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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.
Mieszko I (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ⓘ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, Civitas Schinesghe also known as the Duchy of Poland.
Mar 27, 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.
A monument to Mieszko I, the first Cieszyn Duke. An obelisk of the Emperor Francis Joseph I, which had been left abandoned until 1931, was used in the new monument by the well-known sculptor Jan Raszka. The figure of duke was cleared away by the Nazi invader in 1939; however, the figure was put back in its place again in 1957.
Hence, Mieszko enters the arena of history in the 960s, but this is the entry of a dragon. Mieszko is already the robust leader, assailant threat to the Ottonian margraves, the king of the Slavs, and finally, the friend of the Emperor. What happened before the 960s is a mystery, shrouded in the silence of written sources.
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 entered the alliance with Vaclav II de facto against Łokietek on 17 January 1291. Mieszko granted Vaclav the right to enter his strongholds and guaranteed him freedom to take his armies through the Duchy of Cieszyn, in return for which Vaclav promised to pay a ransom if ever Mieszko should be taken into captivity and to support him in ...
