Władysław III Spindleshanks: Difference between revisions
Aldebaran69 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Aldebaran69 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
===Lost of the Kraków throne=== |
===Lost of the Kraków throne=== |
||
Władysław's rule as Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland lasted for four years, until 1206, when, after the death of his principal supported voivode Mikołaj Gryfita, Leszek I the White returned to the capital. The cause of the rebellion was a tough enforcement of rights against the powerful nobility and the alliance with the Pomeranians. Some historians placed the loss of Kraków by Władysław in a earlier period: a few months after the death of his father in 1202. In the absence of sources for this period, however, this fact is difficult to verify. |
Władysław's rule as Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland lasted for four years, until 1206, when, after the death of his principal supported voivode Mikołaj Gryfita, Leszek I the White returned to the capital. The cause of the rebellion was a tough enforcement of rights against the powerful nobility and the alliance with the Pomeranians. Some historians placed the loss of Kraków by Władysław in a earlier period: a few months after the death of his father in 1202. In the absence of sources for this period, however, this fact is difficult to verify. |
||
===Plans to restore Polish sovereignty over Pomerania. Kalisz exchange for Lubusz=== |
|||
Interest in the Pomeranian affairs, Władysław was involved in two events. The first was a solemn meeting with King [[Valdemar II of Dennmark]], during which attempted to resolve disputes and determine the zone of influence. The second event was a surprising agreement with the Duke of Wroclaw [[Henry I the Bearded]], under which Władysław surrended the Duchy of [[Kalisz]] (part of the patrimony of his nephew Władysław Odonic) in exchange of [[Lubusz]], whereby it was easier to pursue an active policy on the Baltic coast. But in 1209 Władysław lost Lubusz, taken by [[Conrad II of Landsberg]], [[Margrave]] of [[Lusatia]] (his brother-in-law), who defeated the Duke in the [[Battle of Lubusz]]. Eventuality Henry I the Bearded, in the campaign between August 1210 and March 1211 could take Lubusz from the Germans, using the confusion after the death of Conrad II (6 May 1210) and the disputes about his heritage among the members of the [[House of Wettin]]. After his victory Henry I the Bearded returned Lubusz to Władysław. |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 23:06, 6 March 2010
 | This article or section is in a state of significant expansion or restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. If this article or section has not been edited in several days, please remove this template. If you are the editor who added this template and you are actively editing, please be sure to replace this template with {{in use}} during the active editing session. Click on the link for template parameters to use.
This article was last edited by Aldebaran69 (talk | contribs) 14 years ago. (Update timer) |
- 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.
Duke of Kraków and Greater Poland
Mieszko III died on 13 March 1202. Władysław could succeeded his father without barriers in Kraków, Greater and Lesser Poland, thanks to the support of the powerful voivode Mikołaj Gryfita. However, soon arose an opponent to the throne of Kraków: the eldest son of Casimir II the Just, Leszek I the White, but his candidacy collapsed because he based its rule on the count palatine Goworek, who was an stubborn enemy of the voivode Mikołaj.
Lost of the Kraków throne
Władysław's rule as Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland lasted for four years, until 1206, when, after the death of his principal supported voivode Mikołaj Gryfita, Leszek I the White returned to the capital. The cause of the rebellion was a tough enforcement of rights against the powerful nobility and the alliance with the Pomeranians. Some historians placed the loss of Kraków by Władysław in a earlier period: a few months after the death of his father in 1202. In the absence of sources for this period, however, this fact is difficult to verify.
Plans to restore Polish sovereignty over Pomerania. Kalisz exchange for Lubusz
Interest in the Pomeranian affairs, Władysław was involved in two events. The first was a solemn meeting with King Valdemar II of Dennmark, during which attempted to resolve disputes and determine the zone of influence. The second event was a surprising agreement with the Duke of Wroclaw Henry I the Bearded, under which Władysław surrended the Duchy of Kalisz (part of the patrimony of his nephew Władysław Odonic) in exchange of Lubusz, whereby it was easier to pursue an active policy on the Baltic coast. But in 1209 Władysław lost Lubusz, taken by Conrad II of Landsberg, Margrave of Lusatia (his brother-in-law), who defeated the Duke in the Battle of Lubusz. Eventuality Henry I the Bearded, in the campaign between August 1210 and March 1211 could take Lubusz from the Germans, using the confusion after the death of Conrad II (6 May 1210) and the disputes about his heritage among the members of the House of Wettin. After his victory Henry I the Bearded returned Lubusz to Władysław.
See also
References
 | This biography of a Polish noble is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |