Duke Boleslav Cechy BOHEMIA, I

   Other names for Boleslav were BOHEMIA King, "The Cruel", BOHEMIA Duke and CECHY Prince.

   Ancestral File Number: 8BG3-0S. User ID: 4840895682.

   General Notes:

"The Cruel", Prince of BOHEMIA or CECHY 929-936, King of BOHEMIA Reigned
936/939-967.

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."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Micropaedia, Vol II, P126, Boleslav I: "Some- times called `The Cruel', Died 967, prince of Bohemia from 929, who established the basis of the medieval Czech state. After instigating the murder of his elder brother, Prince Vaclav (St Wenceslas), Boleslav became ruler of Bohemia. He made Prague the effective administrative centre of his domain, promoted the spread of Christianity, and added the territories of Moravia, Slovakia, and Silesia to his domain. After being attacked by the emperor Otto I (950), he was forced to recognize the German king as his suzerain. His feudal ties remained largely formal, however, and Bohemia was able to retain its autonomy. Several years later, Boleslav cooperated with Otto in combatting the invasion of the Magyars and directed a Bohemian contingent against them at the Battle of Lechfeld (955)."

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: "... His brother [Boleslav I] tried to assassinate him as lacking the vices desirable in a king; Wenceslas struck himdown with his own hand, and forgave him; but other members of the conspiracy murdered the King on his way to Mass on 25 Sep 935...Warlike dukes succeeded him. From their strategic castle and capital at Prague, Boleslav I (939-967) and II (967-999), and Bratislav (1037-1055) conquered Moravia, Silesia, and Poland..."

ANCESTRAL FILE
8BG3-0S KQE Duke of BOHEMIA.

INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX
IGI Birth T990287-175-1260879 Boleslav I Duke of BOHEMIA Father Vratislav I Duke of BOHEMIA Mother Drahomira Ze STODOR 900 Praha Praha Czechoslovakia.

IGI Marriage T990285-3-1260943 Boleslav I Duke of BOHEMIA Spouse Bozena Duchess of BOHEMIA 930 Praha Praha Czechoslovakia.

IGI Birth T990285-105-1260943 Dubravka Princess of BOHEMIA Father Boleslav I Duke of BOHEMIA Mother Bozena Duchess of BOHEMIA 931 Praha Praha Czechoslovakia.

   Marriage Information:

Boleslav married Duchess Bozena BOHEMIA in 930 in Praha, Praha, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. (Duchess Bozena BOHEMIA was born about 901 in Praha, Praha, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.)