Bolesław II the Generous

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11th-century ruler Catholic monarch Duke of Poland King of Poland Piast dynasty monarch

Bolesław II the Generous was an 11th-century Piast dynasty ruler known for his ambitious foreign policy, support of church reform, and eventual deposition following his conflict with Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bolesław II the Bold	2
Bolesław II the Horned	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century ruler ⓘ Catholic monarch ⓘ Duke of Poland ⓘ King of Poland ⓘ Piast dynasty monarch ⓘ
alternativeName	Bolesław II Szczodry NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolesław II the Bold NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolesław II Śmiały NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	circa 1042 ⓘ
birthPlace	Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Tyniec Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeposition	conflict with Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów ⓘ
child	Mieszko Bolesławowic NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith	Stanislaus of Szczepanów NERFINISHED ⓘ
coronationDate	1076 ⓘ
coronationPlace	Gniezno NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
deathDate	circa 1081 ⓘ circa 1082 ⓘ
deathPlace	Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
deposedBy	Polish nobility ⓘ
dynasty	Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
exile	Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Casimir I the Restorer NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicy	intervention in Hungarian affairs ⓘ intervention in Kievan Rus' ⓘ involvement in Bohemian politics ⓘ
fullName	Bolesław II the Generous NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	ambitious foreign policy ⓘ conflict with Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów ⓘ deposition and exile ⓘ support of church reform ⓘ
mother	Maria Dobroniega of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	execution of Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów ⓘ
predecessorAsDuke	Casimir I the Restorer NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorAsKing	Bolesław I the Brave NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForNickname	generosity toward the church and knights ⓘ
reignAsDukeEnd	1076 ⓘ
reignAsDukeStart	1058 ⓘ
reignAsKingEnd	1079 ⓘ
reignAsKingStart	1076 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Wyszesława of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	King of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorAsDuke	Władysław I Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorAsKing	Władysław I Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ
supported	Gregorian church reforms ⓘ independence of the Polish church from German influence ⓘ
title	Duke of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Casimir I the Restorer → child → Bolesław II the Generous ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolesław II the Bold

Piast → hasMember → Bolesław II the Generous ⓘ

subject surface form: Piast dynasty

Bolesław → hasNotableBearer → Bolesław II the Generous ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolesław II the Horned

King of Poland → positionHeldBy → Bolesław II the Generous ⓘ

Casimir I the Restorer → successor → Bolesław II the Generous ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolesław II the Bold