Portrait
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Name
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Birth
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Marriage(s)
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Death
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Claim
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House
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Legendary
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Lech
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Legendary founder of the Polish nation according to folktales, tribal leader
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Lechites (Tribe)
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Krakus I also Krak or Grakch c. 8th century
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c. 8th century
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Unknown
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c. 8th century
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Legendary founder of Kraków
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Lechites (Tribe)
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Krakus II c. 8th century
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c. 8th century Son of Krakus I
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Unknown
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c. 8th century
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Succession
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Lechites (Tribe)
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Lech II c. 8th century
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c. 8th century Son of Krakus I, brother of Krakus II
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Unknown
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c. 8th century
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Succession
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Lechites (Tribe)
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Wanda also Wądac. 8th century
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c. 8th century Daughter of Krakus, sister of Krakus II and Lech II
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Unknown
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c. 8th century
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Succession
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Lechites (Tribe)
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Duke Leszko I also Leszekc. 7th centuries – c. 8th centuries
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c. 7th centuries – c. 8th centuries
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Unknown
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c. 7th centuries –c. 8th centuries
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Birth name Przemysław, defeated the Hungarians and was crowned
Elected
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Goplans and Polans (Tribes)
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Duke Leszko II c. 8th century
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c. 8th centuries
Presumed son of Leszko I, Alleged progenitor of the Popielids dynasty
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Unknown
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c. 8th centuries
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Succession
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Popielids
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Duke Leszko III c. 8th century
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c. 8th centuries Presumed son of Leszko II
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Unknown
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c. 8th centuries
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Succession
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Popielids
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Duke Popiel I c. 8th century
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c. 8th centuries Presumed son of Leszko III
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Unknown
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c. 8th centuries
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Succession
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Popielids
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Duke Popiel II c. 9th century
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c. 9th century Presumed son of Popiel I
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(1) NN, A German Princess
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c. 9th century
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A legendary ruler dethroned by Piast. He appears (without the number) in the oldest Polish chronicle, Gesta principum Polonorum from the early 12th century
Succession
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Popielids
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Piast the Wheelwright c. 9th century
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c. 9th century Son of Chościsko
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(1) Rzepicha
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c. 9th century
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Legendary founder of the Piast dynasty. He appears in the oldest Polish chronicle, Gesta principum Polonorum from the early 12th century
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Piast
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Semi-legendary
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Duke Siemowit also Ziemowit 9th century
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9th century Presumed son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha
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Unknown
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9th century
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Named the Duke of the Polans after his father, Piast the Wheelwright, refused to take the place of legendary Duke Popiel
Elected
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Piast
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Duke Lestek also Leszek or Lestko 9th century – 10th century
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c. 870–880 Presumed son of Siemowit
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Unknown
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c. 930–950
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Named the Duke of the Polans after succeeding his father
Succession
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Piast
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Duke Siemomysł also Ziemomysł Latin: Zemomislaus 10th century – c. 950/960
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c. 900 Presumed son of Lestek
