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Poland in Fragmentation: Bolesław IV's Rule (1141)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1141

In 1141 Poland remained divided as a result of Bolesław III Wrymouth's deathbed partition of his inheritance.…

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  1. 1141Poland · PolandAfter Bolesław III's 1138 will divided Poland among his sons, the eldest, Władysław II, lost power through his overbearing conduct and went into exile in Bohemia in the 1140s. Around 1141 his brothers and uncles vied anew for the High Duchy of Kraków and control of their respective territories.
  2. 1141–1142Kraków · Lesser PolandBolesław IV established his senior grand-ducal position in Kraków, nominally ruling the core region among the fragmented states. He courted the Church and the nobility to counter the territorial ambitions of his third brother Mieszko III and his uncles.
  3. 1141–1143Polish frontier · PolandThe fragmented Polish duchies around 1141 maintained complex diplomacy with Bohemia, Hungary, and Kievan Rus'. Władysław II's exile in Bohemia entangled Polish domestic politics with the rivalries of Central European powers, weakening the prospects for restoring a unified royal authority.

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