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Boleslaus I of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (536 words) |
 | Boleslaus the Brave (Polish: Bolesław I Chrobry) (966/967 - July 17, 1025) of the Piast family, son of Mieszko I and of his first wife, the Czech princess Dobrawa, ruled as duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and reigned as King of Poland in 1025. |
 | In 984 Boleslaus married Rikdaga, the daughter of Riddag (Rikdag, Ricdag), the margrave of Meissen. |
 | In 997 Boleslaus sent Saint Adalbert of Prague to Prussia on the Baltic Sea to attempt to convert the Prussians to Christianity. |