Boleslav III of Bohemia

Boleslav III the Blind man or the Russet-red (Czech Boleslav Rysavy) duke of Bohemia of 999 with 1003 and 1003 with 1004

Boleslav III the oldest son of Boleslav II of Bohemia, Predslava wife a girl of the Russian prince Vladimir Ier. He persecuted his two brothers Jaromir and Ulrich (Czech Oldřich) which had to flee with their Hemma mother died in 1006 with Rastibonne. Boleslav III also undertook to dispossess the powerful family of Werzowicz or Vršovice of which one of the member was his son-in-law after the murder of that Ci he of fleeing in his turn in 1003 and also finding refuge him in his/her cousin the duke Boleslas Ier of Poland.

This last benefits from it to impose his/her brother Vladivoj like duke. Boleslav III restored after the death of this last is avenged wildly for the family of Vršovice but it runs up against Polish who had helped it has to reconquer his throne and it was plugged and kept captive by them with Cracow until its death in 1037. Boleslas Ier of Poland proclaims to then him even duke, it occupies the Moravie and the Slovakia and enters to Prague accompanied by Slavnik Sobeslav.

The Germanic emperor Henri II of the Holy roman Empire does not approve the turning of events but it is ready to recognize Boleslas Ier of Poland if that Ci declares Bohemia Germanic stronghold Polish refuses this clause and the emperor anxious to dislocate the state consisted Boleslas proclaims the guard of the two brothers of Boleslav III refugees into Germanic.

For better making a success of the emperor an attack simulates towards north concentrates its troops with Mersebourg and abruptly joins together even a flotilla on the Elba then is turned over towards Bohemia forces the passage of the Erzgebirge rejoins a Bavarian quota and goes on Prague which Polish hastens to give up. The last duke Slavnik is killed during the evacuation of the city. Boleslas Ier of Poland is withdrawn in its country but preserves the Moravie and the Slovakia. During this time the applicant Jaromir of Bohemia brother of Boleslav III is acclaimed like duke in August 1004.

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