MIESZKO I

myĕshˈkô or Mieczyslaw I–chĭsläf, c.922–992, duke of Poland (962–92), the first important member of the Piast dynasty. The first German invasions of Poland began in 963. To avert this threat, Mieszko obtained (c.963) a friendly treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, to whom he agreed to pay tribute. Mieszko later conquered Pomerania. In 966 he accepted Christianity and immediately began the conversion of Poland. Late in his reign he placed Poland under the protection of the pope, thus gaining papal support of Polish integrity. His son Boleslaus I succeeded him.

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books on: Mieszko I  - 59 results

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1.
Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945
Book by George J. Lerski; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Poland--History--Dictionaries
...Mazovia, * and Eastern Pomerania. * Mieszko I continued the expansion of his tribe...was confirmed by the marriage of Mieszko I and Boleslaws daughter, DA+ browka...XXI, 31-33; Z. Wojciechowski, Mieszko I and the Rise of the Polish State...
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The Origin of Russia
Book by Henryk Paszkiewicz; George Allen & Unwin, 1954
Subjects: Russia--History--To 1533
...Data urodzin Mieszka I . PH XXXIX , 1949, pp...which places the birth of Mieszko in the years 940-5...by Z. Wojciechowski, Mieszko I and the Rise of the Polish...Gallus" asserts that before Mieszko, three generations of...
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The Cambridge History of Poland: From the Origins to Sobieski (To 1696)
Book by W. F. Reddaway, J. H. Penson, O. Halecki, R. Dyboski; Cambridge University Press, 1950
Subjects: Poland--History
...shattered", caused Otto I to intervene, although Hodo had attacked Mieszko without the Emperors...his son was exposed Mieszko sent a lock of Boleslaws...The death of Otto I occurred in 973...the death of Otto I, Mieszko made common cause...
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Economy, Society, and Lordship in Medieval Poland, 1100-1250
Book by Piotr Górecki; Holmes & Meier, 1992
Subjects: Feudal Law--Poland--History--To 1500, Feudalism--Poland--History--To 1500, Land Tenure--Law And Legislation--Poland--History--To 1500, Peasantry--Poland--History--To 1500, Poland--Economic Conditions, Poland--Politics And Government--To 1572, Poland--Social Conditions
...established the settlement from which Mieszko sought to recover them. The...the south of where they served Mieszko. 90 Despite the distance of...as the decimi of Giecz, Duke Mieszko wanted to remove them, but he restored them to this church i.e., the diocese of Wroclaw...
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A History of Poland
Book by O. Halecki; Roy Publishers, 1956
Subjects: Poland--History
...Poland, was the more valuable since Mieszko was obliged to reckon not only with...Norse Vikings. The only charter of Mieszko I which is known to us shows beyond...counterbalance that of the Empire, Mieszko gave all his territory into the hands...
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journal articles on: Mieszko I  - 7 results

