Mieszko z Polski I

• Preferred Name: Mieszko z Polski I^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Alternate Name: Miesko Of POLAND
  
• Alternate Name: I Mieszko
  
• Alternate Name: I Prince Of POLAND Mieszko
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I PRINCE Of
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko PRINCE OF POLAND I
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko Duke Of Poland I
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko Prince of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Buroslaf Duke of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I of Poland Prince
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Of Piast Of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Miescyslaw King of Poland I
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Prince of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Mieczislaw Burislaf
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Miescyalaw I of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko Miecislaw I Burislaw Poland Prince of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieceslav I of Poland Duke of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I Prince Poland
  
• Alternate Name: of Poland Mieszko l Prince of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko I
  
• Alternate Name: Mieczyslaw von Polen I
  
• Alternate Name: Prince Of Poland Mieszko
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko PRINCEofPOLAND
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszko Of Poland I
  
• Alternate Name: Miesko I of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Prince of Poland Mieszko l
  
• Alternate Name: Mieszkol I
  
• Gender: M
  
• Royal+House: NOT MARRIED with note: Description: Piast
  
• Burial: in Archcathedral Basilica of St Peter & St Paul, Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland at LATI: N2.345 LONG: E6.887
  
• NFS ID: with note: Description: LH7Q-ZWQ NFS
  
• Royal Title: in Prince Of Poland
  
• Christening: 966 in Gniezno - His Capital In Poland at LATI: N2.4899 LONG: E7.5308
  
• LifeSketch: NOT MARRIED with note: Description: "Mieszko I [...] was the ruler of Poland from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysl, and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Boleslaw I the Brave and of Gunhild of Wenden. MOST sources make Mieszko I th
  
• Reino: BET 966 AND 992 in Polônia at LATI: N2 LONG: E0 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Occupation: Hg. v. Polen
  
• Birth: ABT 945 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Polski at LATI: N2.345 LONG: E6.887
  
• Fact: in 6tkk-4p with note: Fact
  
• Death: 25 MAY 992 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Polski at LATI: N2.345 LONG: E6.887
  
• FSID: LDMN-PWB
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  "Mieszko I [...] was the ruler of Poland from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysł, and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave and of Gunhild of Wenden. MOST sources make Mieszko I the father of Sigrid the Haughty, a Nordic queen, though ONE source identifies her father as Skoglar Toste, and the grandfather of Canute the Great (Gundhild's son), and the great-grandfather of Gunhilda of Denmark, Canute the Great's daughter and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor."
  
  "There is no certain information on Mieszko I's life before he took control over his lands. Only the Lesser Poland Chronicle gives the date of his birth as somewhere between the years 920–931 (depending on the version of the manuscript), however, modern researchers don't recognize the Chronicle as a reliable source. Several historians on the basis of their investigations postulated the date of Mieszko I's birth to have been between 922–945; the activity of the Duke in his final years of life puts the date of his birth closer to the latter year."
  
  "Mieszko died on 25 May 992. Sources give no reasons to believe that his death occurred from causes other than natural. According to Thietmar the Polish ruler died "in an old age, overcame with fever." Probably he was buried in the Poznań Cathedral. The remains of the first historical ruler of Poland have never been found and the place of his burial is not known with certainty. In 1836–1837 a cenotaph was built for Mieszko I and his successor Bolesław I the Brave in the Golden Chapel at the Poznań Cathedral, where the damaged remains found in the 14th century tomb of Bolesław were placed."
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I_of_Poland
  
  [NB: Information sourced from Wikipedia is subject to change by third-parties. Follow the URL noted above to review the latest content.]
  
  .
  
  Mieszko I, (ca. 930-25 May 992)
  Mieszko I, (ca. 930-25 May 992) was the ruler of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysl, and a grandchild of Lestek. He was the father of B
  
  === "Mieszko I [...] was the ruler of Poland ===
  "Mieszko I [...] was the ruler of Poland from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysł, and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave and of Gunhild of Wenden. MOST sources make Mieszko I the father of Sigrid the Haughty, a Nordic queen, though ONE source identifies her father as Skoglar Toste, and the grandfather of Canute the Great (Gundhild's son), and the great-grandfather of Gunhilda of Denmark, Canute the Great's daughter and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor."
  
