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Piast
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Piast , 1st dynasty of Polish dukes and kings...death (1370) of his son, Casimir III , the Piast dynasty ended in Poland; it was finally...king of Bohemia, as suzerain over the Piast domains in Silesia, which in the meantime...
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Silesia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Boleslaus III (reigned 1102-38), of the Piast dynasty, divided Poland into four hereditary...remained with the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty until the extinction of the line...concluded (1537) an alliance with the Piast duke, by which Brandenburg would inherit...
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Poland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...roughly present-day Poland. Under Duke Mieszko I (reigned 960-92) of the Piast dynasty began (966) the conversion of Poland to Christianity. Gniezno was...324; (1466) they became vassals of the Polish kings. The main line of the Piast
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Polish Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...or later, Poland. Under the Polanian duke Mieszko and his Piast dynasty, further consolidation around what is modern Poznan...created political chaos and civil war among rival princes of the Piast lineage. Following devastations caused by Tatar invasions in...
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Poland to 1569
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...neighboring tribes in the tenth century and to the foundation of a state under the hereditary rule of the Piast dynasty. The first recorded Piast ruler was Mieszko I (d. 992), who, after assuming power, probably at the beginning of the 960s...
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Mazovia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...historic region, central Poland. At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Mazovia became an independent duchy under the Piast dynasty. It became a suzerainty of Great Poland in 1351 and was finally united with it in 1526. Mazovia passed to Prussia...
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Casimir II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Casimir II 1138-94, duke of Poland (1177-94), youngest son of Boleslaus III. A member of the Piast dynasty, he drove his brother Mieszko III from power at Kraków in 1177 and became the principal duke of Poland. At...
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Świdnica
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...It has metal and chemical works, textile mills, sugar refineries, and various manufactures. An early residence of the Piast dukes of Silesia, Świdnica and the surrounding principality came to the Bohemian crown in 1368. They were ceded to...
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Casimir III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Casimir III 1310-70, king of Poland (1333-70), son of Ladislaus I and last of the Piast dynasty. Called Casimir the Great, he brought comparative peace to Poland. By the Congress of Visegrad (1335) he promised...
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Boleslaus III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...received Pomerania and Rügen as fiefs of the empire. Vainly seeking to prevent the disintegration of his kingdom, Boleslaus altered the law of succession of his dynasty (see Piast ). Among his sons, Casimir II was the most notable.
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