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Leszek's body was transported to Kraków and buried in Wawel Cathedral on or before 6 December 1227. The death of Leszek the White fundamentally changed the political situation in Poland. Despite his turbulent government, Leszek was the Duke of Kraków universally recognized by all the Polish princes.
Leszek the White was Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland in the years 1194–1198, 1199, 1206–1210, and 1211–1227. During the early stages of his reign, his uncle Duke Mieszko III the Old and cousin Władysław III Spindleshanks, from the Greater Polish branch of the royal Piast dynasty, contested Leszek's right to be High Duke.
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Masovian Piasts (dissolved in 1526) House of Griffins [1] [2] (uncertain) The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. [3] The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I ( c. 960 –992). [4] The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casimir III the Great .
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndWładysław II the Exile Polish: Władysław ...1105 – 30 May 115911381146Bolesław IV the Curly Polish: Bolesław ...ca. 1125 – 5 January 117311461173Mieszko III the Old Polish: Mieszko III ...ca. 1127 – 13 March 120211731177Casimir II the Just Polish: Kazimierz II ...ca. 1138 – 5 May 119411771190Nov 24, 2020 · 24 Nov 2020. On November 24, 1227, the High Duke of Poland, Leszek the White, was assassinated in an ambush on a council of Polish Dukes held in the city of Gąsawa, an event which later became known as the Gąsawa massacre. Since Mieszko I first unified the Polish lands at the end of the 10th century, laying the basis for the development of a ...
Leszek the White, wanting to ensure the support of the Church, along with other Piast princes, then gave a great privilege, which ensured the integrity of territorial possession of the bishops (the privilege was not signed by Henry I and Władysław III Spindleshanks, but they did comply with the provisions established there).
Explore the fascinating history of Polish kings and queens in this chronological journey through the ages. From the legendary Leszek I the White Prince of Sa...
During the Fragmentation of Poland, which lasted from 1138 to 1320, Leszek Bialy -- Leszek the White -- managed to reign as the High Duke of Poland four times, the last reign going on for 16 years before it ended, on account of his having been assassinated.
