Bolesław V the Chaste
- Bolesław V the Chaste
Bolesław V the Chaste or the Shy ( _pl. Bolesław Wstydliwy) (
21 June 1226 O.S. –7 December 1279 O.S.) was the son ofLeszek the White . Several years after the death ofHenry the Pious at thebattle of Legnica (1241), he became prince inKraków , and thus the predominant prince in fragmentedPoland .He married
Cunegunda (Kinga), daughter of Hungarian KingBéla IV . According to medieval chronicles, the marriage was never consummated. Kinga, being extremely pious, was averse to fulfilling her marital duties. At first Bolesław tried to change her mind, but she demurred and he reluctantly accepted the situation. His religious convictions forbade him to take a mistress. Hence the epithet, "the Chaste" or "the Shy."During his reign the city of Kraków, which had been destroyed in 1241 by the
Tartars , was rebuilt, and mainly settled by German immigrants. The new city was built on a regular grid pattern (the "location" of 1257). During his rule there was a second Tartar raid against Poland in 1259, were Sandomierz, Kraków and other cities was plundered by the invading forces led byNogai Khan .ee also
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History of Poland (966-1385)
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