Leszko II (''Leszek, Lestek, Lestko'') was a legendary ruler of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

, firstly mentioned by Wincenty Kadłubek in the ''

Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae 200px, ''Historia Polonica'', Vincenti Kadłubkonis Episcopi Cracoviensis, 1612 ''Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae'', short name ''Chronica Polonorum'', is a Latin history of Poland written by Wincenty Kadłubek between 1190 an ...

''. Alleged progenitor of the

Popielids The Popielids ( pl, Popielidzi) were a legendary ruling dynasty of either the Polans, Goplans or both tribes, founded by Leszko II. They supposedly ruled the lands of Poland prior to the start of the Piast dynasty. Two Polish families claim descent ...

dynasty. Father of Leszko III.

References

* Gerard Labuda: Studia nad początkami państwa polskiego. T. II. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 1988. . * Jerzy Strzelczyk: Mity, podania i wierzenia dawnych Słowian. Poznań: Rebis, 2007. . * Mistrz Wincenty tzw. Kadłubek, Kronika Polska, tł. i oprac. B. Kürbis, Wrocław 1996, s. 26-28 (I, 13) Legendary Polish monarchs {{Poland-noble-stub