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Poland's First King: The Coronation of Bolesław the Brave
In the year 1025, just weeks before his death, Bolesław the Brave finally received what he had pursued his entire reign: a crown. This episode explores the drama surrounding Poland's first coronation — the political maneuvering with the Holy Roman Empire, the role of Archbishopric of Gniezno established in the Congress of Gniezno (1025, but actually 1000), and the symbolic weight of the crown itself. We discuss Bolesław's campaigns that expanded Poland's borders, his conflicts with Emperor Henry II, and the peace of Bautzen in 1018 that secured his western frontier. But the…
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