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Bolesław II the Generous

1041 - 1081

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Bolesław II the Bold (Polish: Bolesław II Śmiały; c. 1042 – 2/3 April 1081 or 1082), also known as the Generous (Szczodry ) was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076 and King of Poland from 1076 to 1079. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bolesław II the Generous has received more than 177,276 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Bolesław II the Generous is the 3,567th most popular politician (up from 4,260th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Poland (up from 255th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Polish Politician.

Bolesław II the Generous was the duke of Poland from 1025 to 1031. He is most famous for his generosity in giving away his wealth to the poor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bolesław II the Generous ranks 3,567 out of 15,577Before him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, João Bernardo Vieira, Milonia Caesonia, and Berenice I of Egypt. After him are Beatrice of Portugal, Marcomer, Wim Duisenberg, Mustafa Dzhemilev, Sarduri II, and Emperor Antoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1041, Bolesław II the Generous ranks 2Before him is Harald III of Denmark.  Among people deceased in 1081, Bolesław II the Generous ranks 3Before him are Nikephoros III Botaneiates and Halsten Stenkilsson. After him is Mihailo Vojislavljević.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Bolesław II the Generous ranks 208 out of 1,454Before him are Otto von Below (1857), Hermann Grassmann (1809), Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (1885), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788). After him are Alice Miller (1923), Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Heinrich Rickert (1863), Karl Denke (1860), Grzegorz Lato (1950), and Aleksandra Ekster (1882).

Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Bolesław II the Generous ranks 57Before him are John I Albert (1459), William I of Württemberg (1781), Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770), Hans Lammers (1879), Andrzej Duda (1972), and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676). After him are Muazzez Sultan (1628), Piast the Wheelwright (800), Władysław II the Exile (1105), Gunderic (379), Przemysł II (1257), and Władysław I Herman (1043).