Bolesław V the Chaste

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Bolesław V the Chaste or the Shy (Polish: Bolesław Wstydliwy; 21 June 1226 O.S. – 7 December 1279 O.S.) was the son of Leszek the White. Several years after the death of Henry the Pious at the battle of Legnica (1241), he became prince in Cracow, and thus the predominant prince in fragmented Poland.

Royal seal of Bolesław

He married Kinga or Cunegunda, daughter of Hungarian King Béla 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 Cracow, 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).

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History of Poland (966-1385)

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Monarchs of Poland
Piast	Siemowit • Lestko • Siemomysł • Mieszko I • Boleslaw I the Brave • Mieszko II Lambert • Bezprym • Mieszko II Lambert • Casimir I the Restorer • Boleslav II the Bold • Władysław I Herman • Zbigniew of Poland • Bolesław III Wrymouth • Władysław II the Exile • Bolesław IV the Curly • Mieszko III the Old • Casimir II the Just • Leszek I the White • Władysław III Spindleshanks • Mieszko IV Tanglefoot • Konrad I of Masovia • Henry I the Bearded • Henry II the Pious • Konrad I of Masovia • Bolesław V the Chaste • Leszek II the Black • Henryk IV Probus • Premislas II
Přemyslid	Venceslaus II • Wenceslaus III
Piast	Władysław I the Elbow-high • Casimir III the Great
Angevin	Ludwik the Hungarian • Jadwiga Angevin
Jagiellon	Władysław II Jagiełło • Władysław III of Varna • Casimir IV Jagiellon • John I Albert • Alexander Jagiellon • Sigismund I the Old • Sigismund II Augustus
Elected	Henry III of France • Anna Jagiellon • Stefan Batory • Sigismund III Vasa • Władysław IV Vasa • John II Casimir • Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki • John III Sobieski • August II the Strong • Stanisław Leszczyński • Augustus II the Strong • Stanisław Leszczyński • August III the Saxon • Stanisław August Poniatowski