Bolesław III Wrymouth

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Bolesław III Wrymouth was a medieval Polish duke who significantly expanded and consolidated the Polish state but also initiated its later fragmentation through his testament dividing the realm among his sons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Poland
Piast dynasty member
human
burialPlace Wawel Cathedral
child Bolesław IV the Curly
Casimir II the Just
Henry of Sandomierz
linked to: Duke of Sandomierz

Mieszko III the Old
Władysław II the Exile
conflict wars with Bohemia
wars with Pomeranian tribes
wars with the Holy Roman Empire
countryOfCitizenship Poland
dateOfBirth 1086
dateOfDeath 1138
dynasty Piast dynasty
era High Middle Ages
father Władysław I Herman
givenName Bolesław
mother Judith of Bohemia
nativeLanguage Polish
nickname Wrymouth
notableAction created the Seniorate Province centered on Kraków
divided Poland into hereditary duchies for his sons
issued a succession statute establishing seniorate principle in Poland
notableEvent division of Poland among his sons in 1138
notableWork Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
placeOfBirth Kraków
placeOfDeath Sochaczew
positionHeld Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland

High Duke of Poland
predecessor Władysław I Herman
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledFrom 1102
ruledUntil 1138
sexOrGender male
sibling Zbigniew of Poland
significantEvent Christianization efforts in Pomerania
Polish–German conflicts with Emperor Henry V
campaigns against the Pomeranians
consolidation of ducal authority in Poland
expansion of the Polish state
subjugation of Pomerelia
spouse Salomea of Berg
Zbyslava of Kiev
successor Bolesław IV the Curly
Casimir II the Just
Henry of Sandomierz
linked to: Duke of Sandomierz

Mieszko III the Old
Władysław II the Exile

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Piast dynasty notableRuler Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław hasNotableBearer Bolesław III Wrymouth
Seniorate Province of Kraków foundedBy Bolesław III Wrymouth
Poland (seniorate system) founder Bolesław III Wrymouth
Piasts of Kraków hasNotableMember Bolesław III Wrymouth
Piasts of Płock notableMember Bolesław III Wrymouth
High Duke of Poland createdBy Bolesław III Wrymouth
Piast dynasty hasMember Bolesław III Wrymouth
subject linked to: Piast
Duchy of Sandomierz foundedBy Bolesław III Wrymouth
Pomeranian Piasts associatedWithPerson Bolesław III Wrymouth
Polish principalities notableRuler Bolesław III Wrymouth
siege of Głogów in 1109 hasParticipant Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth
linked to: Bolesław III Wrymouth
siege of Głogów in 1109 hasCommander Bolesław III Wrymouth
Christianisation of Pomerania hasParticipant Bolesław III Wrymouth
Duke of Cracow hasTitleHolder Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław IV the Curly father Bolesław III Wrymouth
Płock Cathedral burialPlaceOf Bolesław III Wrymouth
Senior line of the Piast dynasty foundedBy Bolesław III Wrymouth
Zbyslava of Kiev spouse Bolesław III Wrymouth
Polish–German conflicts with Emperor Henry V relatedTo reign of Bolesław III Wrymouth
linked to: Bolesław III Wrymouth
Władysław II the Exile father Bolesław III Wrymouth
Władysław II the Exile predecessor Bolesław III Wrymouth
Salomea of Berg spouse Bolesław III Wrymouth
Salomea of Berg spouseOfMonarch Bolesław III Wrymouth
Casimir II the Just father Bolesław III Wrymouth
Wartislaw I, Duke of Pomerania overlord Bolesław III Wrymouth
Władysław I Herman child Bolesław III Wrymouth
Władysław I Herman successor Bolesław III Wrymouth
Judith of Bohemia child Bolesław III Wrymouth
Duke of Łęczyca hasTitleHolder Bolesław III Wrymouth
Saint Otto of Bamberg collaboratedWith Bolesław III Wrymouth