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'''Leszek of Masovia''' ({{lang-pl|'''Leszek Bolesławowic '''}}; b. ca 1162 - d. 1186), was a Duke of [[Masovia]] and [[Kuyavia]] since 1173 until his death. |
'''Leszek of Masovia''' ({{lang-pl|'''Leszek Bolesławowic '''}}; b. ca 1162 - d. 1186), was a Duke of [[Masovia]] and [[Kuyavia]] since 1173 until his death. |
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He was the second but only surviving son of [[Bolesław IV the Curly]], [[List of Polish rulers|High Duke of Poland]] by his first wife [[Viacheslava of Novgorod|Viacheslava]], daughter of [[Vsevolod of Pskov|St. Vsevolod]], Prince of [[Novgorod]] and [[Pskov]]. Once it was thought that his mother was [[Maria (wife of Bolesław IV the Curly)|Maria]], Bolesław IV's second wife, a fact who was showed in several web sources;<ref>[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/POLAND.htm#BoleslawIVdied1173 POLAND]</ref><ref>[http://genealogy.euweb.cz/piast/piast1.html#B4 Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast]</ref><ref>[http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/l1/LANG=span/INDEX=I204465 Chronological dates in Stoyan]</ref> however, after the discovery of coins where Leszek called himself son of Bolesław IV and Anastasia (the Greek or Latin equivalent of Viacheslava's name), this theory proved to be inaccurate.<ref>Borys Paszkiewicz, ''O matce Lestka Bolesławica i początkach mennictwa mazowieckiego'', Przegląd Historyczny, vol. 92 (2001), pp. 1-14.</ref> He was named either thanks to the courtly tradition preserved by [[Gallus Anonymus]] in his [[Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum|''Cronicae Polonorum'']] or after the eldest full-brother of his father, Leszek, who died young around 1131. |
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He was the second but only surviving son of [[Bolesław IV the Curly]], [[List of Polish rulers|High Duke of Poland]] by his first wife [[Viacheslava of Novgorod|Viacheslava]], daughter of [[Vsevolod of Pskov|St. Vsevolod]], Prince of [[Novgorod]] and [[Pskov]] |
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==Life== |
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The death of his older brother Bolesław in 1172 leave him as the only heir of his father. High Duke Bolesław IV (reportedly devastated by his first born son's death) died one year later ([[3 April]] [[1173]]), leaving [[Masovia]] and [[Kuyavia]] to Leszek, at the age of eleven or less. The overlordship of Poland (who included the control over [[Kraków]] and [[Gniezno]]), was taken by the eldest surviving brother of Bolesław IV, [[Mieszko III the Old]]. |
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Leszek began his rule under the guardianship of his youngest uncle, [[Casimir II the Just]]. According to the [[Bishop of Kraków]] and chronicler [[Wincenty Kadłubek]], the young Duke of Masovia suffered of a poor health and even after he took the government of his domains in 1177, the effective rule was handed by the magnate Żyron. |
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Leszek of Masovia (Polish: Leszek Bolesławowic ; b. ca 1162 - d. 1186), was a Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia since 1173 until his death.
He was the second but only surviving son of Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland by his first wife Viacheslava, daughter of St. Vsevolod, Prince of Novgorod and Pskov. Once it was thought that his mother was Maria, Bolesław IV's second wife, a fact who was showed in several web sources;[1][2][3] however, after the discovery of coins where Leszek called himself son of Bolesław IV and Anastasia (the Greek or Latin equivalent of Viacheslava's name), this theory proved to be inaccurate.[4] He was named either thanks to the courtly tradition preserved by Gallus Anonymus in his Cronicae Polonorum or after the eldest full-brother of his father, Leszek, who died young around 1131.
Life
The death of his older brother Bolesław in 1172 leave him as the only heir of his father. High Duke Bolesław IV (reportedly devastated by his first born son's death) died one year later (3 April 1173), leaving Masovia and Kuyavia to Leszek, at the age of eleven or less. The overlordship of Poland (who included the control over Kraków and Gniezno), was taken by the eldest surviving brother of Bolesław IV, Mieszko III the Old.
Leszek began his rule under the guardianship of his youngest uncle, Casimir II the Just. According to the Bishop of Kraków and chronicler Wincenty Kadłubek, the young Duke of Masovia suffered of a poor health and even after he took the government of his domains in 1177, the effective rule was handed by the magnate Żyron.
He died childless, willing his lands to his uncle Casimir II.
References
- ^ POLAND
- ^ Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast
- ^ Chronological dates in Stoyan
- ^ Borys Paszkiewicz, O matce Lestka Bolesławica i początkach mennictwa mazowieckiego, Przegląd Historyczny, vol. 92 (2001), pp. 1-14.
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