Person:Ziemowit (1)
Siemowit _____
b.835 Poznan, Poland
d.Abt 895
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  1. Siemowit _____835 - Abt 895
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  • H.  Siemowit _____835 - Abt 895
  1. Leszek _____865 - Abt 921
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Name[1] Siemowit _____
Alt Name[1][2] Ziemowit _____
Gender Male
Birth? 835 Poznan, Poland
Marriage to Unknown
Death[2] Abt 895
Other[1] duke of the Polans
Reference Number? Q318799?


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Siemowit (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈmɔvit], also Ziemowit [ʑɛˈmɔvit]) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He is considered to be the first ruler of the Piast dynasty.

He became the Duke of the Polans in the 9th century after his father, Piast the Wheelwright, son of Chościsko, refused to take the place of legendary Duke Popiel. Siemowit was elected as new duke by the wiec. According to a popular legend, Popiel was then eaten by mice in his tower on Gopło lake.

The only mention of Siemowit, along with his son, Lestek, and grandson, Siemomysł, comes in the medieval chronicle of Gallus Anonymus.

Siemowit's great-grandson, Mieszko I, was the first Christian ruler of Poland.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Siemowit, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ORIGINS, PRINCES OF POLAND 966-1024, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
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