Mieszko I, Duke of Poland
Ca 940 - 992 (~ 52 år)-
Navn Mieszko I Suffiks Duke of Poland Født Ca 940 Kjønn Mann Død 25 Mai 992 Person ID I501289 Haslund Sist endret 15 Jul 2019
Far Siemomysł, Duke of Poland, d. Fra 950 til 960, Poland 
Mor NN, d. Ja, ukjent dato Famile ID F500430 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
Familie 1 Dobrawa of Bohemia, Duchess of Poland, f. Ca 945, Praha - Prag, Bohemia, Czech Republic , d. 977 (Alder ~ 32 år) Barn 1. Boleslaw I the Brave, King of Poland, f. 967, Poznań , d. 17 Jun 1025 (Alder 58 år)+ 2. Gunhild af Venden, f. 968, Posen (Poznan), Preussen, Poland , d. 1014, Danmark (Alder 46 år)Sist endret 15 Jul 2019 Famile ID F500428 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
Familie 2 Oda von Haldensleben, Herzogin von Polen, f. Før 962, d. 1023 (Alder > 61 år) Sist endret 15 Jul 2019 Famile ID F502368 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
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Notater Mieszko I (
Polish (help·info); ca. 940 – 25 May 992)[1] was the ruler of the Polans[2] from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysł, a grandchild of Lestek, the father of Bolesław I the Brave (the first crowned king of Poland), the likely father of Sigrid the Haughty (a Nordic Queen) and the grandfather of Cnut the Great (Sigrid's son).The first historical ruler of Poland, Mieszko I is considered the de facto creator of the Polish state. He continued the policy of both his father and grandfather, who were rulers of the pagan tribes located in the area of present Greater Poland. Either through alliances or by use of military force, Mieszko extended the ongoing conquests and early in his reign subordinated Kuyavia and probably Gdańsk Pomerania and Masovia. For most of his reign, Mieszko I was involved in warfare for the control of Western Pomerania, eventually conquering it up to the vicinity of the lower Oder. During the last years of his life he fought the Bohemian state, winning Silesia and probably Lesser Poland.
Mieszko I's marriage in 965 to the Czech Přemyslid princess Dobrawa and his baptism in 966 put him and his country in the cultural sphere of Western Christianity. Apart from the great conquests accomplished during his reign (which proved to be fundamental for the future of Poland), Mieszko I was renowned for his internal reforms, aimed at expanding and improving the so-called war monarchy system.
According to existing sources, Mieszko I was a wise politician, a talented military leader and charismatic ruler. He successfully used diplomacy, concluding an alliance with Bohemiafirst, and then with Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire. In foreign policy, he placed the interests of his country foremost, even entering into agreements with former enemies. On his death, he left to his sons a country of greatly expanded territory, with a well-established position in Europe.
Mieszko I also enigmatically appeared as "Dagome" in a papal document dating to about 1085, called Dagome iudex, which mentions a gift or dedication of Mieszko's land to the Pope(the act took place almost a hundred years earlier).
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