Mieszko III the Old

✶January 1, 1126

†March 20, 1202

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About their life

Mieszko III, sometimes called Mieszko the Old, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death. 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.

High Duke of Poland (1121-1202)

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