Boleslav av Böhmen, "Boleslav 2"

Abt 0932 - 999  (67 years)

• Name	Boleslav av Böhmen
  Suffix	"Boleslav 2"
  Nickname	"the Pious"
  Birth	Abt 0932
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 0999	Böhmen, Tsjekkia   [1]
  	Hertug.
  	Boleslaus 2 the Pious (Czech: Boleslav 2. Pobožný) (c.?932 - 7 February 999) was a Bohemian nobleman, a member of the P?emyslid dynasty and was the ruling Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death. Boleslaus was the son of Boleslaus 1 and brother of Strachkvas, Dobrawa - wife of Mieszko 1 and Mlada Maria. According to some historians his mother was Biagota. Biagota is only known from her coins and according some historians (V. Katz, J. Slama, J. Paukert) was wife of Boleslaus 1. Boleslaus 2 became Duke (or Prince) on his father's death. Boleslaus maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto 2 during the civil war against Henry 2, Duke of Bavaria. In 977, Boleslaus again attacked Bavaria, but on this occasion was barred from annexing any lands by Otto 2. Boleslaus' reign is most notable for the foundation of the Diocese of Prague in 973, placed at that time within the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Mainz. In 982, Adalbert of Prague (later known as Saint Adalbert) was appointed to head the bishopric until he abandoned his primacy to lead a mission to the Old Prussians in 994. The alliance between Poland and Bohemia was overturned between 977 and 985, and Poland participated in invasions led by the German Emperor against Bohemia. However, in 985 or 990 Poland acquired Silesia at the expense of Bohemia. On 28 September 995, Boleslaus and his confederate Vršovci stormed Libice in southern Bohemia and massacred the members of the Slavník dynasty. This clan had been the main rival of P?emyslid power in Bohemia. Boleslaus' brutal triumph ensured the unity of Bohemia under a single ruler. Boleslaus' first wife Adiva, was perhaps the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England, who married a prince near the Jupiter mountains, meaning the Alps. His second wife was Emma of M?lník. His sons were: 1. Boleslaus 3, his eldest son and successor. 2. Wenceslaus, died as an infant. 3. Jaromír, later became Duke of Bohemia. 4. Old?ich, also became Duke of Bohemia. [1]
  Death	7 Feb 999
  Person ID	I4577	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Boleslav (Boleslaus) av Böhmen, "Boleslav 1",   b. Abt 0915   d. Between 15 Jul 0967 and 0972 (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Biagota
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  	It is not even sure that Biagota was the mother of all four adult children of Boleslaus 1 (Dobrawa, Boleslaus 2 of Bohemia, Strachkvas and Mlada of Bohemia). Her origins are unclear. She could have originated from one of the German states of the Holy Roman Empire or from a Slavic country (Blahota or Bjegota was an old Bulgarian name). [1]
  Family ID	F2521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hemma (Emma) av Sachsen,   b. Bef 0950   d. Abt 1006 (Age > 56 years)
  Marriage	Emma (Hemma) became the second or wife of Boleslaus 2 about the year 989 and died either in 1005 or 1006. It was traditionally supposed by Czech historians that Emma was the mother of Boleslaus' younger sons Old?ich and Jaromír and that the mother of the oldest son, Boleslaus 3 of Bohemia, was Adiva, the first wife of Boleslaus 2. Afraid of Boleslaus 3, Emma chose to go into exile at the court of Bavaria in 1001 together with Old?ich and Jaromír. The brothers sought military backing from the German King Henry 2. This action definitively placed Bohemia within the jurisdiction of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1004, Jaromír occupied Prague with a German army and made himself Duke. Emma came back to Bohemia, maybe living in town M?lník, where she died. The proof of the existence of Duchess Emma are denars (coins) with the inscription ENMA REGINA (Queen Emma, not duchess). [1]
  Children	+ 1. Udalrik (Oldrich) av Böhmen, "Udalrik 1",   b. Abt 0975   d. 9 Nov 1034 (Age 59 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S754] Wikipedia (Reliability: 1).