Salomea of Berg
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Salomea of Berg was a noblewoman of Berg and, by marriage with Prince Bolesław III Wrymouth in 1115, High Duchess of Poland until her husband's death in 1138.
19th Century portrait by Teofil Żychowicz, after Michał Stachowicz
Bolesław III Wrymouth
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Bolesław III Wrymouth, also known as Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole of Poland between 1107 and 1138. He was the only child of Duke Władysław I Herman and his first wife, Judith of Bohemia.
A facial reconstruction based on Bolesław's remains, 1972
Reception of Jews in Poland in 1096, Painting by Jan Matejko.
Ruins of the Abbey of Saint Giles in Somogyvár, Hungary.
Sarcophagus of Bolesław III in Płock Cathedral.