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  1. Piast the Wheelwright (c. 740/741? – 861 AD; Latin: Past Ckosisconis, Pazt filius Chosisconisu; Polish: Piast Chościskowic, Piast Kołodziej [ˈpʲiast kɔˈwɔd͡ʑɛj], Piast Oracz or Piast) was a semi-legendary [vague] figure in medieval Poland (9th century AD), and the presumed founder of the Piast dynasty that would rule the future ...

    • Chościsko

      Chościsko (Polish pronunciation: [xɔɕˈtɕiskɔ]) is a...

    • Rzepicha

      Rzepicha (pronounced ) (also Rzepka) was the wife of the...

    • Piast dynasty

      Piast; Country: Duchy/Kingdom of Poland; Duchies of Masovia;...

  2. Feb 18, 2024 · The early origins of the Piast Dynasty are shrouded in legend and myth, with the founding figure being Piast the Wheelwright. This eponymous ancestor is described in early medieval chronicles as a common wheelwright, a man of humble origins who became a symbol of the emerging Polish state.

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  4. Mar 10, 2023 · Piast on Wikipedia in English. Piast Kołodziej (kołodziej means wheelwright) is a semi-legendary figure from the prehistory of Poland (8th or 9th century AD), reputed founder of the Piast dynasty that would rule the early Kingdom of Poland.

    • circa 820
    • circa 875 (46-63)Poznan, Lubelskie, Poland
    • Gniezno, Greater Poland, Poland
  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SiemowitSiemowit - Wikipedia

    Siemowit (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈmɔvit], also Ziemowit [ʑɛˈmɔvit]) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He is considered to be the first ruler of the Piast dynasty.

  6. Piast Dynasty, first ruling family of Poland. According to a 12th-century legend, when Prince Popiel of Gnesen (now Gniezno) died, in the second half of the 9th century, he was succeeded by Siemowit, the son of the prince’s plowman, Piast, thus founding a dynasty that ruled the Polish lands until 1370.

  7. Piast the Wheelwright. Piast the Wheelwright was, according to legend, the creator of the Piast dynasty, a son Chościsko, which would go on to rule the Kingdom of Poland. He was first mentioned in the Polish Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus.

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