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| | Boleslaw I -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | duke (from 992) and then (from 1024) first king of Poland, who expanded his country's territory to include Pomerania, Lusatia, and, for a time, the Bohemian princely lands. |
 | | Falling into the hands of Boleslaw I of Poland, he was blinded and kept in prison until his death. |
 | | king of Poland from 1025 to 1034, grandson of Mieszko I. Somewhat deranged (he died mad), he was dominated by his wife, the German Ryxa, and let the achievements of his father, Boleslaw I, crumble. |
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