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	Przemysł II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born to Przemysł I, duke of Greater Poland, and Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious of Silesia.
		1285 Ryksa of Sweden, daughter of Waldemar, duke of Sweden; one daughter: Ryksa Elizabeth of Greater Poland;
		As he was the strongest Polish duke of the time, possessed the royal insignia from Kraków, and had support of the clergy for the unification of Poland, he was crowned king of Poland in 1295 by the archbishop of Gniezno, Jakub Świnka, and 5 other bishops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Przemysl_II_of_Poland (376 words)

	POLAND - LoveToKnow Article on POLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Poland, indeed, was far less able to cope with the Turks than compact, wealthy Hungary, which throughout the 15th century was one of the most efficient military monarchies in Europe.
		Poland had established a sort of suzerainty over Moldavia as early as the end of the I4th century; but at best it was a loose and vague overlordship which the Hospodars repudiated whenever they were strong enough to do so.
		Poland, as the next neighbor of Hungary, was more seriously affected than any other European power by this catastrophe, but her politicians differed as to the best way of facing it.
	7.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/POLAND.htm (18908 words)

	Mieszko III of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymounth, duke of Poland, and Salome of Berg (Mieszko was the third son of Boleslaus, and second son of the ducal couple).
		According to the statute of the Polish duke Boleslaus III the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.
		One of these provinces, Greater Poland was given to Mieszko, the third oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequenly divided among his descendants and successors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mieszko_III_of_Poland (261 words)

	Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Under Duke Mieszko I (reigned 960–92) of the Piast dynasty began (966) the conversion of Poland to Christianity.
		In 1697 the elector of Saxony was chosen king of Poland as Augustus II by a minority faction supported by Czar Peter I. Augustus allied himself with Russia and Denmark against Charles XII of Sweden.
		The Sovietization of Poland was accelerated; in 1949, Soviet Marshall Konstantin Rokossovsky was made minister of defense and commander in chief of the Polish army.
	www.bartleby.com /65/po/Poland.html (4078 words)

	Gdansk article - Gdansk Danzig (disambiguation) Motto Paweł Adamowicz Area Population - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gdańsk is situated at the mouth of the Motława river, connected to a Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the Vistula, whose waterway system connects 60% of the area of Poland, giving the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade.
		Tensions arising from quarrels between Germany and Poland over control of the Free City served as a pretext for the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 and the outbreak of World War II.
		960 - Wislaw, duke of Gdańsk, married to a Piast duchess
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Gdansk (2332 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Poland
		Poland was home to the largest Jewish population in Europe and served as the center for Jewish culture.
		Immigrants flocked to Poland from Bohemia-Moravia, Germany, Italy, Spain and colonies in the Crimea.
		According to Hasidic tradition, in southeast Poland, in the region of Podolia, Israel ben Eliezer Ba’al Shem Tov (otherwise known as the Ba’al Shem Tov or Besht) was born in 1699.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Poland.html (3614 words)

	LNT Poland - Jews in Poland
		Poland became host over time to the largest concentration of Jews in Europe and the most potent hub for Jewish culture as well.
		Poland became home to primarily the Ashkenazi (Jews from Central and Eastern Europe), and the Sephardi (Southern European Jews including refugees from 15th century Spain and Portugal).
		The interests of Jews in Poland were represented by politicians and leaders with seats in the Sejm or the Senate, as well as in municipal councils and in Jewish religious communities.
	www.cyberroad.com /poland/jews.html (1047 words)

	Poland
		Poland was formally reconstituted in Nov. 1918, with Marshal Josef Pilsudski as chief of state.
		All of Poland was occupied by Germany after the Nazi attack on the USSR in June 1941.
		Poland was a staunch supporter of the United States and Britain during the Iraq war and sent 200 troops to Iraq (60 were combat soldiers).
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107891.html (1433 words)

	Timeline Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Poland was given Pomerelia and West Prussia, and the knights retained East Prussia, with a new capital at Königsberg (Kaliningrad).
		1830 Nicholas I ruthlessly repressed the insurrection in Poland.
		Poland’s partition line was moved eastwards from the Vistula line to the line of the Bug.
	timelines.ws /countries/POLAND.HTML (14109 words)

