Anne of Bohemia, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duchess of Silesia and High Duchess of Poland from 1238 to 1241, by her marriage to the Piast ruler Henry II the Pious. She was celebrated by th
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Hedwig of Andechs baptizing her grandson Bolesław II; Anne of Bohemia attending
Bolesław II the Horned
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Bolesław II the Horned, known also as Bolesław II the Bald, a member of the Silesian Piasts, was High Duke of Poland briefly in 1241 and Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when the duchy
Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
…was killed fighting against the Mongols at the Battle of Legnica. The following years were mainly marked by her occupation as a regent for her son Bolesław II and his brothers. Nevertheless, the Silesian Piasts were not able to maintain their supremacy in the Polish lands, when the Kraków throne passed to…
Lower Silesian lands (in orange) ruled by Bolesław until 1248
Lower Silesian duchies of Wrocław (orange), Legnica (violet) and Głogów (green) from 1251