Editing Casimir I the Restorer (section)

===Bolesław I===
The central district of [[Greater Poland]] (''Wielkopolska'') revolted against the nobles and Catholic clergy ''en masse''. A [[Pagan reaction in Poland|pagan revival]] in the area lasted for several years. The district of [[Masovia]] seceded and a local lord, [[Miecław]], formed a [[Miecław's State|state]] of his own. A similar situation occurred in [[Pomerania]].

In 1037 both the young prince and his mother returned to Poland and attempted to seize the throne. This precipitated a rebellion by local barons, which coupled with the so-called "[[Pagan reaction in Poland|Pagan Reaction]]" of the commoners, forced Casimir and Richeza to flee to [[Saxony]]. However, soon Casimir returned to Poland and in 1038, once again, tried to regain power with the aide of his influential mother. This also failed and he had to flee again, this time to the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] where he was imprisoned by [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen I]]. Richeza remained in Germany as a nun until her death, in 1063.

Taking advantage of the chaos and his neighbour's weakness, Duke [[Bretislaus I of Bohemia]] invaded and ravaged the country in 1039. [[Lesser Poland|Lesser]] and [[Greater Poland]] were severely pillaged, [[Poznań]] was captured, and Bretislaus sacked [[Gniezno]], taking the relics of [[Adalbert of Prague|Saint Adalbert]], [[Radim Gaudentius]], and the five hermit brothers<ref>Smith, Richard Upsher, Jr. Hermit Life. Camaldolese spirituality: essential sources. Touchstone, Jan/Feb 2008.  Accessed on Jan 2, 2015 at www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=21-01-050-b. Note that the reference cites the existence of the five hermit brothers in Poland ("''Bruno’s “Life of the Five Hermit Brothers,” written to promote the canonization of Romuald’s disciples martyred in pagan Poland in 1004,...''"), not the theft of their relics by Bretislaus I.</ref> with him. On the way back he conquered part of Silesia, including [[Wrocław]], destroyed religious buildings which were built by Mieszko I during the feast of the conversion of Poland, and plundered Mieszko I's tomb.