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Unknown
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c. 950–960
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Named the Duke of the Polans after succeeding his father
Succession
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Piast
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House of Piast
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Duke Mieszko I Latin: Misico, dux Wandalorum960 – 25 May 992 (31–32 years)
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c. 930
Son of semi-legendary Siemomysł
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(1) Doubravka of Bohemia c. 965 2 children
(2) Oda of Haldensleben c. 980 3 children
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25 May 992 Poznań Aged about 62
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First Christian ruler of Poland
Succession
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Piast
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King Bolesław I the Brave also Boleslaus I the Great Polish: Bolesław I Chrobry (Wielki) 992–1025 (as duke)
18 April 1025–17 June 1025 (as king) (32–33 years)
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c. 967 Poznań
Son of Mieszko I and Doubravka of Bohemia
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(1) Hunilda, daughter of Rikdag
(2) Judith of Hungary
(3) Emnilda of Lusatia
(4) Oda of Meissen
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17 June 1025 Kraków Aged about 58
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First crowned king
Succession
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Piast
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King Mieszko II Lambert 25 December 1025–1031 (5–6 years)
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c. 990
Son of Bolesław I the Brave and Emnilda of Lusatia
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(1) Richeza of Lotharingia, 4 children
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10/11 May 1034 Poznań Aged about 44
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Crowned king
Succession
Deposed as a result of the Pagan Rebellion
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Piast
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Duke Bezprym 1031–1032 (0–1 years)
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c. 986
Son of Bolesław I the Brave and Judith of Hungary
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Unknown
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c. 1032 Aged about 46
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Country divided, ruler of a Duchy
Usurped
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Piast
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Duke Otto 1032–1033 (0–1 years)
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c. 1000
Son of Bolesław I the Brave and Emnilda of Lusatia
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Unknown
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c. 1033 Aged about 33
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Country divided, ruler of a Duchy
Usurped
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Piast
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Duke Dytryk also Dietrich and Theoderick 1032–1033 (0–1 years)
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c. 992
Son of Lambert Mieszkowic or Mieszko Mieszkowic
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Unknown
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c. 1033 Aged about 41
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Country divided, ruler of a Duchy
Usurped
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Piast
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Duke Mieszko II Lambert 1033–1034 (0–1 years)
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c. 990
Son of Bolesław I the Brave and Emnilda of Lusatia
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(1) Richeza of Lotharingia, 4 children
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10/11 May 1034 Poznań Aged about 44
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Restored as duke
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Piast
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Duke Bolesław the Forgotten Polish: Bolesław Zapomniany 1034–1038/1039 (4–5 years)
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before 1016
Presumed son of Mieszko II Lambert
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Unknown
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1038/1039
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Semi-legendary, existence disputed
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Piast
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Duke Casimir I the Restorer Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel 1034/1040–1058 (17–18 years)
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25 July 1016
Son of Mieszko II Lambert and Richeza of Lotharingia
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(1) Maria Dobroniega, 5 children
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19 March 1058 Poznań Aged 41
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Made prince in 1034, returned from abroad in 1040
Restoration
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Piast
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King Bolesław II the Generous Polish: Bolesław II Szczodry (Śmiały) 1058–1076 (as duke) 26 December 1076–1079 (as king) (20–21 years)
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1042
Son of Casimir I the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega
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(1) Wyszesława, 1 son
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2/3 April 1081 Hungary or Ossiach Aged about 39
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Crowned king in 1076
Deposed and exiled in 1079 after slaying Saint Stanislaus
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Piast
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Duke Władysław I Herman 1079–4 June 1102 (22–23 years)
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1044
Son of Casimir I the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega
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(1) Przecława
(2) Judith of Bohemia
(3) Judith of Swabia
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24 June 1102 Płock Aged about 58
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Succeeded brother after his exile
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Piast
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Duke Zbigniew 1102–1107 (4–5 years)
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c. 1073
Son of Władysław I Herman and Przecława (?)