  "There is no certain information on Mieszko I's life before he took control over his lands. Only the Lesser Poland Chronicle gives the date of his birth as somewhere between the years 920–931 (depending on the version of the manuscript), however, modern researchers don't recognize the Chronicle as a reliable source. Several historians on the basis of their investigations postulated the date of Mieszko I's birth to have been between 922–945; the activity of the Duke in his final years of life puts the date of his birth closer to the latter year."
  
  "Mieszko died on 25 May 992. Sources give no reasons to believe that his death occurred from causes other than natural. According to Thietmar the Polish ruler died "in an old age, overcame with fever." Probably he was buried in the Poznań Cathedral. The remains of the first historical ruler of Poland have never been found and the place of his burial is not known with certainty. In 1836–1837 a cenotaph was built for Mieszko I and his successor Bolesław I the Brave in the Golden Chapel at the Poznań Cathedral, where the damaged remains found in the 14th century tomb of Bolesław were placed."
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I_of_Poland
  
  [NB: Information sourced from Wikipedia is subject to change by third-parties. Follow the URL noted above to review the latest content.]
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Bolesław I the Brave
  967–1025 • LY2Z-QRH ​​
  Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia
  –1003 • GSXG-YDT ​​
  Świętosława
  Deceased • LZBY-TS8
  
  Mieszko Mieszkowic Prince of Poland
  979–992 • 97CL-LS4 ​​
  Świętopełk Mieszkowic Prince of Poland
  980–990 • 9SVS-6ZH ​​
  Lambert Mieszkowic Prince of Poland
  981–992 • 9SVS-68N

• m. ABT 978

• m. ABT 974 in Sweden

• m. 960 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland

1. I.Boleslaw Piast-házi Cseh és lengyel herceg majd lengyel király, b. 967 in Poznań Voivodeship, Lengyelország     d. 1025. június 17. in Krakkó, Alsó-Fehér, Magyarország

1. Title: Wikipedia: Mieszko I of Poland (English)
   Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I_of_Poland
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I_of_Poland;
   
2. Title: Ancestry
   
3. Title: Wikipedia.org - List of Polish monarchs
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_monarchs;
   
4. Title: Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 21 s. 31 MIESZKO I (920/40-992) pierwszy książę polski
   Publication: Name: http://wielcy.pl/wgm/?m=NG&t=PN&n=dw.3;
   
5. Title: Mieszko King Of Poland, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-PX69 : 23 November 2022), Mieszko King Of Poland, ; Burial, Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Bazylika Archikatedralna; citing record ID 66462458, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-PX69;
   Page: It's logical.
   
6. Title: Academia.edu - The identity of Mieszko I's daughter and her Scandinavian relationships, by Rafał T. Prinke
   Author: https://www.academia.edu/1045395 *or* https://bit.ly/2CNyzDY *or* https://www.academia.edu/1045395/%C5%9Awi%C4%99tos%C5%82awa_Sygryda_Gunhilda._To%C5%BCsamo%C5%9B%C4%87_c%C3%B3rki_Mieszka_I_i_jej_skandynawskie_zwi%C4%85zki_%C5%9Awi%C4%99tos%C5%82awa_Sygryda_Gunhilda._The_identity_of_Mieszko_Is_daughter_and_her_Scandinavian_relationships
   Publication: Name: https://www.academia.edu/1045395/%C5%9Awi%C4%99tos%C5%82awa_Sygryda_Gunhilda._To%C5%BCsamo%C5%9B%C4%87_c%C3%B3rki_Mieszka_I_i_jej_skandynawskie_zwi%C4%85zki_%C5%9Awi%C4%99tos%C5%82awa_Sygryda_Gunhilda._The_identity_of_Mieszko_Is_daughter_and_her_Scandinavian_relationships;
   Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awi%C4%99tos%C5%82awa#cite_note-2 "Researcher Rafał T. Prinke in "The Identity of Mieszko I's Daughter and Her Scandinavian Relationships"(Roczniki Historyczne LXX (2004),[summary in German], Poznań – Warszawa 2004, ISBN 83-7063-429-X, pp. 81–110) establishes that Sigrid the Haughty (Sigríð Storråda) was the daughter of Skoglar Tosti, while the name Świętosława belonged to the mother of Mieszko I of Poland and his granddaughter by daughter Gunhilda (her mother being Mieszko I's second wife, Oda) and her husband, Sweyn Forkbeard. This would make Świętosława the sister of Canute the Great."
   Page: Additional insight into the identities of Świętosława and Sigrid Storråde (Sigrid the Haughty).
   
