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Mieszko I of Cieszyn (Polish: Mieszko cieszyński, Czech: Měšek I. Těšínský, German: Mesko I (Teschen); also known as Mieszko I of Opole; 1252/56 – by 27 June 1315), was a Duke of Racibórz during 1282–1290 (with his brother as co-ruler) and the first Duke of Cieszyn since 1290 until his death.
Apr 27, 2022 · between circa 1314 and circa 1315 (49-72) Immediate Family: Son of Władysław, Duke of Opole and Euphemia of Greater Poland. Husband of NN. Father of Władysław I oświęcimski of Auschwitz, książę; Kazimierz I, Duke of Cieszyn and Elizabeth of Teschen.
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.
Piast dynasty. 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 .
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.
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Mieszko I was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, Civitas Schinesghe also known as the Duchy of Poland. His reign stretched from 960 to his death and he was a member of the Piast dynasty, a son of Siemomysł and a grandson of Lestek.
Mieszko I and Dobrawa. By 960, Duke Mieszko, the first of the Piast rulers, held sway over a substantial territory, but sought more. In 965, Mieszko made a strategic alliance with the Duke of Bohemia, Bolesław I the Cruel, by marrying Bolesław’s daughter, Dobrawa, a Roman Catholic. Mieszko, a pagan, was urged to be baptized as a Christian.