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Unknown
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8 July 1113 Aged about 40
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Succession
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Piast
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Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth also Boleslaus IIIPolish: Bolesław III Krzywousty1107–1138 (30–31 years)
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20 August 1086 Płock
Son of Władysław I Herman and Judith of Bohemia
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(1) Zbyslava of Kiev
(2) Salomea of Berg
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28 October 1138 Sochaczew Aged 52
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Succession
His death led to the fragmentation of Poland
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Piast
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Fragmentation of Poland
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High Duke Władysław II the Exile Polish: Władysław II Wygnaniec1138–1146 (7–8 years)
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1105 Kraków
Son of Bolesław III Wrymouth and Zbyslava of Kiev
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(1) Agnes of Babenberg, 5 children
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30 May 1159 Altenburg Aged 54
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Succession
Deposed and exiled
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Piast
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High Duke Bolesław IV the Curly Polish: Bolesław IV Kędzierzawy1146–1173 (26–27 years)
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c. 1125
Son of Bolesław III Wrymouth and Salomea of Berg
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(1) Viacheslava of Novgorod, 3 children
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5 January 1173 Aged about 51
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Succeeded exiled half-brother
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Piast
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High Duke Mieszko III Polish: Mieszko III Stary 1173–1177 (3–4 years)
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c. 1127
Son of Bolesław III Wrymouth and Salomea of Berg
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(1) Elisabeth of Hungary
(2) Eudoxia of Kiev
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13 March 1202 Kalisz Aged about 75
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Succession
Deposed by brother in 1177
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Piast
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High Duke Casimir II the Just Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy 1177–1190 (12–13 years)
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c. 1138
Son of Bolesław III Wrymouth and Salomea of Berg
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(1) Helen of Znojmo, 7 children
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5 May 1194 Kraków Aged about 56
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Usurped power from brother
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Piast
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Mieszko III 1190–1190
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–
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–
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–
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Usurped
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Piast
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Casimir II the Just 1190–1194
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–
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–
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–
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Leszek I the White Polish: Leszek Biały 1194–1198 (3–4 years)
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c. 1184/1185
Son of Casimir II the Just and Helen of Znojmo
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(1) Grzymisława of Luck, 2 children
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24 November 1227 Marcinkowo Górne Aged about 43
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Succession
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Piast
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Mieszko III 1198–1199
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–
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–
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–
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Usurped
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Piast
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Leszek I the White 1199–1199
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–
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–
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–
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Restored
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Piast
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Mieszko III 1199–1202
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–
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–
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–
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Władysław III Spindleshanks Polish: Władysław III Laskonogi 1202–1206 (3–4 years)
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c. 1167
Son of Mieszko III and Eudoxia of Kiev
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(1) Lucia of Rügen, 2 children
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3 November 1231 Aged about 64
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Usurped
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Piast
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Leszek I the White 1206–1210
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–
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–
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–
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Restored
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Piast
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High Duke Mieszko IV Tanglefoot Polish: Mieszko IV Plątonogi1210–1211 (0–1 years)
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c. 1130
Son of Władysław II the Exile and Agnes of Babenberg
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(1) Ludmila, 5 children
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16 May 1211 Aged about 81
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Usurped
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Piast
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Leszek I the White 1211–1227 (15–16 years)
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–
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–
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–
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Restored
Murdered in 1227
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Piast
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Władysław III Spindleshanks 1227–1229
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–
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–
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–
