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Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia

Boleslaus III the Red
Fresco in the Znojmo Rotunda, 12th-century
Duke of Bohemia
ReignFebruary 999 – May 1002
PredecessorBoleslaus II
SuccessorVladivoj
Duke of Bohemia
ReignFebruary – March 1003
PredecessorVladivoj
SuccessorBolesław I the Brave
Bornc. 965
DiedPoland
Spousenot known
Issuenot known
DynastyPřemyslid
FatherBoleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
MotherAdiva

Boleslaus III (c. 965 – 1037), called the Red (Czech: Boleslav III. Ryšavý; to denote a "red-haired" individual) or the Blind, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 and briefly again during the year 1003. During his chaotic reign, Bohemia became a pawn in the long German–Polish War between King Henry II and Duke Bolesław I, "the Brave", of Poland.


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