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Mieszko's exact date of death is unknown. Diplomatic sources suggest that he died in 1314 or in the first half of 1315, before 27 June. He was probably buried in the Dominican church in Cieszyn. In 1931 the Polish painter and sculptor Jan Raszka made a sculpture of Mieszko I in Cieszyn.
Apr 27, 2022 · 1314. Age 62. Death of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn. Genealogy for Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn (c.1252 - c.1314) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Mieszko I on Wikipedia in English. Mieszko I was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. He was father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; father of Świętosława (Sigrid), a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the Great.
- "Dagome", "Mieczysław"
- Poznan, Poland
- circa 930
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. 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 ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ⓘ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) [1] 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.
- 960–992
- Siemomysł
Mieszko I monument in Cieszyn. Sculpted by Jan Raszka. Mieszko refused to support any of the Piast pretenders to the Polish throne (Henry IV Probus, Przemysł II and Władysław I the Elbow-high). Instead he stood alongside King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.
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.
