Mieszko III of Poland
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Mieszko III (c. 1122/25 – 13 March 1202), sometimes called the Old, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death.
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Mieszko III | |
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High Duke of Poland | |
Tenure | 1173–1177 1191 1198–1199 1201 |
Duke of Greater Poland | |
Tenure | 1138–1177 1182–1202 |
Born | c. 1122/1125[1] |
Died | 13 March 1202 (aged 80) Kalisz |
Burial | Cathedral of Saint Paul the Apostle, Kalisz |
Spouse | Elisabeth of Hungary Eudoxia of Kiev |
Issue more... | Odon of Poznań Stephen of Greater Poland Elisabeth Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Bolesław of Kuyavia Mieszko the Younger Władysław III Spindleshanks Anastasia |
House | Piast dynasty |
Father | Bolesław III Wrymouth |
Mother | Salomea of Berg |
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He was the fourth and second surviving son of Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland, by his second wife Salomea, daughter of the German count Henry of Berg-Schelklingen.[2]