Editing Bolesław III Wrymouth (section)

===Division of the Polish state===
[[File:Ustawa sukcesyjna Bolesława Krzywoustego.jpg|thumb|Fragmentation of Poland in 1138 (in accordance with [[Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth]]){{legend|crimson|The [[Seniorate Province]] (Eastern [[Greater Poland]], Western [[Kuyavia]], [[Wieluń Land]], [[Lesser Poland]]) under Władysław II the Exile}}{{legend|indigo|Silesian Province of [[Władysław II the Exile]]}}{{legend|darkslategray|Masovian Province of [[Bolesław IV the Curly]] composed of [[Masovia]] and Eastern [[Kuyavia]]}}{{legend|seagreen|Greater Poland Province of [[Mieszko III the Old]] composed of Western [[Great Poland]]}}{{legend|palegreen|Sandomierz Province of [[Henry of Sandomierz]], split off from the Seniorate Province}}{{legend|lightpink|Łęczyca Province ([[Łęczyca Land]] and [[Sieradz Land]]) as [[Salomea of Berg]]'s [[dower]]}}{{legend|sandybrown|Pomerania, fiefdom of Poland under the control of the princely superior of Poland (princeps)}}]]
Bolesław divided his domains into the following provinces:

The [[Seniorate Province]] (with his capital [[Kraków]]) was supposed to be non-inherited and indivisible.<ref name="Śmiech"/><ref>M. Kantecki argued that Bolesław described the heritability of the Seniorate Province. This view was supported by W. Kętrzyński. The arguments of M. Kantecki met with criticism between contemporary medieval studies. E. Rymar: ''Primogenitura zasadą regulującą następstwo w pryncypat w ustawie sukcesyjnej Bolesława Krzywoustego'', "Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka", no 1 (48), pp. 4–5, 1993.</ref> It consisted of [[Lesser Poland]], [[Sieradz]] and [[Łęczyca]], the western part of [[Kruszwica]] and [[Kuyavia]],<ref>P. Jasienica: ''Polska Piastów'', p. 127.</ref><ref>Modern medievalist historians pointed that Sieradz and Łęczyca were not included in the territorial district of the Seniorate Province. A. Śmiech: [http://www.jednodniowka.pl/readarticle.php?article_id=68 ''Testament Bolesława Krzywoustego''] (in Polish) [retrieved 22 July 2014].</ref> the eastern part of [[Greater Poland]], [[Kalisz]], [[Gniezno]] and [[Gdańsk Pomerania]].<ref>A. Marzec: ''Bolesław III Krzywousty'', [in:] S. Szczur, K. Ożóg (ed.), ''Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny'', p. 84; K. Maleczyński: ''Bolesław III Krzywousty'', p. 328.</ref> [[Western Pomerania]] as a fief would remain under the control of the senior duke.<ref>S. Szczur: ''Historia Polski – średniowiecze'', p. 132.</ref>

* Władysław II received the [[Duchy of Silesia|Silesian Province]], comprising [[Silesia]], with his capital [[Wrocław]] and the [[Lebus|Lubusz]] land.<ref name="Grodecki, p. 155">R. Grodecki, S. Zachorowski, J. Dąbrowski: ''Dzieje Polski średniowiecznej'', vol. I, p. 155.</ref> He probably received this domain by 1124 or 1125 after his marriage with [[Agnes of Babenberg]].<ref>G. Labuda: ''Korona i infuła. Od monarchii do poliarchii'', p. 18.</ref> As the eldest son, he became the first senior duke (or ''[[princeps]]'').<ref>G. Labuda believes that Bolesław established the Seniorate Province, which had in turn passed to all his sons, according to seniority, along with a senior district. G. Labuda: ''Testament Bolesława Krzywoustego'' [in:] A. Horst (ed.), ''Opuscula Casimiro Tymieniecki septuagenario dedicata'', p. 193.</ref>
* Bolesław IV received the [[Duchy of Masovia|Masovian Province]], with his capital in [[Płock]] and eastern [[Kuyavia]].
* Mieszko III received the [[Duchy of Greater Poland|Greater Poland Province]], composed of the remaining western parts of Greater Poland, with his capital in [[Poznań]].
* Henry received the [[Sandomierz Province]], composed of eastern Lesser Polish territories centered around the city of [[Sandomierz]] and the [[Bug River]] to the north, with his capital in [[Lublin]].<ref name="Grodecki, p. 155"/><ref>According to modern medievalist historians, Henry would receive his domains only in 1146. A. Śmiech: [http://www.jednodniowka.pl/readarticle.php?article_id=68 ''Testament Bolesława Krzywoustego''] (in Polish) [retrieved 22 July 2014]. G. Labuda believed that Bolesław divided the country between three and not four sons: Władysław II, Bolesław IV and Mieszko III. G. Labuda: ''Testament Bolesława Krzywoustego'' [in:] A. Horst (ed.), ''Opuscula Casimiro Tymieniecki septuagenario dedicata'', p. 193.</ref>
* Salomea, Bolesław's widow, received [[Łęczyca]] or [[Sieradz]]-Łęczyca<ref>K. Buczek: ''Jeszcze o testamencie Bolesława Krzywoustego'', "Przegląd Historyczny", no 60, pp. 621–639; G. Labuda: ''Testament Bolesława Krzywoustego'' [in:] A. Horst (ed.), ''Opuscula Casimiro Tymieniecki septuagenario dedicata'', p. 193.</ref> as her [[dower]]. After her death, these lands were to be included in the Seniorate Province.

Casimir II, Bolesław's youngest son, was not included in the testament, because he was born after his father's death or shortly before.<ref name="Grodecki, p. 155"/>

Among medievalists there is a view that the Statute only provide the inheritance of Bolesław's descendants in the first generation (''i.e.'', his sons). After their deaths, their lands were to be included in the Seniorate Province. However, the later fights between them transformed the provinces into hereditary domains.<ref>S. Szczur: ''Historia Polski – średniowiecze'', p. 130.</ref>