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Konrad I of Masovia 1229–1232 (2–3 years)
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c. 1187/1188
Son of Casimir II the Just and Helen of Znojmo
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(1) Agafia of Rus, 10 children
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31 August 1247 Aged about 60
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Henry I the Bearded Polish: Henryk I Brodaty 1232–1238 (5–6 years)
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c. 1165/1188 Głogów
Son of Bolesław I the Tall and Christina (?)
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(1) Hedwig of Andechs, 7 children
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19 March 1238 Krosno Odrzańskie Aged about 73
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Henry II the Pious Polish: Henryk II Pobożny 1238–1241 (2–3 years)
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c. 1196 Głogów
Son of Henry the Bearded and Hedwig of Andechs
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(1) Anne of Bohemia, 10 children
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9 April 1241 Legnickie Pole Aged about 45
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Succession
Killed at the Battle of Legnica
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Piast
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High Duke Bolesław II the Horned Polish: Bolesław II Rogatka1241–1241
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c. 1220/1225 Głogów
Son of Henry II the Pious and Anne of Bohemia
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(1) Hedwig of Anhalt, 7 children (2) Euphemia of Pomerania (3) Sophia of Dyhrn
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26 December 1278 Legnica
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Succession
Deposed
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Piast
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High Duke Konrad I of Masovia 1241–1243 (1–2 years)
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c. 1187/1188
Son of Casimir II the Just and Helen of Znojmo
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(1) Agafia of Rus, 10 children
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31 August 1247 Aged about 60
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Usurped
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Piast
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High Duke Bolesław V the Chaste Polish: Bolesław V Wstydliwy 1243–1279 (35–36 years)
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21 June 1226 Stary Korczyn
Son of Leszek I the White and Grzymisława of Luck
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(1) Kinga of Poland, no children
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7 December 1279 Kraków Aged 52
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Restored as rightful Duke
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Piast
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High Duke Leszek II the Black Polish: Leszek Czarny 1279–1288 (8–9 years)
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c. 1241 Brześć Kujawski
Son of Casimir I of Kuyavia and Constance of Wrocław
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(1) Gryfina of Halych
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30 September 1288 Kraków Aged about 47
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Succession
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Piast
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High Duke Henryk IV Probus English: Henry the RighteousPolish: Henryk IV Prawy 1288–1290 (8–9 years)
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c. 1257/1258
Son of Henry III the White and Judith of Masovia
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(1) Constance of Opole
(2) Matilda of Brandenburg
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23 June 1290 Wrocław Aged about 32
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Succession
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Piast
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Attempt at restoration
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King Przemysł II English: Premislaus II 1290–1291 (as duke)
1295–1296 (as king) (1 year)
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14 October 1257 Poznań
Son of Przemysł I of Greater Poland and Elisabeth of Wrocław
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(1) Ludgarda of Mecklenburg
(2) Richeza of Sweden
(3) Margaret of Brandenburg
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8 February 1296 Rogoźno Aged 38
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Crowned king in 1295
Granted Poland its coat of arms
Assassinated
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Piast
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Přemyslid House
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King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Polish: Wacław II Czeski 1296–1300 (as High Duke)
1300–1305 (as King) (4–5 years)
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27 September 1271 Prague
Son of Ottokar II of Bohemia and Kunigunda of Slavonia
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(1) Judith of Habsburg
(2) Elisabeth Richeza of Poland
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21 June 1305 Prague Aged 33
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Crowned himself King of Poland in 1300
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Přemyslid
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(Uncrowned) Wenceslaus III of Bohemia Polish: Wacław III Czeski 1305–1306 (1 year)
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6 October 1289 Prague
Son of Wenceslaus II and Judith of Habsburg
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(1) Viola of Teschen
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4 August 1306 Olomouc Aged 16
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Succession
Uncrowned and assassinated
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Přemyslid
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House of Piast
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King Ladislaus I the Short Polish: Władysław I Łokietek 1306–1320 (as High Duke)
20 January 1320 – 2 March 1333 (as King) (26 years, 183 days)
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c. 1260
Son of Casimir I of Kuyavia and Euphrosyne of Opole
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(1) Jadwiga of Kalisz, 6 children
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2 March 1333 Kraków Aged about 73
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Reunited the Kingdom of Poland after fragmentation
Crowned King in 1320
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Piast
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King Casimir III the Great Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki 25 April 1333 – 5 November 1370 (37 years, 195 days)
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30 April 1310 Kowal
Son of Władysław I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Kalisz
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(1) Aldona of Lithuania
(2) Adelaide of Hesse
(3) Christina Rokiczana
(4) Hedwig of Sagan
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5 November 1370 Kraków Aged 60
