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| Mieszko IV Tanglefoot | |
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| Duke of Kraków Duke of Racibórz, Opole | |
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| High Duke of Poland | |
| Reign | 1210–1211 |
| Predecessor | Leszek I the White |
| Successor | Leszek I the White |
| Duke of Silesia | |
| Reign | 1163–1173 |
| Predecessor | Bolesław IV the Curly |
| Successor | Bolesław I the Tall |
| Born | c. 1130 |
| Died | 16 May 1211 |
| Spouse | Ludmila |
| Issue | Casimir I of Opole |
| House | Silesian Piasts |
| Father | Władysław II the Exile |
| Mother | Agnes of Babenberg |
Mieszko IV Tanglefoot (Polish: Mieszko IV Plątonogi) (c. 1130 – 16 May 1211) was Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland from 9 June 1210 until his death one year later. He was also Duke of Silesia from 1163 to 1173 (with his brother as co-ruler), Duke of Racibórz from 1173, and Duke of Opole from 1202.
His nickname "Tanglefoot" (Plątonogi) appeared in the chronicles from the 14th and 15th centuries. From Rocznik Sędziwoja, annals written in the mid-fifteenth century, the entry for the year 1192: "Cracovia civitas devastata est a Mescone loripede dicto Platonogy nepote ducis Kazimiriensis filio Wladislai exulis" (en: "The city of Kraków was devastated by Mieszko the bandy-legged, called Platonogy, nephew of Duke Casimir, son of Władysław the Exile").[1][note 1][note 2]
- ^ Monumenta Poloniae Historica, August Bielowski, ed., volume II, Lviv 1872, p. 876.
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