Boleslaus II the Pious

Boleslaus II the Pious (Czech: Boleslav II. Pobožný) (died February 7, 999) - Image File history File linksMetadata Boleslav-II-Bohemian. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Boleslav-II-Bohemian. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland Pope Silvester II succeeds Pope Gregory V Sigmundur Brestisson introduces christianity in the Faroe Islands Deaths December 16 - Saint Adelaide of Italy (b. ...

Duke of Bohemia, member of the Přemyslid dynasty. The son of Boleslav I of Bohemia. Boleslav II became Duke (or Prince) of Bohemia in 972. Boleslav maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto II during his civil war against Henry of Bavaria. In 977 Boleslav again attacked Bavaria, but on this occasion was barred from annexing any lands by Otto II. Boleslaus I the Cruel Boleslaus I the Cruel (Czech: ) (died July 15, 972 (or 967)), was the Duke of Bohemia from 935 to 972 (or 929 - 967). ... Bohemia. ... Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. ... Ottonian dynasty is a name sometimes given to a ruling dynasty of German kings, sometimes regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, (though Charlemagne is commonly viewed as the original founder. ... Events Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Births Deaths July 8 Edgar of England Categories: 975 ... Otto II ( 955 – December 7, 983, Rome), was the third German ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Henry II the Wrangler Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995), also called the Quarrelsome, was the son of Henry I and Judith of Bavaria. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

Boleslav's reign is mostly notable for the foundation of the Bishopric of Prague in 973. It was placed within the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Mainz. In 982 Vojtech (later known as Saint Adalbert of Prague) was appointed to this position until in 994 he abandoned his primacy to lead a mission to the Old Prussians. On April 23, 997 Adalbert was martyred in Prussia near Gdańsk. His bones later became the holiest relic of Poland. War between Poland and Bohemia was continual in this period and by 990 Boleslav had occupied Silesia. The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague: Bishops of Prague 1. ... Events Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan Births September 15 - Al_Biruni, mathematician († 1048) Abu al-Ala al-Maarri, poet Deaths May 7 - Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Categories: 973 ... Between 780/82 AD and 1802 AD the Archbishop of Mainz, was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince of the middle ages. ... Events Greenland founded by Erik the Red ; first contact of Europeans with North America Births Emma of Normandy Atisha the Bengali Buddhist Saint Deaths Categories: 982 ... Adalbert, part of the Wenceslas Monument on the Wenceslas Square in Prague Adalbert (Czech: (help· info), Polish: Wojciech, Germanic: Adalbert) (c. ... Events Otto III reaches his majority and begins to rule Germany in his own right. ... The Prussian people, or (old) Prussians, were indo-European Balts inhabiting the area around the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons (i. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Events City of Gdansk is founded Saint Adalbert of Prague is sent to Prussia by Boleslaus I of Poland Samuil of Bulgaria crowned Tsar by Pope Gregory V The town of Trondheim is founded. ... GdaÅ„sk (pronounced (?), Danzig in German, Kashubian: GduÅ„sk, Latin: Gedania; also other languages) is the sixth-largest city in Poland, its principal seaport, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship. ... Events Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (-Latin, Polish: ÅšlÄ…sk, German: Schlesien, Czech: Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ...

On September 28, 995 Boleslav and his confederates Vrsovcy stormed Libice in southern Bohemia and massacred Slavnik's dynasty. This clan had been the main rival of Přemyslid power in Bohemia. Boleslav's brutal triumph ensured the unity of Bohemia under a single ruler. September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Events (Erik Segersäll) is succeeded by (Olof Skötkonung), the first baptized ruler of Sweden. ... Slavniks dynasty Second most powerful dynasty of Bohemia in 10th century. ... PÅ™emyslid coat of arms. ...