Boleslaus's kinsman Vladivoj, probably a Přemyslid, or…

Boleslaus's kinsman Vladivoj, probably a Přemyslid, or their distant relative, had taken the Bohemian throne, but he is a drunk and dies within a year.

After Vladivoj's death, the nobles invite Boleslaus’s brothers Jaromir and Oldrich from exile, but Jaromir is unable to secure the throne.

Boleslaus the Red, with armed support from Boleslaw the Brave of Poland, is restored to authority on February 9, 1003.

Jaromír and Oldřich flee to Germany and place themselves under the protection of Henry II.