7. Title: Find a Grave: Mieszko I King Of Poland
   Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66462458;
   Note: Mieszko I King Of Poland BIRTH unknown DEATH unknown Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland BURIAL Archcathedral Basilica Of Saint Peter And Saint Pa Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland MEMORIAL ID 66462458 Mieszko I (ca. 930 – 25 May 992), was a Duke of the Polans; King of Wends ON Vindakonungr from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysl; grandchild of Lestek; father of Boleslaw I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Swietoslawa (Sigrid), a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the Great. 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 Gdansk 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 Odra River. 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 Premyslid 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 Bohemia first, 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 appeared as "Dagome" in a papal document from 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). Family Members Spouse Photo Dobrawa Of Bohemia Children Photo Boleslaw I King Of Poland unknown–1025
   
8. Title: Legacy NFS Source: I Prince of Poland Mieszko -
   Author: Stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Chairman, Name: http://www.stirnet.com;, Page number: Poland1, Bohemia1, Hungary1
   Note: Peter Barns-Graham, Chairman, Stirnet.com (http://www.stirnet.com).
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3246398939
   
9. Title: Wielka Genealogia Minakowskiego, http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/
   Publication: Name: http://www.sejm-wielki.pl;
   Note: Very frustrating database search key goes nowhere name search did not produce results from the 10th century
   
10. Title: Wikipedia: Mieszko I of Poland
    Author: Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I_of_Poland;
    Note: Information for Mieszko I, Duke of Poland
    
