291:. With this treaty, homage was also performed to the Bohemian crown; however, it's unknown if that tribute was only to King Wenceslaus II personally, or was extended to his successors (some historians stated that the homage was made one year later, in 1292). In subsequent years Bolko I actively supported the Polish politics of the Bohemian king. In 1292 the Duke of Opole took part in the expedition at
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The close cooperation between the
Bohemian Kingdom and Bolko I soon brought to him a significant increase in international political affairs. In 1297, he took part in the coronation of his protector King Wenceslaus II, and was appointed as a mediator in the conflict between the Church hierarchy of
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The extinction of the Přemyslid dynasty in 1306 broke the existing alliance of Bolko I with the
Bohemian Kingdom and began to improve the already significantly tightening relations with his neighbors. Soon after the death of King Wenceslaus II, Bolko I could only obtain
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Around 1277 Bolko I was named co-ruler of the Duchy of Opole-Racibórz by his father, despite the fact that he was the third child. After Duke Władysław's death in 1282, Bolko I and his brother
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Casimir lasted two years, until 1284, when the formal division was made of their domains. Bolko I retained the main city of Opole and Casimir received
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against Władysław I the Elbow-high. Once again, war with the Duke of
Kuyavia started in 1296, when Bolko I supported Henry III of Głogów in his attempt to conquer
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a formal agreement was signed, in which Bolko I, together with
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Church, where he built the chapel of St. Anna. He also made the economic development of his Duchy after granted to many localities German laws (
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Obituary of the Church of St. Vincent in Wrocław showed the existence of a certain "Grzymisława, Duchess of Opole" (
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Olomouc and Wrocław. One year later (in 1298), the importance of the Duke of Opole reached his apogee, when he was sent to
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