Poland of the Middle Ages
The Early Slavs of Poland
Piast Rulers
Mieszko, Prince of the Polonians
962-992
Boleslaw Chroby, Boleslaus the Brave
992-1025
Mieszko II
1025-34
Kazimierz I Odnowiciel, Casimir the Restorer
1038-58
Boleslaw II Szczodry, Boleslaus the Bold
1058-79
Had St. Stanislaw killed because he spoke against the king's corrupt ways. Boleslaw was forced to step down and his brother,
Wladyslaw I became king.
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Wladyslaw I, Ladisias Herman
1079-1102
Boleslaw III Krzywousty, Boleslaus the Wrymouthed
1102-38 The period of fragmentation or regionalization began. Regional princes began competing to be ruler of Poland
Wladyslaw II, Ladislas the Exile
1138-46
Boleslaw IV, Boleslaus the Curly
1146-73
Mieszko III, Mieszko the Old
1173-77 and 1194-1202
Kazimierz II, Casimir the Just
1177-94
Leszek Bialy, Meszek the White
1202-27
Wladyslaw III Laskonogi, Ladislas Spindleshanks
1228-31
Henry I Brodaty, Henry the Bearded
1231-38
Henryk II Pobozny, Henry the Pious
1238-41
Konrad I, Conrtad of Mazovia
1241-43 Konrad recruited the Teutonic knights to protect his eastern border against the "pagans" to the east. Once in Mazovia the knights began acquiring land and refused to leave.
Boleslaw V Wstydliwy, Boleslaus the Chaste
1243-79
Leszek Czarny, Leszek the Black
1279-88
Henryk IV Probus, Henry the Righteous
1288-90
Prezemysl II, Przemyslaw
1290-96
Waclaw II, Vaclav, King of Bohemia and Poland
1300-05
Waclaw III, Vaclav, King of Bohemia and Poland
1305-06
Wladyslaw I Lokietek, Ladislas the Elbow-high
1306-33 Began the work of unifying Poland. It was under Lokietek that the kingdom Corona regni Poloniae and the royal title Rex Poloniae began.
Kazimierz III, Casimir the Great
1333-70 Continued the work of unifying Poland that was begun under his predessor, Lokietek