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  Mieszko I of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The early career of Mieszko was dominated by fighting with the tribes of Wieletes and Volinians south of the Baltic Sea, and their ally, the Saxon count Wichman.
Mieszko was baptised in 966, probably under the influence of his Christian first wife or perhaps in order to avoid confrontation with the Holy Roman Empire to the west.
One medieval chronicle also states that Mieszko pledged allegiance to Margrave Gero, but since the chronicle itself is believed to be an abstract of another which does not mention this, it is now generally considered to be a myth.
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 POLAND - LoveToKnow Article on POLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mieszko himself was converted by Jordan, the chaplain of his Bohemian consort, Dobrawa or Bona, and when Jordan became the first bishop of Posen, the people seem to have followed the example of their prince.
Mieszko had been content to be received on almost any terms into the Christian community, Boleslaus aimed at securing the independence of the Polish Church as an additional Conversion guarantee of the independence of the Polish nation, to ChristiIt was Boleslaus who made the church at Gnesen anity.
It was in the reign of Casimir IV.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland
Poland revolted from the empire, and the Polish Church began a reform in accordance with Gregory's decrees.
The Church of Poland took part, it is true, in the Synod of Constance, at which Hus was burnt, but had not the strength to oppose effectively the reactionary tendency of the nobility, which sought to use heresy as a counterpoise to the influence of the Church.
The head of the Catholic Church in Poland was the Archbishop of Gnesen, primate of the kingdom and legatus nalus.
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 Wikipedia: Masovia
Masovia was conquered probably by Mieszko I, duke of Polanes and first historical ruler of Poland in the 10th century.
During the chaos following the death of Mieszko II in 1033 and the subsequent invasion of the Czechs, it split temporarily from Poland under an independent ruler.
Following fragmentation of Poland after death of Boleslaus III of Poland Masovia was governed by his son Boleslaus IV of Poland, later high-duke of Poland 1146-1173 and other dukes from the local branch of the Piast dynasty.
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 Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
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 Encyclopedia: Mieszko IV of Poland
Casimir I on Jan Matejkos painting Casimir I, the Restorer (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) (1015-1058), duke of Poland, was the son of Mieszko II of Poland and Rixa von Lothringen.
Bolesław IV Kędzierzawy Boleslaus IV the Curly (Polish: Bolesław Kędzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1146-1173) Born: 1120 Poland Died: 1173 Poland Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry duke of Berg Married to: Russian pricess Wierzchoslawa...
Mieszko III Stary Mieszko III the Old (Polish: Mieszko III Stary) was a duke of Greater Poland (1138-1202) and also a high-duke of all Poland (1173-1202, with interruptions), belonging to the Piast dynasty.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mieszko-IV-of-Poland   (2546 words)

  
 Articles - Augustus II of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Born in Dresden in Saxony, Frederick Augustus was the son of John George III and Princess Anne Sophie of Denmark.
He formed an alliance with Frederick IV of Denmark and Peter I of Russia to strip the young king Charles XII of Sweden of his possessions.
Poland's reward from this Great Northern War was to be the Swedish territory of Livonia.
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 Mieszko II of Poland - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mieszko II Lambert, also spelled as Miezko II, was the duke and short-term king of Poland (990 - 1034).
Mieszko returned soon, but this time he was forced to pledge allegiance to the German Emperor, and Poland was divided between him, his brothers Otton and Bezprym, and a mysterious Thiedric (probably nephew or cousin).
Casimir I of Poland, son of Mieszko, was either expelled by this uprising, or the uprising was caused by expelling by aristocracy.
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 Mieszko I of Poland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The early career of Mieszko was dominated by fighting with the tribes of Wieletes and Volinians south of the (A sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy) Baltic Sea, and their ally, the Saxon count Wichman.
At the time of the reign of Mieszko there was no single place serving as the capital, instead he built serveral castles around his country.
One medieval chronicle also mentions that Mieszko pledged allegiance to margrave Gero, but since the chronicle itself is believed to be abstract of another which does not mention that fact, this is generally accepted nowaday as myth.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/mieszko_i_of_poland.htm   (742 words)