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Succession
Strengthened Poland's position in Europe
Died without a male heir
Last monarch from the Piast Dynasty
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Piast
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House of Anjou
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King Louis Polish: Ludwik Węgierski 17 November 1370 – 10 September 1382 (11 years, 298 days)
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5 March 1326 Visegrád
Son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland
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(1) Margaret of Bohemia
(2) Elizabeth of Bosnia
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10 September 1382 Nagyszombat (Trnava) Aged 56
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Succeeded his uncle, Casimir III, to the Polish throne
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Anjou
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Queen Hedwig Polish: Jadwiga 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399 (14 years, 275 days)
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3 October 1373–18 February 1374 Buda
Daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Bosnia
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(1) Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila)
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17 July 1399 Kraków Aged 25
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Succeeded her father in Poland
Her husband was crowned jure uxoris on 4 March 1386
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Anjou
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House of Jagiellon
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King Władysław II Jagiełło Lithuanian: Jogaila 4 March 1386 – 1 June 1434 (48 years, 90 days)
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c. 1352/1362 Vilnius
Son of Algirdas and Uliana of Tver
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(1) Hedwig of Poland (Jadwiga)
(2) Anna of Cilli
(3) Elisabeth of Pilica
(4) Sophia of Halshany
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1 June 1434 Gródek Aged 72–82
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Born a pagan
Previously Grand Duke of Lithuania
Crowned co-ruler with wife Hedwig
Longest-reigning Polish monarch
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Jagiellon
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King Władysław III English: Ladislaus III of Varna Polish: Władysław III Warneńczyk 25 July 1434 – 10 November 1444 (10 years, 109 days)
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31 October 1424 Kraków
Son of Jogaila and Sophia of Halshany
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Unmarried and childless
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10 November 1444 Varna Aged 20
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Succeeded his father in Poland
Killed at the Battle of Varna
Interregnum until 1447
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Jagiellon
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King Casimir IV Polish: Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk 25 June 1447 – 7 June 1492 (44 years, 349 days)
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30 November 1427
Kraków
Son of Jogaila and Sophia of Halshany
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Elizabeth of Habsburg, 13 children
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7 June 1492 Grodno Aged 64
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Succession
Previously Grand Duke of Lithuania
Divided the Polish-Lithuanian realm between John and Alexander
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Jagiellon
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King John I Albert Polish: Jan I Olbracht 23 September 1492 – 17 June 1501 (8 years, 268 days)
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27 December 1459 Kraków
Son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Habsburg
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Unmarried and childless
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17 June 1501 Toruń Aged 41
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Succeeded his father in Poland
Laid foundation for the Sejm and Senate (Polish Parliament)
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Jagiellon
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King Alexander I Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk12 December 1501 – 19 August 1506 (4 years, 251 days)
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5 August 1461 Kraków
Son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Habsburg
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(1) Helena of Moscow, childless
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19 August 1506 Vilnius Aged 45
|
Succeeded his brother in Poland
Previously Grand Duke of Lithuania
Buried in Lithuania
|
Jagiellon
|
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King Sigismund I the Old Polish: Zygmunt I Stary 8 December 1506 – 1 April 1548 (41 years, 116 days)
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1 January 1467
Kozienice
Son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Habsburg
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(1) Barbara Zápolya
(2) Bona Sforza of Milan
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1 April 1548 Kraków Aged 81
|
Succeeded his brother in Poland and Lithuania
|
Jagiellon
|
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King Sigismund II Augustus I Polish: Zygmunt II August 1 April 1548 – 7 July 1572 (24 years, 98 days)
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1 August 1520 Kraków
Son of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza
|
(1) Elizabeth of Austria
(2) Barbara Radziwiłł
(3) Catherine of Austria
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7 July 1572 Knyszyn Aged 51
|
Succession
Formation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with an elective monarchy
Last male member of the Jagiellonian Dynasty, died heirless
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Jagiellon
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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King Henry V Polish: Henryk Walezy 16 May 1573 – 12 May 1575 (1 year, 362 days)
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19 September 1551 Fontainebleau
Son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici
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(1) Louise of Lorraine, no children
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2 August 1589 Saint-Cloud Aged 37
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Elected
Left Poland in June 1574 to succeed his brother in France
Interregnum until 1575
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Valois
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Queen Anna Polish: Anna Jagiellonka 15 December 1575 – 19 August 1587 (de facto) (11 years, 248 days) – 9 September 1596 (de jure) (20 years, 270 days)
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18 October 1523 Kraków
Daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza
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(1) Stephen Báthory, no children
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9 September 1596 Warsaw Aged 72
|
Elected co-monarch with Stephen Báthory
