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- Siemowit (aka Ziemowit) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He was considered one of the four legendary Piast princes, but is now considered as a ruler who existed as an historical person.
He became the duke of the Polans in the 9th century after his father, son of Choscisko, refused to take the place of legendary Duke Popiel. Siemowit was elected as new duke by the "wiec" (popular assembly). According to a popular legend, Popiel was then eaten by mice in his tower on the Goplo lake.
The only mention of Siemowit, along with his son Lestko and grandson Siemomysl, comes in the medi?val chronicle of Gallus Anonymus. Mieszko I of the Piast dynasty is considered the first ruler of Poland to be baptized, though evidence of Arian Christians predating his reign was discovered in south Poland.
Source: "The Chronicles and Deeds of the Dukes Or Princes of the Poles", Central European University Press, pp. 17-22
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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860 - 892 (> 32 år)
