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==House of Piast== {{See also|History of Poland during the Piast dynasty}} {{Sticky header}} {{Nobility table header|extra column=Claim !! House}} |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Mieszko I]]'''</big><br /><small>Latin: ''Misico, dux Wandalorum''</small><br />960<br />{{ndash}}<br />25 May 992<br />''({{age in years|960|25 May 992|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Mieszko I (274939) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|930}}<hr />Son of semi-legendary [[Siemomysł]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Doubravka of Bohemia]]<br />{{c.|965}}<br />2 children<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Oda of Haldensleben]]<br />{{c.|980}}<br />3 children | 25 May 992<br />[[Poznań]]<br />Aged about 62 | First Christian ruler of Poland<hr />Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | '''King'''<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław I the Brave]]'''</big><br /><small>also '''Boleslaus I the Great'''<br />{{langx|pl|Bolesław I Chrobry (Wielki)}}</small><br />992{{ndash}}1025 (as duke)<hr />18 April 1025{{ndash}}17 June 1025 (as king)<br />''({{age in years|992|17 June 1025|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Bolek.jpg|100px]] | {{c.|967}}<br />[[Poznań]]<hr />Son of [[Mieszko I]] and [[Doubravka of Bohemia]] | {{grey|(1)}} Hunilda, daughter of Rikdag <hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Judith of Hungary]] <hr />{{grey|(3)}} [[Emnilda of Lusatia]]<hr />{{grey|(4)}} [[Oda of Meissen]] | 17 June 1025<br />[[Kraków]]<br />Aged about 58 | First crowned king<hr />Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | '''King'''<br /><big>'''[[Mieszko II Lambert]]'''</big><br />25 December 1025{{ndash}}1031<br />''({{age in years|1025|1031|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Matylda wrecza mieszkowi II ksiege liturgiczna.jpg|100px|Mieszko II Lambert receiving a liturgical book from Matilda of Swabia]] | {{c.|990}}<hr />Son of [[Bolesław I the Brave]] and [[Emnilda of Lusatia]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Richeza of Lotharingia]], 4 children | 10/11 May 1034<br />[[Poznań]]<br />Aged about 44 | Crowned king<hr />Succession<hr />Deposed as a result of the [[pagan reaction in Poland|Pagan Rebellion]] | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bezprym]]'''</big><br />1031{{ndash}}1032 ''({{age in years|1031|1032|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Bezprym.jpeg|100px]] | {{c.|986}}<hr />Son of Bolesław I the Brave and [[Judith of Hungary]] | Unknown | {{c.|1032}}<br />Aged about 46 | Country divided, ruler of a Duchy<hr />Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>[[Otto Bolesławowic|'''Otto''']]</big><br />1032{{ndash}}1033 ''({{age in years|1032|1033|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Monarch-emp.png|50px]] | {{c.|1000}}<hr />Son of Bolesław I the Brave and [[Emnilda of Lusatia]] | Unknown | {{c.|1033}}<br />Aged about 33 | Country divided, ruler of a Duchy<hr />Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Dytryk]]'''</big><br /><small>also '''Dietrich''' and '''Theoderick'''</small><br />1032{{ndash}}1033 ''({{age in years|1032|1033|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Monarch-emp.png|50px]] | {{c.|992}}<hr />Son of [[Lambert Mieszkowic]] or [[Mieszko Mieszkowic]] | Unknown | {{c.|1033}}<br />Aged about 41 | Country divided, ruler of a Duchy<hr />Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''Mieszko II Lambert'''</big><br />1032{{ndash}}1034<br />''({{age in years|1032|1034|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Matylda wrecza mieszkowi II ksiege liturgiczna.jpg|100px|Mieszko II Lambert]] | {{c.|990}}<hr />Son of [[Bolesław I the Brave]] and [[Emnilda of Lusatia]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Richeza of Lotharingia]], 4 children | 10/11 May 1034<br />[[Poznań]]<br />Aged about 44 | Restored as duke | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław the Forgotten]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Bolesław Zapomniany}}</small><br />1034{{ndash}}1038/1039<br />''({{age in years|1034|1039|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Monarch-emp.png|50px]] | before 1016<hr />Presumed son of [[Mieszko II Lambert]] | Unknown | 1038/1039 | Semi-legendary, existence disputed | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Casimir I the Restorer]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Kazimierz I Odnowiciel}}</small><br />1034/1040{{ndash}}1058<br />''({{age in years|1040|1058|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Casimir