# Władysław II the Exile expelled (1146)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1146-wladyslaw-ii-the-exile-expelled
Location: Kraków
Categories: ruler-change

The junior dukes defeated Władysław II, who fled to Germany; Bolesław IV the Curly took Kraków as senior duke. Within the broader Fragmentation period: After 1138 Poland split into duchies ruled by rival Piast princes. Mongol invasions, German settlement, the growth of towns and the arrival of the Teutonic Knights reshaped the land before it was reunited. At this point in the timeline (1146), the governing authority was Bolesław IV the Curly (High Duke of Poland). Senior duke who submitted to Frederick Barbarossa in 1157 but preserved the Piast realm's integrity. Władysław II the Exile expelled mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Władysław II the Exile expelled mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Bolesław IV the Curly](https://poland-history.com/rulers/boleslaw-iv-the-curly)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Władysław II the Exile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_II_the_Exile)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Władysław II the Exile expelled](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw+II+the+Exile+expelled)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland during the Piast dynasty (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_during_the_Piast_dynasty#Fragmentation_of_the_realm_(1138%E2%80%931320))