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Vladimir: What's in a Name?
Journal article by Andrew M. Drozd; Germano-Slavica, 2000
Subjects: Slavic countries--Social aspects, Slavic languages--Analysis, Slavs--Names
...feedback at an early stage. I also want to thank Jonathan Ludwig...first known ruler of Poland, Mieszko, claimed to be a Viking. As...they invented the theory that Mieszko was a Scandinavian Viking who...9) Summaries can be found in I. P. Shaskolkii, Normanskaia...
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The Contribution of Post-World War II Schools in Poland in Forging a Negative Image of the Germans
Journal article by Richard P. Sander; East European Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1995
Subjects: German foreign relations--Poland, Germans--Portrayals, History--Curricula, Poland, Poles (European people)--Education, Poles--Education, Polish foreign relations--Germany
...the Germans military expansion to the east. In 972, Mieszko I, the first known ruler of Poland, was attacked by the...including the mouth of the Oder. Seven years later, Mieszko I repelled an assault of the German King and Emperor Otto...
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Prolonging the Resistance
Journal article by Evron M. Kirkpatrick; World Affairs, Vol. 145, 1982
Subjects: Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace
...of Article 1 of the Criminal Code, I ask the Court to find the accused Kaniewski...lawyer Jan Olszewski stressed, as did I, that, whatever our attitude to current...been described as having lasted from Mieszko I to John Paul II; and it will continue...
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Proselytism in Poland [*
Journal article by Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska; 1999
Subjects: Evangelistic work--Political aspects, Nationalism and religion--Analysis, Pluralism--Political aspects, Religion and politics--Poland
...by Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska I. Historical and Sociopsychological...marked by the conversion of Polish Count Mieszko I and his court in 966 C.E. Since then...churches in Silesia between World Wars I and II. They remained small until recently...
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Religious Topography of Eastern Europe
Journal article by Paul Mojzes; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1999
Subjects: Eastern Europe--Social aspects, Human geography--Eastern Europe, Religion and culture--Analysis
...flourished. Soon after the end of World War I, the new state allowed the importation or...Hungarian rule until 1918. After World War I, with the collapse of Austria-Hungary...rule. From then until the end of World War I, with the exception of the time when large...
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Back to the Past: Poland's Experiment in Theocracy; Polish Prelates Turn Back the Clock
Magazine article by Kaz Dziamka; Free Inquiry, Vol. 22, Spring 2002
Subjects: Catholic Church--Political activity, Poland--Religious aspects, Theocracy--Evaluation
...when Polands Slavic Piast ruler, Mieszko I, "adopted" Christianity. Like Constantine the Great, however, Mieszko never became fully Christianized and...became U.S. correspondent for Fakty i Mity (Facts and Myths), an independent...
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Render Unto Caesar: Church and State in Poland
Magazine article by Carl Tighe; Monthly Review, Vol. 38, December 1986
Subjects: Catholic Church in Poland--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Religion and state--Analysis
...West than it did with threats from the East. King Mieszko I, the founder of the Polish state, converted to...not the Church gets its agricultural fund or not. I realize that much of what I have said goes against the grain of received opinion...
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What's a Catholic Country to Do?
Magazine article by Timothy A. Byrnes; Commonweal, Vol. 120, September 24, 1993
Subjects: Catholic Church--Influence, Church and state--Poland, Poland--Religious aspects
...Catholic church has played throughout Polish history. From the birth of the Polish nation, marked by the baptism of Mieszko I in 966, to the long decades of Communist rule, the church has often symbolized both Polish nationalism and opposition...


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newspaper articles on: Mieszko I  - 3 results

 
 
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Duke Who Lost His Head; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 17, 2011
Subjects: Bible and literature, Bible as literature, Biblical literature
...Earl of Lancaster, brother of Edward I, founded the convent of the Order of...historical bent who wanted to see the relic. I understand that the head could still...It was occupied by the Polish prince Mieszko I in 967, and in 1124 was incorporated...
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Duke Who Lost His Head
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 17, 2011
...historical bent who wanted to see the relic. I understand that the head could still...It was occupied by the Polish prince Mieszko I in 967, and in 1124 was incorporated...As a child growing up in Dublin, I remember going to visit the Moving Crib...
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'A Real Father for Young People'; Pilgrims Recall, Celebrate Pope's Inspirational Life
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 9, 2005
Subjects: John Paul II, Pope
...He changed my life," said Mieszko Bugajski, 22, a student from...of Polish Boy Scouts. "Now I want to live to share and help...2,000 years of the church, I think," Father Ange proclaimed...yet he loved John Paul. "When I saw him on television, in whatever...


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encyclopedia articles on: Mieszko I  - 6 results

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Mieszko I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MIESZKO I myesh ko or Mieczyslaw I chislaf...in 963. To avert this threat, Mieszko obtained (c.963) a friendly treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Otto I , to whom he agreed to pay tribute. Mieszko later conquered Pomerania. In 966...
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Mieszko II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MIESZKO II or Mieczyslaw II, 990 1034, king of Poland (1025 34), son and successor of Boleslaus I. His reign was marked by internal and external...in chaos when it passed to his son, Casimir I . ____________________ Copyright...
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Piast
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...first historic member, Duke Mieszko I (reigned 962 92), began the...Christianity. His son, Boleslaus I , was crowned king in 1025 with...crown. His successors were Mieszko II (reigned 1025 34), Casimir I (reigned c.1040 1058...
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Boleslaus I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOLESLAUS I bo l slos, c.966 1025, Polish ruler...Boleslaus the Brave. He succeeded his father, Mieszko I , as duke of Poland, seized the territories...Holy See. He was succeeded by his son, Mieszko II...
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Poland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...roughly present-day Poland. Under Duke Mieszko I (reigned 960 92) of the Piast dynasty...Denmark, and Kiev, and in 1025 Boleslaus I (reigned 992 1025) took the title...reunification was begun by Ladislaus I , who was king from 1320 to 1333. During...
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