11. Title: wikipedia
    
12. Title: Wikiwand: Mieszko I of Poland
    Note: Mieszko I (About this sound Polish (help·info); c. 930 – 25 May 992) was the ruler of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of the legendary Siemomysł, and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave (the first crowned king of Poland) and of Gunhild of Wenden. Most sources make Mieszko I the father of Sigrid the Haughty, a Nordic queen, though one source identifies her father as Skoglar Toste, and the grandfather of Canute the Great (Gundhild's son), and the great-grandfather of Gunhilda of Denmark, Canute the Great's daughter and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. The first Christian ruler of territories later called Poland, Mieszko I is considered the 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-day Greater Poland. Through both alliances and the use of military force, Mieszko extended ongoing Polish conquests and early in his reign subjugated 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 river. During the last years of his life, he fought the Bohemian state, winning Silesia and probably Lesser Poland. Mieszko I's alliance with the Czech prince, Boleslaus I the Cruel, strengthened by his 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 a charismatic ruler. He successfully used diplomacy, concluding alliances, first with Bohemia, then Sweden, and the Holy Roman Empire. In foreign policy, he placed the interests of his country foremost, even entering into agreements with his former enemies. On his death, he left to his sons a country with greatly expanded territories, and 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). It is roughly his borders that Poland was returned to in 1945. Date of birth There is no certain information on Mieszko I's life before he took control over his lands. Only the Lesser Poland Chronicle gives the date of his birth as somewhere between the years 920–931 (depending on the version of the manuscript), however, modern researchers don't recognize the Chronicle as a reliable source. Several historians on the basis of their investigations postulated the date of Mieszko I's birth to have been between 922–945; the activity of the Duke in his final years of life puts the date of his birth closer to the latter year. Origin and meaning of his name There are three major theories concerning the origin and meaning of Mieszko I's name. The most popular theory, proposed by Jan Długosz, explains that Mieszko is a diminutive of Mieczysław, a combination of two elements or lexemes: Miecz meaning sword and Sław meaning famous. Today, this theory is rejected by the majority of Polish historians, who consider the name Mieczysław to have been invented by Długosz to explain the origin of the name Mieszko. Today, we know that ancient Slavs never formed their names using either animal names or weapon names. Ancient Slavic names were abstract in nature. The same explanation rules out another theory about the origin of the name Mieszko, which links the name with the Polish word miś/miśko meaning bear, as no animal names were used to form honorable Polish names among Polish nobility. The second most popular theory about the origin and sense of Mieszko's name can be traced to the very old legend, firstly described by Gallus Anonymus, according to which Mesco (the Latinized form used by the earliest sources) was blind during his first seven years of life. The chronicler related this story (a typical medieval allegory) as follows: At that time (after Mieszko recovered his eyesight) Prince Siemomysł urgently asked the elderly people of his country whether his son's blindness conveyed some miraculous meaning. They explained that this blindness meant that Poland was blind back then, but from now was going to be illuminated by Mieszko and elevated over the neighboring nations. This interpretation was a clear reference to the later baptism of the Duke: Poland was indeed blind before, knowing nothing about the true God or the principles of the Catholic faith, but thanks to the enlightenment of Mieszko the country also had become enlightened, because when he adopted the faith, the Polish nation was saved from death and destruction. In addition, it is known that the Slavic word "mzec" can be interpreted as "having his eyes closed" or "be blind". Yet again, today it is almost certain that this legend was used as a metaphor, in allusion to the old Slavic pagan ceremony known as the "postrzyżyny": During that ceremony hair cutting was performed to every boy at the age of seven. In that symbolic rite a child became a man. That explains that Mieszko wasn't blind in fact. He was blind only metaphorically. Besides his son's name was also Mieszko and it is hard to believe that he was also blind. In addition, as we know today ancient Slavs used only abstract names among nobility. The third theory links the name of Mieszko with his other name, Dagome, as it appeared in the document called Dagome iudex. We know this document only from a copy prepared by an anonymous monk who was not familiar with Polish language or Polish names. It is possible that while copying the document he made a mistake and wrote down Dagome instead of Dagomer or even Dagomir. The name Dagomir is used to this day and its construction is similar to other Polish names like for example: Władimir/Włodzimierz or Casimir/Kazimierz. The evolution of the "-mir" element to "-mierz" is due to two separate developments: first, the regular change of the vowel "i" to "(i)e" before "r," and second, the modification of the nominative case by the vocative for certain names (hence, Kazimierz replaced Kazimier based on the vocative Kazimierze). It is debatable whether the name Mieszko is a nickname formed from the second part of the name *Dago-mierz, since the merger in pronunciation of "sz" with the devoiced "rz" which would appear in this position is quite recent.[6] However, some historians believe that the word "Dagome" is a melding of two names: the Roman Catholic "Dago," for "Dagobert" (Mieszko's hypothetical baptismal name), and the Slavic "Me," for "Mieszko." The Latin word "iudex" ("judge") would be used in the meaning of "prince." Another interpretation is that "Dagome iudex" is a corruption of "Ego Mesco dux" ("I, Prince Mieszko"). His Reign Early reign Mieszko I took over the tribal rule after his father's death ca. 950–960, probably closer to the latter date. Due to the lack of sources it is not possible to determine exactly which lands he inherited. Certainly among them were the areas inhabited by the Polans and Goplans, as well as the Sieradz-Łęczyca lands and Kuyavia. It is possible that this state included also Masovia and Gdańsk Pomerania. Soon the new ruler had faced the task of integrating the relatively large, ethnically and culturally heterogeneous territory. Although the residents of areas controlled by Mieszko spoke mostly one language, had similar beliefs and reached a similar level of economic and general development, they were socially connected primarily by tribal structures. It appears that the elders cooperating with the Duke first felt the need for super-tribal unity, as expansion allowed them to broaden their influence. Mieszko and his people were described around 966 by Abraham ben Jacob, a Sephardi Jewish traveller, who at that time visited the Prague court of Duke Boleslav I the Cruel. Abraham presented Mieszko I as one of the four Slavic "kings," reigning over a vast "northern" area, with a highly regarded and substantial military force at his disposal. More precise contemporary records regarding Mieszko were compiled by Widukind of Corvey, and half a century later, by Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg. By the time Mieszko I took over from his father, the Polans' tribal federation of Greater Poland had for some time been actively expanding. Continuing this process, perhaps in the first years of Mieszko's reign, if it had not been done already by his father, Mieszko I conquered Masovia. Likely also during that period or earlier, at least partially Gdańsk Pomerania was obtained. Mieszko's interests were then concentrated mainly on areas occupied by the eastern (near the Oder River) branches of the Polabian Slavs; some of them became soon subordinated by him. As Widukind of Corvey wrote, Mieszko ruled over the tribe called the Licicaviki, now commonly identified with the Polabian Lubusz Land. Having the control over those more western (in respect to the original homeland of the Polans) tribes, Mieszko had entered the German sphere of influence. In 963 the German Margrave Gero conquered territories occupied by the Polabian Lusatian and Słupian tribes, and as a result came into direct contact with the Polish state. At the same time (about 960) Mieszko I began his expansion against the Velunzani and Lutici tribes. The war was recorded by the chronicler Abraham ben Jacob. According to him, Mieszko I had fought against the Weltaba tribe, commonly identified with the Veleti. Wichmann the Younger, a Saxon nobleman who was then a leader of a band of....
    
13. Title: Revolvy.com - Mieszko I of Poland
    Publication: Name: https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Mieszko%20I%20of%20Poland&item_type=topic;