What is Bolesław II the Generous?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Bolesław II the Generous | image = Boleslaus II of Poland (89920250).jpg | image_size = 240px | caption = 19th century portrait by [[Aleksander Lesser]] | succession = [[King of Poland]] | reign = 1076–1079 | coronation = 26 December 1076 <br/> [[Gniezno|Gniezno Cathedral]], [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]] | predecessor = [[Mieszko II Lambert]] | successor = [[Przemysł II]] | succession1 = [[List of Polish monarchs|Duke of Poland]] | reign1 = 1058–1076 | predecessor1 = [[Casimir I the Restorer]] | successor1 = [[Władysław I Herman]] | spouse = [[Wyszesława of Kiev]] | issue = [[Mieszko Bolesławowic|Mieszko]] | dynasty = [[House of Piast|Piast]] | father = [[Casimir I the Restorer]] | mother = [[Maria Dobroniega of Kiev]] | birth_date = c. 1042 | birth_place = [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Kingdom of Poland]] | death_date = 2 or 3 April 1081/1082 | death_place = [[Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of Hungary]] | place of burial = [[Ossiach Abbey]] (disputed) | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] }} '''Bolesław II the Generous''', also known as '''the Bold''' and '''the Cruel''' ({{lang-pl|Bolesław II Szczodry}} {{Audio|Pl-Bolesław-II-Szczodry.ogg|Polish}}; ''Śmiały''; ''Okrutny''; c. 1042 – 2 or 3 April 1081 or 1082),<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtgotOF0MKQC&pg=PA191|chapter= Boleslas II the Bold|title=Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages |publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-57958-282-1|editor=André Vauchez, Richard Barrie Dobson, Michael Lapidge |date=2000|access-date=2010-03-25}}</ref> was Duke of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]] from 1058 to 1076. He was third [[King of Poland]] from 1076 to 1079. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:1040s births]] [[Category:1080s deaths]] [[Category:Polish dukes]] [[Category:Kings of Poland]] {{biography-stub}}