Poland, Mieszko I Prince of b. Abt 922 Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland d. 25 May 992: Michael and Deborah Hervey's Genealogy

Abt 922 - 992 (70 years)

Family 2	Poland, Mrs-Mieszko Princess of
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Family ID	F1902	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 3 Bohemia, Dúbravka Princess of, b. Abt 931, Of, Praha, Praha, Czechoslovakia , d. 977 (Age 46 years)

Married 965

Children

	1. Poland, Boleslaw I "Chrobny" "The Brave" King of, b. Abt 967, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland , d. 17 Jun 1025 (Age 58 years) [natural]
	2. Sweden Norway & Denmark, PRINCESS OF POLAND Swietoslava or Sygryda, b. Abt 970, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland , d. Aft 2 Feb 1014 (Age > 44 years) [natural]
	3. Poland, Wladiwoj Prince of, b. Abt 972, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland , d. Jan 1003 (Age 31 years) [natural]

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Family ID F1903 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Born - Abt 922 - Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland

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Notes

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.

Sources
[S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM).