Mieszko (Lebus)
Mieszko von Lebus (also: Mieszko von Schlesien ; Polish: Mieszko lubuski ; * between 1223 and 1227; † 1242 ) was the only known ruler of the country of Lebus , from 1241 to 1242.
Life
Mieszko was the second eldest son of Duke Heinrich II the Pious of Silesia , who was also the Senior Duke of Poland, and of Anna , a daughter of the Bohemian King Ottokar I Přemysl .
Shortly after the father's death in 1241, the son, who had just come of age (about 14 years old), was referred to in a chronicle as Mieszko von Lebus ( Miseco lubucensis ). This probably means that the Silesian territory was divided among the sons and Mieszko got the land of Lebus .
Mieszko died childless soon afterwards and was possibly buried in St. Peter's Church below Lebus Castle (?) And not in the family's traditional burial place in Leubus Monastery .
His brother Bolesław II took over the land of Lebus and handed it over to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg six years later.
family
Mieszko's siblings included:
- Boleslaw II († 1278), Duke of Silesia
- Henry III. († 1266), Duke of Breslau
- Wladislav of Silesia , Duke of Silesia, Chancellor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II. Přemysl , Archbishop of Salzburg, Administrator of Wroclaw
- Elisabeth, married to the Polish King Przemysław I.
Honors
In 2014 the city of Lebus started planning a memorial for Mieszko.
literature
- Historical Commission for Silesia (Ed.): History of Silesia. Volume 1: Ludwig Petry , Josef Joachim Menzel, Winfried Irgang (eds.): From primeval times to the year 1526. 5th, revised edition. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5 , pp. 107-112.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A memorial for Mieszko von Lebus , Märkische Oderzeitung from July 29, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mieszko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mieszko of Silesia; Mieszko of Lebus; Mieszko lubuski (Polish) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Silesia, Duke of Lebus (from 1241) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1223 and 1227 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1242 |