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'Bezprym' (986/987-1032), the firstborn son of King of Poland, Bolesław I Chrobry or brave and his second Hungarian wife, whose name is unknown. He was deprived of the throne of Poland due to giving it to his brother Mieszko II. Around 1003 Boleslaus sent Bezprym to Italy, where he became a monk in one of saint Romuald's hermitages. In 1031, in alliance with Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor and Ruthenian prince Yaroslav I the Wise, with Ruthenian and German support he gained the throne. Mieszko II escaped to Bohemia and Bezprym then sent the Polish regalia to emperor. His reign was short-lived, as Bezprym was murdered in 1032 and Mieszko II returned to the throne of Poland. It is speculated that Bezprym might have began a movement known as pagan reaction, but only a few historians support this theory.
It is possible that while he was in Hungary he was appointed head of Veszprém and Zala county. In this case the name "Veszprém" originated from his name. Nevertheless, this hypothesis proposed by one of hungarian researchers didn't find acceptance around polish historians.

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★ History of Poland (966-1385)