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Mieszko I (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ⓘ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) was the first historical ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, Civitas Schinesghe also known as the Duchy of Poland.
The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. [3] The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I ( c. 960 –992). [4] The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casimir III the Great .
Duke Mieszko I was the first ruler of the Poland, as confirmed by historical sources. He was believed to be a descendant of the legendary Piast. Mieszko was a swift and dynamic ruler.
By the 10th century, the Piast dynasty began, with Duke Mieszko I formalizing the Polish state in 966 CE through his conversion to Western Christianity. His descendants, particularly Bolesław I and Casimir III, expanded and strengthened the kingdom.
May 21, 2024 · Mieszko I was a Piast prince or duke of Poland (from c. 963), who brought Poland into Christendom and expanded the state to the Baltic Sea. Mieszko accepted Christianity from Rome in 966 in order to resist forced conversion by the Germans and the incorporation of Poland into the Holy Roman.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Shearing of Mieszko I of Poland by J.K Wilczyński. The future belonged to the chiefdom that has been emerging in Greater Poland (around today’s Poznań) in the second and the third quarter of the tenth century.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Mieszko I was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. He was father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; father of Świętosława (Sigrid), a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the Great.
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