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Bolesław I the Brave

967 - 1025

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Bolesław I the Brave (c. 967 – 17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and the first King of Poland in 1025. He was also Duke of Bohemia between 1003 and 1004 as Boleslaus IV. A member of the Piast dynasty, Bolesław was a capable monarch and a strong mediator in Central European affairs. He continued to proselytise Western Christianity among his subjects and raised Poland to the rank of a kingdom, thus becoming the first Polish ruler to hold the title of rex, Latin for king. The son of Mieszko I of Poland by his first wife Dobrawa of Bohemia, Bolesław ruled Lesser Poland already during the final years of Mieszko's reign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bolesław I the Brave is the 1,954th most popular politician (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Poland (down from 61st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Polish Politician.

Bolesław I the Brave was the first king of Poland. He is most famous for his victory over the German Emperor Otto II in the Battle of Cedynia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bolesław I the Brave ranks 1,954 out of 19,576. Before him are Nitocris, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Benigno Aquino Jr., Marcelo Caetano, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Ghazi of Iraq. After him are Christine of France, Peter III of Portugal, Antonia Minor, Gnaeus Pompeius, Eduard Limonov, and Titus Tatius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 967, Bolesław I the Brave ranks 2. Before him is Louis V of France. After him are Emperor Kazan, Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Among people deceased in 1025, Bolesław I the Brave ranks 2. Before him is Basil II. After him are Sei Shōnagon, Hugh Magnus, Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia, Helena, Muhammad III of Córdoba, Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun, Burchard of Worms, Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar, and Eustathius of Constantinople.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Bolesław I the Brave ranks 100 out of 1,694. Before him are Anton Denikin (1872), Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761), Władysław Reymont (1867), Józef Gosławski (1908), Leopold Kronecker (1823), and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858). After him are Norbert Elias (1897), Egon Krenz (1937), Günter Blobel (1936), Osip Mandelstam (1891), Catherine Jagiellon (1526), and Marie Walewska (1786).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Bolesław I the Brave ranks 22. Before him are Ladislaus I of Hungary (1046), Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785), Horst Köhler (1943), Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (1767), Anna Jagiellon (1523), and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858). After him are Egon Krenz (1937), Catherine Jagiellon (1526), Marie Walewska (1786), Karl Hanke (1903), Arthur Liebehenschel (1901), and Alexander Jagiellon (1461).

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