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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]
Siemowit of Dobrzyń (pl: Siemowit dobrzyński; c. 1262/67 – 1312), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Brześć Kujawski during 1267–1288, Duke of Dobrzyń during 1288–1293, 1295–1303 and 1305–1312, during 1293–1295 in captivity in Lithuania, during 1303–1305 deposed, after 1306 hereditary vassal of the ...
Siemowit VI’s death on 1 January 1462, followed rapidly by that of Władysław II, the last male descendant of the junior branch of the Mazovian Piasts, on 27 February, began the slow process by which Mazovia’s feudal relationship with Poland was transformed into closer union.
May 29, 2024 · Because of his meddling in the Crown politics his Masovian territories were subject of a ravaging summer raid, Polish and Hungarian forces, by young Sigismund of Luxemburg, then Margrave of Brandenburg, sent there by his father-in-law Louis I of Hungary and Poland in 1382.
About 1372 he received the title of Provincial of the Knights Hospitallers in Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Poland and Styria, which he retained until his death. Siemowit's career was possible owing to the support of Charles IV, who in that way repaid Przemysław Noszak, Siemowit's brother, for Noszak's faithful service.
Mieszko I—who was Siemowit's great-grandson, according to Gallus Anonymus—was the first Polish ruler known from contemporaneous sources. In an attempt to enter into an alliance with Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, he decided to marry the Duke's Christian daughter, Dobrava in 964 or 965.
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The Piast dynasty emerged. Polish schoolchildren are taught that Siemowit Piast ruled the first Polish tribes, that Lestek succeeded him, and that Siemowit’s father was already a farmer in Gniezno. 4 Lestek was born around 880, so the family had seen many generations live and die in the region since Lech’s decision to settle there.
