Editing Władysław I Herman (section)

==German relations==
[[File:Document of Wladyslaw Herman.jpg|thumb|right|A letter sent by Władysław Herman from Poland to [[Bamberg Cathedral]]. It is the oldest extant document sent by a Polish ruler.]]
In 1080, in order to improve the relations between Poland and Bohemia, Władysław married [[Judith of Bohemia|Judith]], the daughter of Duke [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia]], a vassal of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. After this, Władysław's foreign policy gravitated strongly towards appeasing the Holy Roman Empire, and he accepted the overlordship of [[Emperor Henry IV]]. While Vratislaus was declared a king in 1085 by Emperor Henry, Władysław never pursued kingship. Soon after, he was forced by the barons of Poland to recall his nephew [[Mieszko Bolesławowic]] from exile in Hungary. Mieszko accepted the overlordship of his uncle and gave up his claim to Poland in exchange for becoming first in the line of succession. Władysław was forced to accept the terms of his nephew, because his eldest and only son at that time, [[Zbigniew of Poland|Zbigniew]], was born from a union not recognized by the church. Władysław's relations with Henry considerably improved after Judith of Bohemia died and Władysław married Henry's sister [[Judith of Swabia|Judith]], dowager queen of Hungary, in 1089.{{No source|date=January 2025}}

Władysław abandoned the alliance with [[Hungary]] favored by his deposed brother, and joined the anti-papal camp. He also resumed paying [[tribute]] for [[Silesia]] to Bohemia. In addition, [[Kraków]] and [[Cieszyn]] were ceded to Bohemia, and [[Lubusz Land]] was lost to Germany, while [[Przemyśl]] Land in the east was lost to Halych-Ruthenia. Władysław did make attempts to regain control of [[Pomerania]], and through numerous expeditions was temporarily (1090–1091) able to do so.{{No source|date=January 2025}}