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Siemowit VI of Płock (pl: Siemowit VI płocki; 2 January 1446 - 31 December 1461/1 January 1462), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze and Wizna during 1455-1461/62 (under regency until 1459) jointly with his brother, since 1459 ruler over ...
Siemowit VI of Płock explained. Siemowit VI of Płock (pl: Siemowit VI płocki; 2 January 1446 - 31 December 1461/1 January 1462), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze and Wizna during 1455-1461/62 (under regency until 1459) jointly with his ...
Apr 30, 2022 · Genealogy for prince Siemowit of Plotsk, VI (1446 - 1462) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Siemowit VI and Władysław II were dukes of Płock, Wizna, Zawkrze, Sochaczew, Gostyń, and Bełz. Various claimants to their duchies emerged, among whom Catherine, daughter of Siemowit IV and widow of Mykolas Žygimantaitis, and Margaret, duchess of Oleśnica, pursued their claims energetically.
Life. After the death of their father on 11/12 December 1455, Władysław II and his brother Siemowit VI inherited their domains; however, because at that moment they are minors, the regency was held by their mother and Paweł Giżycki, Bishop of Płock. The regency lasted until 1459, when Siemowit VI attained his majority and assumed the ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Siemowit VI (2 January 1446 - 31 December 1461/1 January 1462). Władysław II (aft. 31 October 1448 - 27 February 1462). Because his sons are minors at the time of his death, the regency was taken by their mother and Paweł Giżycki, Bishop of Płock.
He is considered to be the first ruler of the Piast dynasty. [1] He became the Duke of the Polans in the 9th century after his father, Piast the Wheelwright, son of Chościsko, refused to take the place of legendary Duke Popiel. Siemowit was elected as new duke by the wiec. [2] According to a popular legend, Popiel was then eaten by mice in his ...
