Władysław II the Exile
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Władysław II the Exile was the high duke of Poland and duke of Silesia from 1138 until his expulsion in 1146. He is the progenitor of the Silesian Piasts.
Poland in 1138: Seniorate Province (with Pomerelia) in red, Silesia in violet
Władysław II as depicted in 1888 by Ksawery Pillati
Altenburg Castle
Władysław II the Exile, as imagined by artist Jan Matejko in the 19th century
Bolesław I the Tall
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Bolesław I the Tall was Duke of Wrocław from 1163 until his death in 1201.
Władysław II the Exile
…Bolesław III's death. At the time of the death of his father, Władysław was already an adult, with many years of marriage and at least one surviving son, Bolesław I the Tall, born in 1127 (the date of birth of the second son, Mieszko IV Tanglefoot, is still debatable and varies between 1130 and 1146). Following the examples…
Fragmentation of the Duchy of Silesia begins. Period 1172/3–1177 Bolesław I the Tall Jarosław Opolski Mieszko I Tanglefoot