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King Boleslaw Chrobry Stein
Impressive Polish ceramic stein featuring the image of King Boleslaw Chrobry.


 
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Impressive Polish ceramic stein featuring the image of King Boleslaw Chrobry.

Bolesław I Chrobry; previously also known as Bolesław I the Great, was a Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and the first crowned King of Poland from 18 April 1025 until his death two months later. He was also Duke of Bohemia as Boleslav IV from 1002 to 1003.

He was the first-born son of Mieszko I by his first wife Dobrawa, daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia.[1][2] Bolesław I the Brave was named after his maternal grandfather. He assumed the control over the country in 992 after having expelled his step-mother Oda of Haldensleben and his half-brothers.

He supported the missionary views of Adalbert, Bishop of Prague and Bruno of Querfurt. The martyrdom of Adalbert in 997 and his imminent canonization was used to consolidate Poland's autonomy from the Holy Roman Empire. This perhaps happened most clearly during the Congress of Gniezno (11 March 1000), which resulted in the establishment of a Polish church structure with a Metropolitan See at Gniezno. This See was independent of the German Archbishopric of Magdeburg, which had tried to lay claim to jurisdiction over the Polish church. Following the Congress of Gniezno, the bishoprics of Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg were also established, and Bolesław formally renounced paying tribute to the Holy Roman Empire. Following the death of Holy Roman Emperor Otto III in 1002, Bolesław carried out a series of successful wars against the Holy Roman Empire and Otto's cousin and heir, Henry II, which ended with the Peace of Bautzen (1018).

In the summer of 1018, in one of his expeditions, Bolesław I captured Kiev, where he installed his son-in-law Sviatopolk I as ruler. According to legend, Bolesław chipped his sword when striking Kiev's Golden Gate. Later, a sword called Szczerbiec ("The Jagged Sword") would become the coronation sword of Poland's kings, in honor of this legend.

Bolesław I was a remarkable politician, strategist, and statesman. He not only turned Poland into a country comparable to older western monarchies, but he raised it to the front rank of European states. Bolesław conducted successful military campaigns in the west, south, and east. He consolidated Polish lands and conquered territories outside the borders of modern day Poland, including Slovakia, Moravia, Red Ruthenia, Meissen, Lusatia, and Bohemia. He was a powerful mediator in Central European affairs.

Finally, as the culmination of his reign, he had himself crowned King of Poland in 1025. He was the first Polish ruler to receive this title (rex).

He was an able administrator who established the "Prince's Law" and built many forts, churches, monasteries, and bridges. He introduced the first Polish monetary unit, the grzywna, divided into 240 denarii,[1] and minted his own coins.

Bolesław I is widely considered to have been one of Poland's most capable and accomplished Piast rulers. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_I_Chrobry


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  • Size - 10" - 25cm tall
    Made in Poland


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