Bolesław the Brave crowned King of Poland
The Piast duke is crowned in Gniezno weeks before his death
Bolesław I the Brave, who had extended Poland to Lusatia, Moravia and the Cherven towns, was crowned at Easter 1025 in Gniezno. He died the same year, but Poland had become a kingdom.
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- Henry I (aged 17)
- Henry III (aged 9)