Boleslav (Boleslaus) av Böhmen, "Boleslav 1"

Abt 0915 - 0972  (52 years)

• Name	Boleslav (Boleslaus) av Böhmen
  Suffix	"Boleslav 1"
  Nickname	"the Cruel"
  Birth	Abt 0915  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 0935	Böhmen, Tsjekkia   [1]
  	Hertug.
  	Boleslav was the ruler (knize, literally prince, but usually translated as duke) of Bohemia from 935 to his death. He was the son of Vratislaus 1 and the younger brother of his predecessor, Wenceslaus 1. Boleslav is notorious for the murder of his brother Wenceslaus, through which he became Duke of Bohemia. Wenceslaus was murdered during a feast; at precisely that time Boleslav's son was allegedly born. He received a strange name: Strachkvas, which means a dreadful feast. Being remorseful for what he had done, Boleslav promised to devote his son to religion and educate him as a clergyman. Despite the fratricide, Boleslav is generally respected by Czech historians as an energetic ruler who significantly strengthened the Bohemian state and expanded its territory. The pro-Christian religious policies pursued by Wenceslaus do not appear to have been a cause for Boleslav's fratricide, since Boleslav in no way impeded the growth of Christianity in Bohemia, and in fact actually sent his daughter Mlada, a nun, to the Pope in Rome to ask permission to make Prague a bishopric. One of Boleslav's major concerns was the tribute paid yearly to the East Frankish kings. He stopped the payment shortly after he ascended the throne, which led to the prolonged war with King Otto the Great. This conflict, presumably consisting of border raids (the general pattern of warfare in this region at the time), reached its conclusion in 950 when Boleslav signed a peace treaty with Otto. Despite being undefeated, he promised to resume the payment of the tribute. Five years later, the armies of Czechs and Germans allied against the Magyars in the victorious Battle of Lechfeld on 10 August 955. Boleslav had also helped Otto to crush an uprising of Slavs on the Lower Elbe in 953. After the Battle of Lech, the rest of the huge Magyar army turned to Bohemia, where it was crushed by Boleslav. Because of this victory, Boleslav freed Moravia from Magyar raids and expanded his territory to Upper Silesia and Malopolska. To strengthen the Bohemian-Polish alliance, Boleslav's daughter Dobrawa married the pagan Piast prince Mieszko I in 965, and helped bring Christianity to Poland. Boleslav's wife may have been Biagota. He was succeeded by his oldest son Boleslaus the Pious. Anerkjente keiseren som lensherre 946. Utvidet riket med Mähren og deler av Galitsja og Schlesien. [1]
  		Boleslav 1 myrder sin bror Vaclav 1.jpg Bilde: Boleslav 1 myrder sin bror Vaclav 1.
  Death	Between 15 Jul 0967 and 0972  [1]
  Person ID	I4587	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Vratislav (Vratislaus) av Böhmen, "Vratislav 1",   b. Abt 0888   d. Abt 0921 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Drahomira av Hevelli,   b. Between 0877 and 0890   d. Aft 0935 (Age > 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Bef 0907  [1]
  	Drahomira married Vratislav 1 of Bohemia and gave birth to at least three children: Saint Wenceslas, Boleslaus 1 and Strezislava. She led her husband to cooperation with her vernaculars, which waged war against Saxony. After her husband's untimely death in 921, she and her mother-in-law, Saint Ludmila, divided the government of Bohemia. She was the regent of Bohemia in 921-924 during the minority of her son. [1]
  Family ID	F2526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Biagota
  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]
  Children	+ 1. Boleslav av Böhmen, "Boleslav 2",   b. Abt 0932   d. 7 Feb 999 (Age 67 years)  [Birth] + 2. Dobrawa (Doubravka) av Böhmen,   b. Between 0940 and 0945, Böhmen, Tsjekkia d. Abt 0977 (Age 37 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2016

  
  

• Photos

  Boleslav 1.jpg Boleslav 1 av Böhmen (ca.915-ca.972).

  
  

• Sources

  [S754] Wikipedia (Reliability: 1).