	The Titles of the King of Poland
		Formally, Poland and Lithuania were to be distinct, equal components of the federation, each retaining its own army, treasury, civil administration, and laws; the two nations agreed to cooperate with each other on foreign policy and to participate in a joint Diet.
		In 1295, Premislas II (+1296), Duke of Greater Poland and Pomerania, was crowned King, and, restored the title of King in Poland.
		The declaration of the annexation of Prussia to Poland (1454).
	www.geocities.com /eurprin/poland.html (2778 words)

	Boleslaus IV of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boleslaus IV the Curly (Polish: Bolesław Kędzierzawy) (1120-1173) was Grand Duke of Poland from 1146 until his death.
		He was the son of Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry, duke of Berg.
		He was married to the Russian princess Wierzchoslawa, and had a child named Leszek.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boleslaus_IV_of_Poland (89 words)

	Poland
		Poland, a country the size of New Mexico, is in north-central Europe.
		Nazi Germany's occupation policy in Poland was designed to eradicate Polish culture through mass executions and to exterminate the country's large Jewish minority.
		Poland: Rulers - Polish Royalty Mieszko I, duke of Poland (962–92), the first important member of the Piast...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107891.html (1328 words)

	Casimir I -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		duke of Poland who reannexed the formerly Polish provinces of Silesia, Mazovia, and Pomerania (all now in Poland), which had been lost during his father's reign, and restored the Polish central government.
		Casimir became Poland's most powerful ruler and, at the Congress of Lenczyca (1180) was so recognized by the nobility and clergy,...
		They took their name from Jagiello, the grand duke of Lithuania, who became king of Poland in 1386 with the name Wladyslaw II Jagiello.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020621 (754 words)

	Medieval Poland: an Introduction
		Jagiello is crowned king of Poland, unites Poland and Lithuania, christianizes Lithuania, founds the Jagiellon Dynasty, and irritates the Teutonic Knights a lot.
		Poland is one of the 'Slavic' countries, smack dab in the middle of East Central Europe.
		The szlachta class, which amounted to about 10% of the population, was the class from which all knights and most court functionaries came, and they served the same purpose as nobility (warrior caste) in other countries, but it was not tied to owning land or feudal obligations.
	gallowglass.org /jadwiga/SCA/slavic/med_poland.html (3030 words)

	Ancestors of Eugene Ashton ANDREW & Anna Louise HANISH Duke Mieszko POLAND, I ANDREW ANGERMUELLER HANISH STRUDELL ...
		Kings and Queens of Europe, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute 1989: "Mieszko I of Poland or Polska, Mar =1 Dombrowska (Dubravka) of Cechy or Bohemia, Father of Boleslaw I Duke of Poland or Polska Died 992."
		Macropaedia, Vol XIV, p638, Poland History of: "Siemomyslv's son, Mieszko I, was the first of the Piast dukes to have his biography recorded in detail in the chronicles of that time.
		Poland was now larger and more powerful than the Scandinavian countries, Hungary, or Bohemia.
	www.geneal.net /3231.htm (911 words)

	List of Polish rulers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II) Poland was ruled by dukes (c.962–1025, 1032–1076, 1079–1295, 1296–1300 and 1306–1320) and kings (1025–1032, 1076–1079, 1295–1296, 1300–1305 and 1320–1795).
		The best-known dynasties are the (Click link for more info and facts about Piast) Piast (c.962–1370) and (Click link for more info and facts about Jagiellonian) Jagiellonian (1386–1572): intervening and subsequent monarchs were often rulers also of neighboring lands, or princes drawn from foreign dynasties.
		In 1849 authonomy of Grand Duchy was abolished, but titlle of Grand Duke was used by kings of Prussia and Emperors of Germany till abdication of (The second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)) William II in 1918
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_polish_rulers.htm (1819 words)

	Poland: Rulers
		Boleslaus II, duke (1058–76), and later king (1076–79) of Poland
		Ladislaus II, king of Poland (1386–1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1378–1401), founder of the
		Augustus II, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733)
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0775515.html (145 words)

	Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		20 Jan 1320 All Poland (except for Silesia, Pomerania, and
		2 Jul 1702 - 1 Jul 1710 Swedish occupation of large parts of Poland.
		styled Duke of Polish Kingdom from 10 Mar 1296;
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Poland.htm (3884 words)

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