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  1. Bornc. 967
    Died17 June 1025 (aged 57–58)
    Early life

    Bolesław was born in 966 or 967, the first child of Mieszko I of Poland and his wife, the Bohemian princess Dobrawa, known in Czech as Doubravka. His Epitaph, which was written in the middle of the 11th century, e… See more

    Accession and consolidation

    Mieszko I died on 25 May 992. The contemporaneous Thietmar of Merseburg recorded that Mieszko left "his kingdom to be divided among many claimants", but Bolesław unified the country "with fox-like cunning" a… See more

    Congress of Gniezno and its aftermath (999–1002)

    Emperor Otto III held a synod in Rome where Adalbert was canonised on the emperor's request on 29 June 999. Before 2 December 999, Adalbert's brother, Radim Gaudentius, was consecrated "Saint Adalbert's … See more

    Expansion (1002–1018)

    Three candidates were competing with each other for the German crown after Otto III's death. One of them, Duke Henry IV of Bavaria, promised the Margraviate of Meissen to Bolesław in exchange for his assistance … See more

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