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Przemysł II

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1257–1296 Also known as Przemysł II of the Piast dynasty

Przemysł II (1257–1296) was a Piast monarch who unified Greater Poland and Pomerania, crowned King of Poland in 1295, and was kidnapped and killed by…

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  1. 1257–1279Poznań · Greater PolandBorn in an age of a divided Poland, he was drawn early into succession disputes over Greater Poland, Gdańsk Pomerania and other territories. Through marriage alliances and military action he gradually expanded his power, consolidating the western frontier in dealings with Brandenburg and the Teutonic Knights.
  2. 1290–1295Gniezno · Greater PolandHe briefly took Kraków in 1290 but lost it the next year to Wenceslas II of Bohemia; in 1294 he acquired Gdańsk Pomerania, uniting Greater Poland and Pomerania. On 26 June 1295 he was crowned King of Poland in Gniezno by the Archbishop of Gniezno, restoring the royal title and rebalancing power between the church and the nobility.
  3. 1295–1296Rogoźno · Greater PolandAfter his coronation he still faced pressure from Wenceslas II of Bohemia and Brandenburg. On 8 February 1296 Przemysł II was kidnapped and murdered at Rogoźno by Polish nobles connected with Brandenburg (members of the Zaremba, Nałęcz and other families); Poland's unification effort was interrupted, the throne passed to Wenceslas II, and the Piast dynasty entered a new period of turmoil.

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