Boleslaus, son of Děpolt
Boleslaus Děpolt | |
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| Duke of Bohemia | |
| Reign | 1237-1241 |
| Born | 1182 or 1183 Margraviate of Moravia |
| Died | April 9 1241 Legnica, Poland |
| Noble family | Přemyslid |
| Issue | No issue |
| Father | Děpolt II |
| Mother | Adéla Zbyslava Slezská (Polish: Adelajda Zbysława) |
Boleslaus, son of Děpolt (Czech: Boleslav Děpoltovic) (1182 or 1183 – April 9 1241 at Battle of Legnica) also known as "Szepiołka"[1] was a Moravian Prince. He was the son of Děpolt III, and brother to Děpolt IV, Soběslav I, and Otto of the Děpolt family (a cadet branch of the Přemyslid dynasty). He died as a childless bachelor.
Life
In 1202, he was banished by the king Ottokar I of Bohemia, and he later returned in 1204. For the second time he was exiled in 1233 or 1234 by the king Wenceslaus I of Bohemia. At that time, he went to the court Henryk I Brodaty in Poland.[2]
Some Polish medieval chronicles referred to him as the "Margrave of Moravia" but this title had no merit because Bohemia and Moravia were ruled at that time jointly by one king, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia. Boleslaus styled himself as Dux Boemiae ("Duke of Bohemia").
Legnica
He commanded volunteer Bavarian miners from Goldberg (Złotoryja) and a Moravian detachment at the Battle of Legnica, alongside the Poles. During the battle he was shot by an arrow hitting below his ear.
References
- ^ „Królewska” linia Przemyślidów.
- ^ Jerzy Maroń: Koczownicy i rycerze. Najazd Mongołów na Polskę w 1241 roku na tle sztuki wojennej Europy XII i XIII w., Wodzisław Śląski 2011, Wydawnictwo Templum, s. 116–117, ISBN 978-83-932793-2-6.