Editing Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (section)

=== War with Otto I ===
Under Boleslaus’s rule, Bohemia renounced the rule of the Eastern Franks's raging war with Otto the Great, the eldest son of Henry I. This war rejuvenated a newfound sense of unity within the kingdom as they came together to fight against the East Frankish Empire pushing them out of Prague. Boleslaus stopped the payment shortly after he ascended the throne, which led to this war with King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto]]. In 935, Boleslaus attacked the [[Duchy of Thuringia|Thuringian]] allies of the Saxons in the northwest and defeated two of Otto's armies (from Thuringia and [[Merseburg]]). The war then deteriorated to border raids (the general pattern of warfare in this region at the time) and reached its conclusion in 950, when King Otto besieged a castle owned by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II. This prompted Boleslaus to sign a peace treaty with Otto. Although he remained undefeated, he promised to resume the payment of tribute. However, because of his success against the Eastern Franks, Boleslaus would become a great ally to Otto the Great in his later conquest.