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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.
- Mieszko Mieszkowic
Mieszko Mieszkowic (979/984 – aft. 992/95), was a Polish...
- Oda of Haldensleben
Oda of Haldensleben (c. 955/60 – 1023) was Duchess of the...
- Doubravka of Bohemia
Doubravka of Bohemia, Dobrawa (Czech: Doubravka Přemyslovna,...
- Mieszko Mieszkowic
Mieszko I (ur. 922 – 945, zm. 25 maja 992) – władca Polski z dynastii Piastów sprawujący władzę od ok. 960 roku. Ojciec Bolesława I Chrobrego, Świętosławy-Sygrydy, Mieszka, Lamberta i Świętopełka. Brat Czcibora. Po kądzieli dziadek Kanuta Wielkiego .
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.
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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.
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 – the Godfather! The Perplexing Origins of Poland. Mieszko was not the first in the Vistula basin to attempt something memorable. Long before him, in the Lesser Poland region, around Kraków, something big was about to happen… by Paweł Figurski.
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.