  
 Articles - Sigismund III of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
King Sigismund III of Poland, Sigismund of Sweden (June 20, 1566 O.S. April 19, 1632 O.S.), was the son of King John III of Sweden (1537 – 1592), of the House of Vasa, and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland (1526 – 1583).
Sigismund, supported by Zamoyski and wife of the former king Anna the Jagiellonian was elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commnwealth on 19 August 1587 and recognized by the interrex, primate of Poland Stanisław Karnkowski.
Vladislaus (1595 – 1648), (reigned 1632 – 1648 as Władysław IV Waza of Poland)
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 Mieszko IV of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mieszko IV of Poland (Mieszko IV Plątonogi, Mieszko IV of Raciborz) (ca 1130 - 16 May 1211), High-Duke of Poland from 9 June 1210.
He was the second oldest son of Wladislaus II the Exile and Agnes of Babenberg.
He was a co-ruler (with his older brother - Boleslaus the Long) of the Duchy of Wroclaw (1163- 1173), and after the partition of this province he became a Duke of Raciborz.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Mieszko-IV-of-Poland.htm   (167 words)

  
 History of the Jews in Poland Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mieszko I produces the coins with Hebrew letters on it though some attibute this coins to the times of Mieszko the Old.
Poland loses 40% of her population during the so called Deluge.
During the Jagiellon Era Poland became the home to Europe's largest Jewish population, as royal edicts guaranteeing Jewish safety and religious freedom from the 13th century contrasted with bouts of persecution in Western Europe, especially following the Black Death of 1348-1349, blamed by some in the West on Jews themselves.
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 Wikipedia: List of people by name: Mi
Mieszko III of Poland, (ruled 1194-1202), Polish ruler
Mieszko II of Poland, (ruled 1025-1031, duke 1032-1034), Polish ruler
Mieszko IV of Poland, (ruled 1210-1211), Polish ruler
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 Poland
Earlier we discussed the communist nations with the least and most communist symbols on them, Poland's flag's only change during the communist period was the removal of the crown from the head of the eagle on its arms.
Poland's national symbols are defined by the "Coat of arms, colors and anthem Act of 31th January 1980" ("Ustawa z dnia 31 stycznia 1980 r.
Poland was left without a separate ruler (even a foreign one) during the last period of Russian domination, when even the grandduchy status was abolished; before that the Russian czar accumulated the title of Grandduke of Poland, entiled to the referred arms.
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 Wladislaus IV of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wladislaus IV Vasa of Poland (Polish: Władysław IV Waza) (June 9, 1595 - May 20, 1648), was the son of Sigismund III of Poland (1566-1632), of the House of Vasa, and his wife Anna Austriaczka (also known as Anna of Austria or Anna Habsburżanka) (1573 - 1598).
English translation: Vladislaus IV by God's grace king of Poland, grand duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, and also hereditary king of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, elected tsar of Russia.
A Muscovite army (of approximately 34,500) crossed the Commonwealth eastern frontier in October 1632 and laid siege to Smolensk (which was ceded to Poland by Russia in 1618, at the end of the Dymitriad wars).
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 Masovia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze) is a geographical and historical region situated in central Poland with its capital in Warsaw.
Some parts of Masovia were not incorporated into the Polish kingdom united in 14th century until death of the last regional duke in 1526.
In 1997 the Masovian Voivodship was created as one of 16 administrative regions of Poland.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Mazovia   (232 words)

  
 Sigismund III of Poland - Biocrawler definition:Sigismund III of Poland - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sigismund III of Poland - Biocrawler definition:Sigismund III of Poland - Biocrawler
King Sigismund III of Poland, Sigismund of Sweden (June 20, 1566 O.S. – April 19, 1632), was the son of King John III of Sweden (1537 – 1592), of the House of Vasa, and his first wife Catherine Jagellonica of Poland (1526 – 1583).
Sigismund however did not relinquish his claims to the Swedish throne and his subsequent foreign policy was aimed at regaining the Swedish crown, which led to very harsh relations and several wars between the two countries, to end only after the Great Northern War.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Sigismund_III_of_Poland   (1004 words)

