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Poland, Mieszko I Prince of

Poland, Mieszko I Prince of

Male Abt 922 - 992  (70 years)

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  • Name Poland, Mieszko I Prince of  [1
    Birth Abt 922  Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 May 992 
    Person ID I4829  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

    Family 1 Ostmark, Oda Princess of The 
    Family ID F1901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Poland, Mrs-Mieszko Princess of 
    Family ID F1902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

    Family 3 Bohemia, Dúbravka Princess of,   b. Abt 931, Of, Praha, Praha, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 977 (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 965 
    Children 
     1. Poland, Boleslaw I "Chrobny" "The Brave" King of,   b. Abt 967, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1025 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Sweden Norway & Denmark, PRINCESS OF POLAND Swietoslava or Sygryda,   b. Abt 970, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 2 Feb 1014 (Age > 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Poland, Wladiwoj Prince of,   b. Abt 972, Of, Poznan, Poznan, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1003 (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

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