| Piast the Wheelwright | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Piast the Wheelwright | |
| Duke of the Polans | |
| Predecessor | Popiel |
| Successor | Siemowit |
| Born | 740/741?[1] |
| Died | 861 (claimed age 120)[1] |
| Spouse | Rzepicha |
| Issue | Siemowit |
| House | Piast (founder) |
| Father | Chościsko |
| Religion | Slavic paganism |
Piast the Wheelwright (c. 740/741? – 861 AD; Polish: Piast Kołodziej [ˈpʲast kɔˈwɔd͡ʑɛj], Piast Oracz, i.e. Piast the Plower, or Piast; Piast Chościskowic, Latin: Past Ckosisconis, Pazt filius Chosisconisu[2][3]) was a legendary figure in medieval Poland (9th century AD), the progenitor of the Piast dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Poland.[4]
- ^ a b Prichard, James C. (1836). Researches into the Physical History of Mankind. Vol. 1. London: Houlston and Stoneman. pp. 11–5 ff.
- ^ Badania krytyczno-historyczne i literackie by Jozafat Bolesław Ostrowski, 1870 (Polish)
- ^ Polish cognomen “Chościskowic” and its Latin versions of “Ckosisconis” and “filius Chosisconisu” (lit. son of Chosisco) refer to his father, supposedly named “Chościsko”
- ^ Norman Davies (23 August 2001). Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present. Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-19-280126-5. Retrieved 29 February 2012.