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[[Image:Jan Matejko, Władysław Laskonogi.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Władysław III Spindleshanks. Drawing by [[Jan Matejko]].]] |
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: ''This article refers to the 12th century Polish monarch. For the 15th century Jagiellon monarch, see [[Władysław III of Poland]], and for other monarchs with similar names see [[Ladislaus III (disambiguation)]]''. |
: ''This article refers to the 12th century Polish monarch. For the 15th century Jagiellon monarch, see [[Władysław III of Poland]], and for other monarchs with similar names see [[Ladislaus III (disambiguation)]]''. |
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'''Władysław III Spindleshanks''' ({{lang-pl|'''Władysław III Laskonogi'''}}; b. 1161/67 – 3 November 1231), of the [[Piast Dynasty]], was [[Duke]] of [[Greater Poland]] and [[List of Polish rulers|High Duke of Poland]] |
'''Władysław III Spindleshanks''' ({{lang-pl|'''Władysław III Laskonogi'''}}; b. 1161/67<ref>K. Jasiński, ''Uzupełnienia do genealogii Piastów, "Studia Źródłoznawcze"'', vol. III, 1958, p. 202.</ref> – 3 November 1231), of the [[Piast Dynasty]], was [[Duke]] of [[Greater Poland]] (during 1194-1202 over all the land and during 1202-1229 only over the southern part), [[List of Polish rulers|High Duke of Poland]] and [[Duke of Kraków]] during 1202-1206 and 1228-1231, Duke of [[Kalisz]] during 1202-1206, ruler of [[Lubusz]] during 1206-1210 and 1218-1225, and ruler over [[Gniezno]] during 1216-1217. |
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He was the fifth son of [[Mieszko III the Old]], [[Greater Poland|Duke of Greater Poland]] and since 1173 [[List of Polish rulers|High Duke of Poland]], but the third-born from his second marriage with [[Eudoxia of Kiev|Eudoxia]], daughter of Grand Prince [[Iziaslav II of Kiev]]. |
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The nickname "Spindleshanks" (''Laskonogi'') was given to Władysław in the Chronicle of Greater Poland. [[Jan Długosz]] assumed that this was in reference to the unusual Władysław's long and thin legs.<ref>M. Przybył, ''Władysław Laskonogi, książę wielkopolski 1202-1231'', Poznań 1998, pp. 11-12.</ref> |
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==Life== |
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===Under the rule of Mieszko III the Old=== |
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The first appearance of Władysław in contemporary sources began around 1168 in the congress of [[Jędrzejów]], where as a small child was a witness in a donation to the local cistercian monastery. |
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Between 1177-1179 Władysław, his parents and siblings were forced to leave the country as a result of the rebellion of [[Casimir II the Just]] and [[Odon of Poznań|Odon]], Mieszko III's eldest son from his first marriage, who resented the clear favoritism showed by his father to the offspring of his second marriage. Władysław returned to his family only in 1181 and, despite he was already legally an adult, didn't receive his own district. |
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Around 1186, Władysław married with [[Lucia of Rügen|Lucia]], daughter of [[Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen]]. The union, whose principal purprose was to increased the influence of Mieszko III in Western [[Pomerania]], proved to be childless. |
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Wladyslaw became overlord of Poland in place of his cousin [[Leszek the White]] who was deposed. Wladyslaw then was himself deposed in favor of Leszek from the overlordship. Twenty years late, he succeeded in regaining the throne. |
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On 20 April 1194 Władysław's half-brother Odon died. Thanks to this Władysław could finally obtain his own independent Duchy, located in Southern Greater Poland (the [[Obra River]]); however, the prince only assumed the government there as a guardian of his minor nephew [[Władysław Odonic]] (son of Odon, born ca. 1190). |
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In 1286, he married [[Lucia of Rügen]], they had no children. |
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One year later (13 September 1195), the death of his only surviving brother [[Bolesław of Kuyavia|Bolesław]] in the bloody [[Battle of Mozgawą]] leave Władysław as the sole heir of Mieszko III. Since them, he began his efforts to restore his father in the Duchy of Kraków and the overlordship of Poland. |
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Władysław was the son of [[Mieszko III the Old]] and his successor in their family part-realm of Greater Poland. |
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- This article refers to the 12th century Polish monarch. For the 15th century Jagiellon monarch, see Władysław III of Poland, and for other monarchs with similar names see Ladislaus III (disambiguation).
Władysław III Spindleshanks (Polish: Władysław III Laskonogi; b. 1161/67[1] – 3 November 1231), of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland (during 1194-1202 over all the land and during 1202-1229 only over the southern part), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Kraków during 1202-1206 and 1228-1231, Duke of Kalisz during 1202-1206, ruler of Lubusz during 1206-1210 and 1218-1225, and ruler over Gniezno during 1216-1217.
He was the fifth son of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and since 1173 High Duke of Poland, but the third-born from his second marriage with Eudoxia, daughter of Grand Prince Iziaslav II of Kiev.
The nickname "Spindleshanks" (Laskonogi) was given to Władysław in the Chronicle of Greater Poland. Jan Długosz assumed that this was in reference to the unusual Władysław's long and thin legs.[2]
Life
Under the rule of Mieszko III the Old
The first appearance of Władysław in contemporary sources began around 1168 in the congress of Jędrzejów, where as a small child was a witness in a donation to the local cistercian monastery.
Between 1177-1179 Władysław, his parents and siblings were forced to leave the country as a result of the rebellion of Casimir II the Just and Odon, Mieszko III's eldest son from his first marriage, who resented the clear favoritism showed by his father to the offspring of his second marriage. Władysław returned to his family only in 1181 and, despite he was already legally an adult, didn't receive his own district.
Around 1186, Władysław married with Lucia, daughter of Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen. The union, whose principal purprose was to increased the influence of Mieszko III in Western Pomerania, proved to be childless.
On 20 April 1194 Władysław's half-brother Odon died. Thanks to this Władysław could finally obtain his own independent Duchy, located in Southern Greater Poland (the Obra River); however, the prince only assumed the government there as a guardian of his minor nephew Władysław Odonic (son of Odon, born ca. 1190).
One year later (13 September 1195), the death of his only surviving brother Bolesław in the bloody Battle of Mozgawą leave Władysław as the sole heir of Mieszko III. Since them, he began his efforts to restore his father in the Duchy of Kraków and the overlordship of Poland.
See also
References
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