  
 POLISH - Online Information article about POLISH
Paris, and died in Poland in 1223 as a Cistercian monk.
Olympus, he represents the struggles of parties in Poland, not without severely satirizing the nobility and ecclesiastics.
Pro- testantism in Poland, which is so intimately mixed up with the development of the national language.
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 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Boleslaus IV of Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Boleslaus IV of Poland; all previous versions may be viewed here.
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 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.
Mieszko married Princess Thyra Haraldsdatter DENMARK, daughter of King Harold Blatand DENMARK, I and Queen Gyrithe Olafsdotter DENMARK, in 951 in Poznan, Poznanskiego, Poland.
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 Boleslaw I 'The_Brave' Poland (0967 - 17 Jun 1025)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He made Poland an independent kingdom, and was crowned its first king in 1025.
In 992 he succeeded his father Mieszko (circa 922-992) as prince of Poland and embarked on a vigorous program of expansion, beginning by declaring his country's independence of the Holy Roman Empire.
Crowned king in the year of his death, he left Poland one of the strongest states in Europe.
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 Business Software Review : Article 'Thomas Mifflin'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
George IV of the United Kingdom (1762 - 1830).
William IV of the United Kingdom (1765 - 1837).
Although the problem of fugitive slaves was addressed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 (in Article IV, Section 2 in the final document), there was an assumption that interstate cooperation would allow this provision to be enforced.
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 Casimir I of Poland - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Casimir I, the Restorer (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) (1015-1058), duke of Poland, was the son of Mieszko II of Poland and Rixa von Lothringen.
Casimir married Dobronega (Maria) of Kyiv and they had two children: Boleslaus II, King of Poland and Ladislaus Herman, duke of Poland.
In 1046 the emperor Henry held royal/imperial courts at Merseburg and Meissen, where he ended the strife between the Dux Bomeraniorum (Pomerania), the duke Bratislaw of Bohemia and Casimir I of Poland.
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 Mieszko I Prince Of Poland, b: 0922 - Of, Poland
Born: ABT 0922 - Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Marr: 0965 - Died: 25 May 0992 - Father: Ziemomysl Prince Of Poland Mother: Other Spouses:
Born: ABT 0970 - Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Marr: - Svend I "Forked Beard" King Of Denmark Died: AFT 2 Feb 1013/1014 -
Born: ABT 0931 - Of, Praha, Praha, Czechoslovakia Marr: 965 - Mieszko I Prince Of Poland Died: -
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 Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mieszko I. 25 May 992 - 17 Jun 1025 Boeslaw I "the Brave" (b.
17 Jun 1025 - Oct 1031 Mieszko II Lambert (b.
25 Jun 1447 - 7 Jun 1492 Kazimierz IV Andrzej Jagiellonczyk (b.
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 Prince Ziemomysl Of Poland / Gorka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Father: Prince Leszek Iv Of Poland Mother: Unknown
Name: Prince Mieszko Of Poland Born: Abt 0922 at Of Poznan, Poznan, Poland Died: 25 May 0992 Wife: Princess Dubravka Of Bohemia
Name: Princess Adelajda Of Poland Born: Bet 0940 and 0955 at Of Poznan, Poznan, Poland Died: 0997 at, Hungary Husband: King Géza Of Hungary
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 Poland
Jadwiga marries Jagiello of Lithuania, beginning a personal union between Poland and Lithuania.
1569: The Union of Lublin--merged Poland and Lithuania
1919: The Treaty of Versailles cedes Posen and West Prussia to Poland
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 (Thomas PINCERNA - King Vladislav I of POLAND )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
King Casimir I of POLAND (1016 - 1058)
King Mieszko I of POLAND (922 - 992)
King Mieszko II of POLAND (990 - 1034)
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 Boleslaus IV of Poland - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Boleslaus IV the Curly (Bolesław Kędzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1146-1173)
Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry duke of Berg
This page was last modified 03:38, 2 Mar 2005.
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 of Poland - Index of Names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Click on letter for Surname index: none A B C D de E F G H I J K L M N O of P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prince Kazimierz I Karol "The Reformer" of Poland
25 Jul 1016 - Of, Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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