Mieszko III of Poland

Mieszko III
Mieszko's seal from 1145
High Duke of Poland
Tenure1173–1177
1191
1198–1199
1201
Duke of Greater Poland
Tenure1138–1177
1182–1202
Bornc. 1122/1125[1]
Died13 March 1202 (aged 80)
Kalisz
Burial
Cathedral of Saint Paul the Apostle, Kalisz
SpouseElisabeth of Hungary
Eudoxia of Kiev
Issue
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Odon of Poznań
Stephen of Greater Poland
Elisabeth
Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla
Bolesław of Kuyavia
Mieszko the Younger
Władysław III Spindleshanks
Anastasia
HousePiast dynasty
FatherBolesław III Wrymouth
MotherSalomea of Berg

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Mieszko III | Polish prince".
  2. ^ Davies 2005, p. 64-65.