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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. He was the oldest son of Władysław ...
Mar 27, 2024 · son Bolesław I. 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 ...
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The Piast dynasty. 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.
Apr 27, 2022 · between circa 1252 and circa 1256. Death: between circa 1314 and circa 1315 (49-72) Immediate Family: Son of Władysław, Duke of Opole and Euphemia of Greater Poland. Husband of NN. Father of Władysław I oświęcimski of Auschwitz, książę; Kazimierz I, Duke of Cieszyn and Elizabeth of Teschen. Brother of Kazimierz II zu Beuthen-Kosel ...
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 ...
- 960–992
- Siemomysł
Mieszko I 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. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave and of Gunhild of Wenden. Most sources identify Mieszko I as the father of ...
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.
