Boleslaus I the Cruel

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Boleslaus I the Cruel was a 10th-century Duke of Bohemia known for consolidating and expanding Přemyslid power, including through the notorious murder of his brother Saint Wenceslaus.

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Boleslaus I the Cruel canonical 2
Boleslaus the Cruel 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
member of the Přemyslid dynasty ⓘ
ally Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boleslaus I of Bohemia ⓘ
Boleslav I ⓘ
capital Prague ⓘ
causeOfBrotherDeath assassination of Saint Wenceslaus at Stará Boleslav ⓘ
child Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
Dobrawa of Bohemia ⓘ
Strachkvas ⓘ
conflict Battle of Lechfeld (as ally of Otto I) ⓘ
wars against the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Bohemia ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 907 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 972 ⓘ
epithet the Cruel ⓘ
the Wicked ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
expandedTerritory Lesser Poland ⓘ
Moravia ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ
father Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
founded Bohemian denar minting ⓘ
givenName Boleslaus ⓘ
linked to: Bolesław
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
implemented tribute system over Polish tribes ⓘ
introduced regular coinage in Bohemia ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
mother Drahomíra of Stodor ⓘ
linked to: Drahomíra
nativeLanguage Old Czech ⓘ
nobleFamily Přemyslid dynasty ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of Přemyslid power in Bohemia ⓘ
expansion of the Duchy of Bohemia ⓘ
ordering the murder of his brother Saint Wenceslaus ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bohemia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bohemia ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
predecessor Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Wenceslaus I
regionRuled Bohemia ⓘ
reignEnd 972 ⓘ
reignStart c. 935 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Saint Wenceslaus ⓘ
linked to: Saint Wenceslas

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Wenceslaus I
spouse Biagota ⓘ
successor Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Přemyslid dynasty → notableRuler → Boleslaus I the Cruel ⓘ
Saint Wenceslas → killer → Boleslaus the Cruel ⓘ
linked to: Boleslaus I the Cruel
Saint Wenceslas → sibling → Boleslaus the Cruel ⓘ
linked to: Boleslaus I the Cruel
Boleslaus II the Pious → father → Boleslaus I the Cruel ⓘ