I the Restorer.jpg|100px]] | 25 July 1016<hr />Son of [[Mieszko II Lambert]] and [[Richeza of Lotharingia]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Maria Dobroniega of Kiev|Maria Dobroniega]], 5 children | 19 March 1058<br />[[Poznań]]<br />Aged 41 | Made prince in 1034, returned from abroad in 1040<hr />Restoration | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | '''King'''<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław II the Generous]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Bolesław II Szczodry (Śmiały)}}</small><br />1058{{ndash}}1076 (as duke)<br />26 December 1076{{ndash}}1079 (as king)<br />''({{age in years|1058|1079|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Boleslaus II of Poland (89920250).jpg|100px]] | 1042<hr />Son of [[Casimir I the Restorer]] and [[Maria Dobroniega of Kiev|Maria Dobroniega]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Wyszesława of Kiev|Wyszesława]], 1 son | 2/3 April 1081<br />[[Hungary]] or [[Ossiach]]<br />Aged about 39 | Crowned king in 1076<hr />Deposed and exiled in 1079 after slaying [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów|Saint Stanislaus]] | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Władysław I Herman]]'''</big><br />1079{{ndash}}4 June 1102<br />''({{age in years|1079|1102|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Władysław I Herman by Aleksander Lesser.PNG|100px]] | 1044<hr />Son of [[Casimir I the Restorer]] and [[Maria Dobroniega of Kiev|Maria Dobroniega]] | {{grey|(1)}} Przecława<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Judith of Bohemia]]<hr />{{grey|(3)}} [[Judith of Swabia]] | 24 June 1102<br />[[Płock]]<br />Aged about 58 | Succeeded brother after his exile | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Zbigniew of Poland|Zbigniew]]'''</big><br />1102{{ndash}}1107<br />''({{age in years|1102|1107|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Zbigniew (112832610).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1073}}<hr />Son of [[Władysław I Herman]] and Przecława (?) | Unknown | 8 July 1113<br />Aged about 40 | Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław III Wrymouth]]'''</big><br /><small>also '''Boleslaus III'''<br />{{langx|pl|Bolesław III Krzywousty}}</small><br />1107{{ndash}}1138<br />''({{age in years|1107|1138|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Boleslaw Krzywousty (275002).jpg|100px]] | 20 August 1086<br />[[Płock]]<hr />Son of [[Władysław I Herman]] and [[Judith of Bohemia]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Zbyslava of Kiev]]<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Salomea of Berg]] | 28 October 1138<br />[[Sochaczew]]<br />Aged 52 | Succession<hr />His death led to the [[Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth|fragmentation of Poland]] | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |} ===Fragmentation of Poland (1138–1320)=== {{See also|History of Poland during the Piast dynasty#Fragmentation of the realm (1138–1320)|Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth|l1 = Fragmentation of the realm}} {{Nobility table header|extra column=Claim !! House}} |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Władysław II the Exile]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Władysław II Wygnaniec}}</small><br />1138{{ndash}}1146<br />''({{age in years|1138|1146|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Władysław II Wygnaniec by Aleksander Lesser.PNG|100px]] | 1105<br />[[Kraków]]<hr />Son of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] and [[Zbyslava of Kiev]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Agnes of Babenberg]], 5 children | 30 May 1159<br />[[Altenburg]]<br />Aged 54 | Succession<hr />Deposed and exiled | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław IV the Curly]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Bolesław IV Kędzierzawy}}</small><br />1146{{ndash}}1173<br />''({{age in years|1146|1173|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Boleslaus IV of Poland (89920492).