Poland, Mieszko I Prince of

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In the year of Our Lord 966, the first Polish King, Mieszko I, embraced Christianity, forsaking the Pagan Gods of his ancestors and placing the protection of his kingdom under the shield of the Holy Roman Empire. Mieszko I is regarded as the first official King of Poland, and the founder of the dynastic Piast kings.

The Polish Baptism of 966 came about as a result of the concerns of Mieszko, or Mieczyslaw I, chief of the Polanie, raised by the establishment of the German Empire of Otto I (962). He decided to marry Dobrava, the daughter of Boleslav I of Bohemia, and accepted Christianity for himself and his people, thus preserving their independence. In 1000, at the Congress of Gniezno an independent Polish Church organisation was set up with the agreement of Otto III, but formed according to the Czech, rather than German, system. Thus the Polish Church could turn directly to Rome, and the Pope, for protection and would not fall under the influence of the Germans.

Family/Spouse: Ostmark, Oda Princess of The. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Poland, Mrs-Mieszko Princess of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mieszko married Bohemia, Dúbravka Princess of in 965. Dúbravka was born about 931 in Of, Praha, Praha, Czechoslovakia; died in 977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Poland, Boleslaw I "Chrobny" "The Brave" King of was born about 967 in Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland; died on 17 Jun 1025.
2. Sweden Norway & Denmark, PRINCESS OF POLAND Swietoslava or Sygryda was born about 970 in Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland; died after 2 Feb 1014.
3. Poland, Wladiwoj Prince of was born about 972 in Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland; died in Jan 1003.