Bolesław I Chrobry
967 - 1025 · King of Poland, Duke of Poland · b. in Poznań (by tradition)
Duke and King of Poland (r. 992-1025)
Bolesław I the Brave, 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.
Key achievements
- 01First king of Poland, crowned in 1025
- 02The Congress of Gniezno in 1000
- 03Territorial expansion of the Piast state
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Note on data: The birthplace is traditionally given as Poznań, but it is not firmly documented.
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