Bolesław I the Brave
E419805
Bolesław I the Brave was the first crowned king of Poland and a pivotal early medieval ruler who expanded and consolidated the Polish state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bolesław I the Brave canonical | 13 |
| Bolesław Chrobry | 1 |
| Duke Bolesław I the Brave of Poland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4174452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolesław I the Brave Context triple: [Kingdom of Poland, foundedBy, Bolesław I the Brave]
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A.
Bolesław
Bolesław is a masculine Slavic given name, particularly common in Poland, historically borne by several notable rulers and political figures.
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B.
Bolesław II the Bald
Bolesław II the Bald was a 13th-century Duke of Silesia from the Piast dynasty who ruled parts of the fragmented Polish realm following the death of his brother Henry II the Pious.
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C.
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław III Wrymouth was a medieval Polish duke who significantly expanded and consolidated the Polish state but also initiated its later fragmentation through his testament dividing the realm among his sons.
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D.
Bolesław II of Masovia
Bolesław II of Masovia was a 13th-century Polish Piast duke who ruled parts of the Masovian region and played a significant role in the fragmented politics of medieval Poland.
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E.
Mieszko I of Poland
Mieszko I of Poland was the first historical ruler of Poland who united several West Slavic tribes and adopted Christianity in 966, laying the foundations of the Polish state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolesław I the Brave Target entity description: Bolesław I the Brave was the first crowned king of Poland and a pivotal early medieval ruler who expanded and consolidated the Polish state.
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A.
Bolesław
Bolesław is a masculine Slavic given name, particularly common in Poland, historically borne by several notable rulers and political figures.
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B.
Bolesław II the Bald
Bolesław II the Bald was a 13th-century Duke of Silesia from the Piast dynasty who ruled parts of the fragmented Polish realm following the death of his brother Henry II the Pious.
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C.
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław III Wrymouth was a medieval Polish duke who significantly expanded and consolidated the Polish state but also initiated its later fragmentation through his testament dividing the realm among his sons.
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D.
Bolesław II of Masovia
Bolesław II of Masovia was a 13th-century Polish Piast duke who ruled parts of the Masovian region and played a significant role in the fragmented politics of medieval Poland.
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E.
Mieszko I of Poland
Mieszko I of Poland was the first historical ruler of Poland who united several West Slavic tribes and adopted Christianity in 966, laying the foundations of the Polish state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Poland
ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ Piast dynasty member ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ally | Holy Roman Emperor Otto III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Poznań Cathedral ⓘ |
| child |
Bezprym
ⓘ
Matilda of Poland ⓘ Mieszko II Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Bolesławowic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Holy Roman Emperor Henry II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 18 April 1025 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Gniezno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 967 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 17 June 1025 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Piast dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Mieszko I of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bolesław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificName | the Brave ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old Polish ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the founders of the Polish state ⓘ |
| mother | Dobrawa of Bohemia ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
consolidation of the early Polish state
ⓘ
first crowned king of Poland ⓘ strengthening of the Polish Church ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Cedynia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Congress of Gniezno ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elevation of Gniezno to an archbishopric
ⓘ
military campaigns against the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of the Polish state ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Poland
ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mieszko I of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1025 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 992 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Emnilda of Lusatia
NERFINISHED
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Hunilda ⓘ Judith of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Oda of Meissen ⓘ |
| successor | Mieszko II Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Lusatia
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Ruthenia ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ruthenia
parts of Bohemia ⓘ parts of Slovakia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bolesław I the Brave Description of subject: Bolesław I the Brave was the first crowned king of Poland and a pivotal early medieval ruler who expanded and consolidated the Polish state.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bolesław Chrobry
this entity surface form:
Duke Bolesław I the Brave of Poland