Boleslas Ier Length

Boleslas Ier Length (in Polish Bolesław I Wysoki ) (1127 - 1201) of the dynasty of the Piasts. Duke of Silesia of 1163 with 1201, he is the oldest son of Ladislas II the Outlaw and of Agnès de Babenberg.

In 1142, his/her father the Marie with Zwienisława, the girl of the large prince of Kiev Vsevolod II Olegovitch.

In 1146, when his/her father is driven out of Poland, Boleslas accompanies it in its exile in Saxony, at the court of Conrad III. The following year, it accompanies Conrad and its father in a Croisade out of Holy Land. In 1158, it accompanies Frederic Barberousse in his Italian countryside .

Towards 1160, it marries Christine, a German countess .

In 1163, under the threat of an attack of the Holy Empire, Boleslas IV Curly the returns Silesia to wire of Ladislas II, Boleslas Ier Length and Mieszko IV Legs Frays, while obliging them to give up all their hereditary rights and while keeping control of the important cities. As of 1164, Boleslas Ier Length and Mieszko IV Legs Frays consolidate their capacity and expel the troops of Boleslas IV the Curly one. They will resist the attempts at Boleslas IV the Curly one to take again Silesia.

In 1172, Mieszko IV Legs Frays expels Boleslas Ier along Silesia. This one receives the assistance of the German emperor thanks to whom it recovers Silesia, but it is obliged to leave the area of Racibórz in Mieszko IV Legs Frays and the area of Opole to his oldest son Iaroslav (in Polish Jarosław ). In exchange of Silesia, it is probable that Boleslas Ier the Long one pays a tribute with the emperor.

In 1175, it authorizes German Cisterciens to colonize the area of Lubiąż, on the Oder, and exempts them taxes and loads which it can require of its subjects.

In 1177, Mieszko III the Old man must flee of Cracow following the rising of the inhabitants supported by Boleslas Ier the Length which dreams to succeed to him. He does not succeed in going up on the throne of Cracow, Casimir II the Juste becoming princeps with the call of the nobility of Petite Poland. Mieszko IV Legs Frays, which is a partisan of Mieszko III the Old man, reverses Boleslas Ier Length. Casimir II the Juste must intervene in Silesia to restore the capacity of Boleslas.
Pour to put an end to the internal conflicts, Casimir distributes the grounds. He keeps Cracow, Odon receives Poznań, Leszek receives the Cujavie, Boleslas Ier Length receives Silesia, Mieszko IV Legs Frays receives the areas of Bytom, Racibórz, Oświęcim, Siewierz and Chrzanów, Conrad receives Głogów.

From 1181, Boleslas Ier Length, Mieszko III the Old man and the German court is combined against Casimir II the Juste.

In 1198, in order to protect its duchy from the covetousness of other Piasts, it addresses to the Pape Innocent III to require its protection of him. It is reconciled with its wire Iaroslav which it manages to make name bishop Wrocław.

Boleslas Ier Length dies the 7/December 8th 1201. His/her son Henri Ier Bearded the succeeds to him in Silesia.

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