Sole ruler until Báthory's arrival and coronation in May 1576
Ruled after husband's death until her nephew was elected
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Jagiellon
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King Stephen Báthory Polish: Stefan Batory 1 May 1576 – 12 December 1586 (10 years, 226 days)
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27 September 1533 Szilágysomlyó (Șimleu Silvaniei)
Son of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó and Catherine Telegdi
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(1) Anna Jagiellon, no children
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12 December 1586 Grodno Aged 53
|
Elected as co-monarch with Anna Jagiellon
Previously Prince of Transylvania
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Báthory
|
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King Sigismund III Polish: Zygmunt III Waza 19 August 1587 – 30 April 1632 (44 years, 256 days)
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20 June 1566 Gripsholm
Son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon
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(1) Anne of Austria
(2) Constance of Austria
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30 April 1632 Warsaw Aged 65
|
Elected, nephew of Anna Jagiellon
Transferred capital from Kraków to Warsaw
Hereditary King of Sweden until deposition in 1599
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Vasa
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King Władysław IV also Ladislaus IV Polish: Władysław IV Waza 8 November 1632 – 20 May 1648 (15 years, 195 days)
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9 June 1595 Łobzów
Son of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria
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(1) Cecilia Renata of Austria
(2) Marie Louise Gonzaga
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20 May 1648 Merkinė Aged 52
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Elective succession
Also titular King of Sweden and elected Tsar of Russia (1610–1613) when the Polish army captured Moscow
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Vasa
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King John II Casimir Polish: Jan II Kazimierz 20 November 1648 – 16 September 1668 (19 years, 302 days)
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22 March 1609 Kraków
Son of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria
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(1) Marie Louise Gonzaga
(2) Claudine Françoise Mignot (morganatic marriage)
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16 December 1672 Nevers Aged 63
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Elective succession, succeeded half-brother
Previously a cardinal
Titular King of Sweden
Abdicated
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Vasa
|
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King Michael I Polish: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki 19 June 1669 – 10 November 1673 (4 years, 145 days)
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31 May 1640 Biały Kamień
Son of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki and Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska
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(1) Eleonora Maria of Austria, no children
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10 November 1673 Lwów Aged 33
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Elected
Born into nobility of mixed heritage, the son of a military commander and governor
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Wiśniowiecki
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King John III Sobieski Polish: Jan III Sobieski 19 May 1674 – 17 June 1696 (22 years, 30 days)
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17 August 1629 Olesko
Son of Jakub Sobieski and Teofila Zofia
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(1) Marie Casimire d'Arquien, 13 children
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17 June 1696 Wilanów Aged 66
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Elected
Born into nobility
A successful military commander
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Sobieski
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King Augustus II Polish: August II Mocny 15 September 1697 – 13 October 1706 (1st reign, 9 years, 29 days)
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12 May 1670 Dresden
Son of John George III and Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark
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(1) Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, 1 son by wife
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1 February 1733 Warsaw Aged 62
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Elected
Previously Elector and ruler of Saxony
Dethroned by Stanislaus I in 1706 during the Great Northern War
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Wettin
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King Stanislaus I Polish: Stanisław I Leszczyński 12 July 1704 – 8 July 1709 (1st reign, 4 years, 362 days)
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20 October 1677 Lwów
Son of Rafał Leszczyński and Anna Jabłonowska
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(1) Catherine Opalińska, 2 children
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23 February 1766 Lunéville Aged 88
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Usurped
Nominated as ruler in 1704, crowned in 1705 and deposed predecessor in 1706
Exiled in 1709
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Leszczyński
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King Augustus II Polish: August II Mocny 8 July 1709 – 1 February 1733 (2nd reign, 23 years, 209 days)
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12 May 1670 Dresden
Son of John George III and Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark
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(1) Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, 1 son by wife
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1 February 1733 Warsaw Aged 62
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Restored
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Wettin
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King Stanislaus I Polish: Stanisław I Leszczyński 12 September 1733 – 26 January 1736 (2nd reign, 2 years, 137 days)
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20 October 1677 Lwów
Son of Rafał Leszczyński and Anna Jabłonowska
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(1) Catherine Opalińska, 2 children
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23 February 1766 Lunéville Aged 88
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Elected
His election sparked the War of the Polish Succession
Deposed by Augustus III in 1736
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Leszczyński
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King Augustus III Polish: August III Sas 5 October 1733 – 5 October 1763 (30 years)
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17 October 1696 Dresden
Son of Augustus II the Strong and Christiane Eberhardine
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(1) Maria Josepha of Austria, 16 children
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5 October 1763 Dresden Aged 66
