Duke Boleslav Cechy BOHEMIA, II
- Born: Abt 920, Praha, Praha, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
- Died: 7 Feb 999, , , Bohemia
Other names for Boleslav were BOHEMIA Prince, BOHEMIA Duke, CECHY Duke and "The Pious".
Ancestral File Number: 8BG2-XH.
General Notes:
"The Pious", Duke of BOHEMIA or CECHY Reigned 967-999.
BOOKS Kings and Queens of Europe, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute 1989: "Boleslav I of Bohemia or Cechy, Father of Boleslav II and Dubravka, Died 1034."
Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990:"Aelfgifu, Daughter of Edward King of England and Aelfaed, Mar ?Boleslaw II Duke of Bohemia Died 999."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Micropaedia, Vol II, p126, Boleslav II: "Died 999, Premyslid prince of Bohemia from 967, was involved in a rebellion against the emperor Otto II (975-978) and destroyed the Slavnikovci rivals of his house (995)."
Macropaedia, Vol XIV, p638, Poland History of: "...To counter the German threat, Mieszko I entered into an alliance with the Bohemian DukeBoleslav II, marrying his sister, Dubravka (Dabrowka), in 965..."
The Story of Civilization, Will Durant, Vol IV, The Age of Faith, Bk IV, The Dark Ages, Chap XXV, The Recovery of Europe, Sec V, Border States, p660: "... Warlike dukes succeeded [Wenceslas I]. From their strategic castle and capital at Prague, Boleslav I (939-967) and II (967-999), and Bratislav I (1037-1055) conquered Moravia, Silesia, and Poland..."
ANCESTRAL FILE EB Prince, Ancestral File Ver 4.11 8BG2-XH Duke ofBOHEMIA.
INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX IGI Birth T990285-106-1260943 Boleslav II Duke of BOHEMIA Father Boleslav I Duke of BOHEMIA Mother Bozena Duchess of BOHEMIA 920 Praha Praha Czechoslovakia.
Marriage Information:
Boleslav married Duchess Emma BOHEMIA.
Marriage Information:
Boleslav also married Duchess Aelfgifu England BOHEMIA, daughter of King Edward Wessex ENGLAND, I and Queen Aelflaed Wessex ENGLAND.
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