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Bolesław III Wrymouth

1086 - 1138

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Bolesław III Wrymouth (Polish: Bolesław III Krzywousty; 20 August 1086 – 28 October 1138), also known as Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole of Poland between 1107 and 1138. He was the only child of Duke Władysław I Herman and his first wife, Judith of Bohemia. Bolesław began to rule in the last decade of the 11th century, when the central government in Poland was significantly weakened. Władysław I Herman fell under the political dependence of the Count palatine Sieciech, who became the de facto ruler of the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bolesław III Wrymouth is the 2,871st most popular politician (down from 2,431st in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Poland (down from 149th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Polish Politician.

Bolesław III Wrymouth was a Polish prince and the first King of Poland. He is most famous for his victory over the German Emperor Otto III in the Battle of Cedynia in 1002.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bolesław III Wrymouth ranks 2,871 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Song, King Wen of Zhou, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Nectanebo II, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, and Agustín de Iturbide. After him are Qasar, Otto Grotewohl, Mieszko I of Poland, Petr Pavel, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus, and Henry the Young King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1086, Bolesław III Wrymouth ranks 2. Before him is Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Ramiro II of Aragon, and Al-Shahrastani. Among people deceased in 1138, Bolesław III Wrymouth ranks 2. Before him is Avempace. After him are Antipope Anacletus II, Ar-Rashid, Irene Doukaina, Kiya Buzurg-Ummid, Moses ibn Ezra, and Vsevolod of Pskov.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth ranks 159 out of 1,694. Before him are Christa Wolf (1929), Albrecht von Roon (1803), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), and Henry II the Pious (1196). After him are Mieszko I of Poland (940), Reinhard Selten (1930), Ferdinand Cohn (1828), Clara Immerwahr (1870), Rochus Misch (1917), and Witold Lutosławski (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth ranks 42. Before him are Isabella Jagiellon (1519), Albrecht von Roon (1803), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), and Henry II the Pious (1196). After him are Mieszko I of Poland (940), Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), Andrzej Duda (1972), Maxim Litvinov (1876), Georg Michaelis (1857), and Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884).

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