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Mieszko III

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1126–1202 Also known as Old Mieszko

Mieszko III (c. 1126–1202) was a Piast high duke of Poland, son of Bolesław III, who long ruled Greater Poland.…

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  1. 1126–1138Kingdom of Poland · PolandMieszko III was son of Bolesław III Wrymouth; after his father's death in 1138 and the partition of Poland among his brothers under the Testament of Bolesław III, he grew up in Greater Poland and received training in feudal rule.
  2. 1138–1173Duchy of Greater Poland · Greater PolandMieszko III long held Greater Poland, contending with his brothers Henryk and Bolesław IV for Kraków and supreme rule over Poland, repeatedly involved in civil wars and ecclesiastical mediation; he was one of the central figures in Polish politics in the mid-12th century.
  3. 1173–1202Kraków and Greater Poland · PolandAfter Henryk's death in 1173, Mieszko III was chosen High Duke of Poland, but his rule was quickly challenged by his nephews Mieszko IV and Casimir II. He lost Kraków after 1177, and by around 1180 Greater Poland was also seized by Mieszko IV; in his later years he alternated between exile and attempts to regain power, dying at Kalisz in 1202.

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