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1125}}<hr />Son of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] and [[Salomea of Berg]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Viacheslava of Novgorod]], 3 children | 5 January 1173<br />Aged about 51 | Succeeded exiled half-brother | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Mieszko III of Poland|Mieszko III]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Mieszko III Stary}}</small><br />1173{{ndash}}1177<br />''({{age in years|1173|1177|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Mieszko III Stary (76852586) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1127}}<hr />Son of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] and [[Salomea of Berg]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Greater Poland|Elisabeth of Hungary]]<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Eudoxia of Kiev]] | 13 March 1202<br />[[Kalisz]]<br />Aged about 75 | Succession<hr />Deposed by brother in 1177 | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Casimir II the Just]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy}}</small><br />1177{{ndash}}1190<br />''({{age in years|1177|1190|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Casimir II of Poland (89920659).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1138}}<hr />Son of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] and [[Salomea of Berg]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Helen of Znojmo]], 7 children | 5 May 1194<br />[[Kraków]]<br />Aged about 56 | Usurped power from brother | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Mieszko III'''</big><br />1190{{ndash}}1190 | [[File:Mieszko III Stary (76852586) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Casimir II the Just'''</big><br />1190{{ndash}}1194 | [[File:Casimir II of Poland (89920659).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Leszek I the White]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Leszek Biały}}</small><br />1194{{ndash}}1198<br />''({{age in years|1190|1194|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Leszek Bialy (76844388) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1184}}/1185<hr />Son of [[Casimir II the Just]] and [[Helen of Znojmo]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Grzymisława of Luck]], 2 children | 24 November 1227<br />[[Marcinkowo Górne]]<br />Aged about 43 | Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Mieszko III'''</big><br />1198{{ndash}}1199 | [[File:Mieszko III Stary (76852586) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Leszek I the White'''</big><br />1199{{ndash}}1199 | [[File:Leszek Bialy (76844388) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Restored | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Mieszko III'''</big><br />1199{{ndash}}1202 | [[File:Mieszko III Stary (76852586) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Władysław III Spindleshanks]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Władysław III Laskonogi}}</small><br />1202{{ndash}}1206<br />''({{age in years|1202|1206|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Wladyslaw III Laskonogi (76853776) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1167}}<hr />Son of [[Mieszko III]] and [[Eudoxia of Kiev]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Lucia of Rügen]], 2 children | 3 November 1231<br />Aged about 64 | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Leszek I the White'''</big><br />1206{{ndash}}1210 | [[File:Leszek Bialy (76844388) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Restored | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Mieszko IV Tanglefoot]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Mieszko IV Plątonogi}}</small><br />1210{{ndash}}1211<br />''({{age in years|1210|1211|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Mieszko IV.JPG|100px]] | {{c.|1130}}<hr />Son of [[Władysław II the Exile]] and [[Agnes of Babenberg]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Ludmila (wife of Mieszko I Tanglefoot)|Ludmila]], 5 children | 16 May 1211<br />Aged about 81 | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Leszek I the White'''</big><br />1211{{ndash}}1227<br />''({{age in years|1211|1227|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Leszek Bialy (76844388) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Restored<hr />Murdered in 1227 | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | <big>'''Władysław III Spindleshanks'''</big><br />1227{{ndash}}1229 | [[File:Wladyslaw III Laskonogi (76853776) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | – | – | – | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Konrad I of Masovia]]'''</big><br />1229{{ndash}}1232<br />''({{age in years|1229|1232|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Konrad I mazowiecki (275073).