Otto Bolesławowic was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast.
Background
He was the third son of Bolesław I the Brave but the second born from his third marriage with Emnilda, daughter of Dobromir, a Slavic prince of Lusatia. In 1018 he was present in his father"s fourth and last marriage with Oda of Meissen on Cziczani. After the death of his father in 1025, Otto expected to obtain a part of Bolesław I"s heritage, according to the Slavic custom, under which a father should divide his legacy among all his sons.
Career
However, because Poland became a Kingdom, the country cannot be divided, and in consequence Otto receive nothing from their father"s legacy. With Otto, his half-brother Bezprym was also disinherited. Maybe for this he was always been disliked by his father, who determined that Mieszko II was his only heir.
In 1031 the combined attack of the Kievan and German forces led to the downfall of Mieszko II, who had to flee to Bohemia.
The government was taken by Bezprym alone. This probably caused Otto"s resentment and his approach to Mieszko World War II As a result, in the first half of 1032 Bezprym was murdered probably thanks to a conspiracy organized by his half-brothers.
lieutenant"s unknown were was exactly divided the country between them. Otto died in 1033 of natural causes, or killed by his own vassals.
His place of burial is unknown.