Reign of Mieszko II of Poland

Name: Reign of Mieszko II of Poland
Start: 1020
End: 1029

Type Event Region Europe Time 1020–1029

In the 1020s, after the death of Bolesław I the Brave, the Piast dynasty's second son Mieszko II Lambert succeeded to the Polish throne, facing rival…

Timeline

1020–1025Kraków · Lesser PolandIn the 1020s Bolesław I still maintained the vast territory of the expanded Polish kingdom, but the appanages granted to his sons had already planted the seeds of division. Mieszko II, as one of the heirs, participated in court affairs during his father's lifetime and maintained tense diplomatic relations with the Holy Roman Empire.
1025–1029Poland · PolandAfter Bolesław I's death Mieszko II succeeded, but his brothers Odo and Bezprym and various noble factions immediately launched rebellions. Emperor Conrad II of the Holy Roman Empire and the Duke of Bohemia intervened; Mieszko II was briefly exiled, Poland lost vassals such as Moravia, and was forced to submit to the Empire.

Sources

A Concise History of Poland — Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki (2006)
The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569 — Robert I. Frost (2015)