Editing Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (section)

===Family and the Přemyslid dynasty===
Boleslaus was the son of Duke [[Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Vratislaus I of Bohemia]] (d. 921) and [[Drahomíra]] (d. 934), who was likely a [[Hevelli]]an princess.<ref name=":3" /> Vratislaus took over the rule in [[Prague Castle|Prague]] around the time of Boleslaus' birth, during which he had to manage both the exertion of influence by the [[East Francia|East Frankish]] dukes of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] and the [[Hungarian invasions of Europe|Magyar incursions]].

Vratislaus (and, by extension, Boleslaus) was part of the [[Přemyslid dynasty]] which had ruled the [[Duchy of Bohemia]] since c. 870.<ref name=":0" /> In the early years of the dynasty, [[Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj I]] became Bohemia’s first duke to be baptized into the Roman Catholic religion, beginning a Catholic ruling style that would continue throughout the reigns of proceeding rulers. Vratislaus I was a Catholic ruler similar to his predecessors, focused on maintaining Bohemian peace and concerting the land to Roman Catholicism. He raised his two sons, Wenceslaus I and Boleslaus I, in Catholicism, influencing their future reigns.