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According to existing sources, Mieszko I was a wise politician, a talented military leader and a charismatic ruler. He successfully used diplomacy by concluding alliances, first with Bohemia, then Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire.
- 960–992
- Siemomysł
Mar 27, 2024 · Mieszko I (born c. 930—died May 25, 992) 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 Empire—the fate of ...
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Mieszko I (myĕsh´kô) or Mieczyslaw I (–chĬsläf), c.922–992, duke of Poland (962–92), the first important member of the Piast dynasty. The first German invasions of Poland began in 963. To avert this threat, Mieszko obtained (c.963) a friendly treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, to whom he agreed to pay tribute.
Mieszko I was a member of the ruling Piast family, or dynasty, which had begun the process of organizing the Polish state maybe two hundred years earlier. He was born in 922 and ruled as Duke of Poland from 963 until he died in 992. Gallus Anonimus, one of the early chroniclers names Mieszko as heir to earlier Piasts.
Jul 24, 2023 · Its author was a Jewish traveler from Tortosa, Spain, Ibrahim ibn Jacob, participating in the Caliph of Cordoba's envoy to Otto the Great. The Jewish diplomat, who visited Prague, ruled at the time by King Farag, ruler of Bohemia and Cracow, calls Mieszko (Msk) the king of the north.
All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: Polish History: Biographies. Mieszko I –chĭsläf [key], c.922–992, duke of Poland (962–92), the first important member of the Piast dynasty. The first German invasions of Poland began in 963. To avert this threat, Mieszko obtained (c.963) a friendly treaty with Holy Roman.
What was the role of Mieszko I’s baptism? And what do we actually know about the first historical ruler of Poland? These issues are discussed by archaeologist and author of the book “The Dawn of the Polish State” Professor Andrzej Buko. polishhistory: Recent years have brought many studies on the beginnings of Polish statehood.
