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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.
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.
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.
May 21, 2024 · 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 Empire—the fate of ...
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Mieszko I (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ⓘ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) was the first historical ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, Civitas Schinesghe also known as the Duchy of Poland.
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 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.
