Boleslaus III, called the Red (-haired) or …
Years: 1000 - 1011
Boleslaus III, called the Red (-haired) or the Blind, the duke of Bohemia since 999, has been called the "worst of all men who ever sat on the Bohemian throne."
The eldest son of Boleslav II the Pious and Adiva of England, Boleslav III is a weak ruler in whose chaotic reign Bohemia will become a pawn in the long war between the Emperor Henry II and Boleslaw the Brave, King of Poland.
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People
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- Red-haired people
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Bohemia, Duchy of
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Poland, Principality of
- Eastern March
- Austria, Margravate of
- Czechs [formerly Bohemians] (West Slavs)
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Pirates of the Korea Strait