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1187}}/1188<hr />Son of [[Casimir II the Just]] and [[Helen of Znojmo]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Agafia of Rus]], 10 children | 31 August 1247<br />Aged about 60 | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Henry I the Bearded]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Henryk I Brodaty}}</small><br />1232{{ndash}}1238<br />''({{age in years|1232|1238|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Henryk I Brodaty (76847868) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1165}}/1188<br />[[Głogów]]<hr />Son of [[Bolesław I the Tall]] and Christina (?) | {{grey|(1)}} [[Hedwig of Andechs]], 7 children | 19 March 1238<br />[[Krosno Odrzańskie]]<br />Aged about 73 | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Henry II the Pious]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Henryk II Pobożny}}</small><br />1238{{ndash}}1241<br />''({{age in years|1238|1241|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Henryk II Pobożny (Hedwig Codex).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1196}}<br />[[Głogów]]<hr />Son of [[Henry the Bearded]] and [[Hedwig of Andechs]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia|Anne of Bohemia]], 10 children | 9 April 1241<br />[[Legnickie Pole]]<br />Aged about 45 | Succession<hr />Killed at the [[Battle of Legnica]] | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław II the Horned]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Bolesław II Rogatka}}</small><br />1241{{ndash}}1241 | [[File:Monarch-emp.png|50px]] | {{c.|1220}}/1225<br />[[Głogów]]<hr />Son of [[Henry II the Pious]] and [[Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia|Anne of Bohemia]] | {{grey|(1)}} Hedwig of Anhalt, 7 children<br />{{grey|(2)}} Euphemia of Pomerania<br />{{grey|(3)}} Sophia of Dyhrn | 26 December 1278<br />[[Legnica]] | Succession<hr />Deposed | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Konrad I of Masovia]]'''</big><br />1241{{ndash}}1243<br />''({{age in years|1241|1243|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Konrad I mazowiecki (275073).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1187}}/1188<hr />Son of [[Casimir II the Just]] and [[Helen of Znojmo]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Agafia of Rus]], 10 children | 31 August 1247<br />Aged about 60 | Usurped | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Bolesław V the Chaste]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Bolesław V Wstydliwy}}</small><br />1243{{ndash}}1279<br />''({{age in years|1243|1279|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Boleslaw V Wstydliwy (76848244).jpg|100px]] | 21 June 1226<br />[[Stary Korczyn]]<hr />Son of [[Leszek I the White]] and [[Grzymisława of Luck]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Kinga of Poland]], no children | 7 December 1279<br />[[Kraków]]<br />Aged 52 | Restored as rightful Duke | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Leszek II the Black]]'''</big><br /><small>{{langx|pl|Leszek Czarny}}</small><br />1279{{ndash}}1288<br />''({{age in years|1279|1288|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Leszek Czarny by Aleksander Lesser.PNG|100px]] | {{c.|1241}}<br />[[Brześć Kujawski]]<hr />Son of [[Casimir I of Kuyavia]] and [[Constance of Wrocław]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Gryfina of Halych]] | 30 September 1288<br />[[Kraków]]<br />Aged about 47 | Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |- | High Duke<br /><big>'''[[Henryk IV Probus]]'''</big><br /><small>English: ''Henry the Righteous''<br />{{langx|pl|Henryk IV Prawy}}</small><br />1288{{ndash}}1290<br />''({{age in years|1279|1288|duration=yes}} years)'' | [[File:Henry IV of Silesia (89921214).jpg|100px]] | {{c.|1257}}/1258<hr />Son of [[Henry III the White]] and Judith of Masovia | {{grey|(1)}} [[Constance, Duchess of Wodzisław|Constance of Opole]]<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland|Matilda of Brandenburg]] | 23 June 1290<br />[[Wrocław]]<br />Aged about 32 | Succession | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |} ===Attempt at restoration (1295–1296)=== {{Nobility table header|arms=yes|extra column=Claim !! House}} |- | '''King'''<br /><big>'''[[Przemysł II]]'''</big><br /><small>English: '''Premislaus II'''</small><br />1290{{ndash}}1291 (as duke)<hr />1295{{ndash}}1296 (as king)<br />''(1 year)'' | [[File:Przemysl II (76843358) (cropped).jpg|100px]] | [[File:POL Przemysł II ca. 1350 COA.svg|100px]] | 14 October 1257<br />[[Poznań]]<hr />Son of [[Przemysł I of Greater Poland]] and [[Elisabeth of Wrocław]] | {{grey|(1)}} [[Ludgarda of Mecklenburg]]<hr />{{grey|(2)}} [[Richeza of Sweden, Duchess of Poland|Richeza of Sweden]]<hr />{{grey|(3)}} [[Margaret of Brandenburg]] | 8 February 1296<br />[[Rogoźno]]<br />Aged 38 | Crowned king in 1295<hr />Granted Poland its coat of arms<hr />Assassinated | [[House of Piast|Piast]] |}
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