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Boleslaus II of Bohemia

d. 999 · 10th century · Also known as Boleslaus the Pious, Boleslav II

Boleslaus II, called the Pious, was Duke of Bohemia from 967 or 972 until 999. He founded the bishopric of Prague in 973 and in 995 massacred the rival Slavník family, completing Přemyslid control of Bohemia. Late in his reign he lost Silesia and the Kraków region to Poland.

Boleslaus II of Bohemia
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