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Usurped
Proclaimed King of Poland in 1733, crowned in 1734
Dethroned elected predecessor in 1736
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Wettin
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King Stanislaus II Augustus Polish: Stanisław II August 7 September 1764 – 25 November 1795 (31 years, 80 days)
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17 January 1732 Wołczyn
Son of Stanisław Poniatowski and Konstancja Czartoryska
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Unmarried
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1 February 1798 Saint Petersburg Aged 66
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Elected
Born into nobility
Last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, his reign ended in the Partitions of Poland
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Poniatowski
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Duchy of Warsaw
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Grand Duke Frederick Augustus I Polish: Fryderyk August I 9 June 1807 – 22 May 1815 (7 years, 348 days)
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23 December 1750 Dresden
Son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and Maria Antonia of Bavaria
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(1) Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, 1 daughter
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5 May 1827 Dresden Aged 76
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Treaties of Tilsit
Designated as a king of Poland by General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland, 1812.
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Wettin
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Third Polish Kingdom
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King Alexander II 9 June 1815 – 1 December 1825 (10 years, 178 days)
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23 December 1777
Son of Paul I and Maria Feodorovna, First Romanov King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland
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Louise of Baden (m. 1793)
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1 December 1825 Taganrog Aged 47
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The Kingdom of Poland created at the Congress of Vienna and therefore dubbed "Congress Poland".
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
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King Nicholas I 1 December 1825 – 2 March 1855 (29 years, 98 days)
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6 July 1796
Son of Paul I and Maria Feodorovna
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Charlotte of Prussia (m. 1817)
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2 March 1855 Saint Petersburg Aged 58
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Brother
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
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King Alexander III 2 March 1855 – 13 March 1881 (26 years, 18 days)
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29 April 1818
Son of Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodrovna, Nephew of Alexander I, Assassinated
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Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (m. 1841; died 1880) Catherine Mikhailovna Dolgorukova (morganatic) (m. 1880)
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13 March 1881 Saint Petersburg Aged 62
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Son
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
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King Alexander IV 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894 (13 years, 236 days)
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10 March 1845
Son of Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna
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Dagmar of Denmark (m. 1866)
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5 May 1827 Dresden Aged 49
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Son
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
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King Nicholas II 1 November 1894 – 15 March 1917 (22 years, 139 days)
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18 May 1868
Son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna, Abdicated the throne during the February Revolution, Murdered by the Bolsheviks
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Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (m. 1894)
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17 July 1918 Yekaterinburg Aged 50
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Son
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
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Portrait
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Name
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Reign
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Lifespan
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Claim
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House
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Fourth Polish Kingdom
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Bolesław VI
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24 February 1919 - 8 March 1954 (35 years, 12 days)
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24 January 1864 – 8 March 1954
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Relative of Stanislaus II, Elected, dethroned after WWII
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Poniatowski
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Stanislaus III
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8 March 1954 - 19 March 1958 (4 years 11 days)
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31 August 1895–8 November 1970
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Son, Leader of the Government in Exile
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Poniatowski
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Casimir IV
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19 March 1958 - 3 August 1980 (22 years 4 months 15 days)
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30 0ctober 1897-3 August 1980
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Brother, Leader of the Government in Exile
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Poniatowski
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Fifth Kingdom of Poland
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Michael II
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3 August 1980 - 15 January 2002 (21 years 5 months 12 days)
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16 May 1922 – 15 January 2002
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Son, Leader of the Government in Exile, restored to the throne in June 6, 1991
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Poniatowski
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Ladislaus V
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15 January 2002 - 18 June 2035 (33 years 5 months 3 days)
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10 November 1946-18 June 2035
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Son
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Poniatowski
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