Siemowit (Polish pronunciation:
�ɛˈmɔvit also Ziemowit
�ɛˈmɔvit was, according to the chronicles of
Gallus Anonymus, the son of
Piast the Wheelwright and
Rzepicha. He is considered to be the first ruler of the
Piast dynasty.
[K. Jasiński, Rodowód pierwszych Piastów, p. 47.]
He became the
Duke of the Polans in the 9th century after his father,
Piast the Wheelwright, son of
Chościsko, refused to take the place of legendary Duke
Popiel. Siemowit was elected as new duke by the ''
wiec''.
According to a popular legend, Popiel was then eaten by mice in his tower on
Gopło
Gopło is a lake in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park.
In early Middle Ages, the shores of Lake Gopło were home to a West Slavic ...
lake.
The only mention of Siemowit, along with his son,
Lestek, and grandson,
Siemomysł, comes in the medieval chronicle of Gallus Anonymus.
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Siemowit's great-grandson,
Mieszko I, was the first Christian ruler of Poland.
References
See also
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Poland in the Early Middle Ages
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Ziemowit (given name)
Ziemowit �ɛˈmɔvit- is a Polish male given name of Slavic name, Slavic origin, a corrupted version of name Siemowit which is derived from words: "Siemo" - family and "wit" - ruler, to rule. The name may mean: "The head of the family". Nickna ...
9th-century Polish monarchs
Piast dynasty
Legendary Polish monarchs
Dukes of Poland
9th-century births
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
9th-century Slavs
Slavic pagans
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