III the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.
Parents: (Click link for more info and facts about Boleslaus III the Wrymounth) Boleslaus III the Wrymounth, duke of Poland, and Salome of Berg (Mieszko was the third son of Boleslaus, and second son of the ducal couple).
One of these provinces, (Click link for more info and facts about Greater Poland) Greater Poland was given to Mieszko, the third oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequenly divided among his descendants and successors.
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 Masovia
Following fragmentation of Poland after death of Boleslaus III of Poland Masovia was governed by his son Boleslaus IV of Poland, later high-duke of Poland 1146-1173 and other dukes from the local branch of the Piast dynasty.
It was then subdued by Casimir I of Poland in 1039 with help from Ruthenian units.
Some parts of Masovia were not incorporated into the Polish kingdom united in 14th century until death of the last regional duke in 1526.
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 Encyclopedia: Boleslaus IV of Poland
Boleslaus III on a painting by Jan Matejko Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Polish: Bolesław III Krzywousty), (1086-1138) was duke of Poland from 1102.
Boleslaus IV the Curly (Polish: Bolesław Kędzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1146-1173)
Reign From November, 1648 until September 16, 1668 Elected In November 1648 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On January 19, 1649 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Vasa Parents Zygmunt III Waza Constance of Austria Consorts Ludwika Maria Children with Ludwika Maria Maria Anna...
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 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Norman Morse HILL
BOLESLAUS III 'The Wrymouth' King of Poland, born 20 August 1085 in Krakow, Krakow, Poland; died 28 October 1138 in Krakow, Krakow, Poland; married (1) ZBYSLAVA of Kiev 1103 in Krakow, Krakow, Poland; married (2) Salome of Berg-Schelklingen Abt.
The hard-pressed king of the English, Harold, defeated the Norse invasion at Stamford Bridge; both Harold III and Tostig fell in the battle.
Promoted Christianity and civilization in Russia; built Cathedral of St. Sophia and the "Golden Gate" of Kiev fortress; began codification of law; expanded his rule into Baltic regions; maintained commercial and diplomatic relations with the West; married his daughters to Harold III of Norway, Henry I of France, and Andrew I of Hungary.
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 Paradox Interactive Forums - Royal Court of Bohemia
His successor Václav II expanded into Poland and Hungary, but his son Václav III was assassinated in 1306, only a year after his father's death, and the male line of the Přemyslid dynasty came to an abrupt end.
Boleslaus I of Poland (1003-1004, king of Poland)
In 1278 Přemysl Ottokar II was killed in battle against the Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg, having failed to secure territorial gains into Austria given by his wife’s status as the Babenburg heiress.
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 Poland
Boleslaus III of Poland '']] Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Bolesław III Krzywousty), (Ladislaus Herman of Poland an...
Boleslaus IV of Poland Boleslaus IV the Curly (Bolesław Kędzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1173) Born: Poland...
Alexander of Poland '']] Alexander the Jagiellonian (Casimir IV, king of Poland, was elected grand-duke of Lithuania on...
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 Poland
Boleslaus III of Poland '']] Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (Bolesław III Krzywousty), (Ladislaus Herman of Poland an...
Casimir IV of Poland '']] Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, Lithuanian Kazimieras Joga...
Rikissa of Poland Rikissa of Sverker I of Sweden.
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 Mieszko III of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to the statute of the Polish duke Boleslaus III the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.
Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymounth, duke of Poland, and (Mieszko was the third son of Boleslaus, and second son of the ducal couple).
1173-1177, 1190, 1198/1199, 1202 Duke of Cracow, High-duke of Poland
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 Wenceslaus III of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf I.
Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306) was the king of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and king of Bohemia (1305 - 1306).
Wenceslaus III, however, wanted to claim his hereditary right to the Polish throne, but was murdered under mysterious circumstances in Olomouc, Moravia on August 4, 1306 while on a campaign to Poland.
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 POLAND - LoveToKnow Article on POLAND
Boleslaus III., moreover, with the aid of St Otto, bishop of Bamberg, succeeded in converting the heathen Pomeranians (1124-1128), and making head against paganism generally.
Despite his brilliant military achievements (see JoHN III., KING OF POLAND), his reign of twenty-two years was a failure.
Boleslaus was also the first Polish prince to bear the royal title, which seems to have been conferred upon him by Otto III.
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Boleslaus III of Poland - (1107-1138), Polish ruler
Boleslaus III of Bohemia - (999-1002), Czech ruler
Boleslaus V, Duke of Poland - (1243-1279), Polish ruler
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 AllRefer.com - Piast (Polish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
With the death (1370) of his son, Casimir III, the Piast dynasty ended in Poland; it was finally succeeded by the Jagiello dynasty.
For his four sons Boleslaus III created four hereditary duchies : Silesia, Mazovia, Great Poland (with Gniezno and Poznan), and Sandomierz.
His successors were Mieszko II (reigned 1025–34), Casimir I (reigned c.1040–1058), Boleslaus II (reigned 1058–79), Ladislaus Herman (reigned 1079–1102), and Boleslaus III (reigned 1102–38).
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