Siemowit

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Siemowit (Latin Semovit ) was a legendary prince of the Polans in the second half of the 9th century . Its historical existence is uncertain.

Life

Siemowit was only mentioned in the Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus . He is said to have belonged to the early members of the house of the Piasts . He is said to have been a son of Prince Piast and his wife Rzepicha . His son and successor was Lestek .

historicity

Since Siemowit is only mentioned in the Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus , its existence and his reign have been controversial since the end of the 19th century.

It is uncertain whether Siemowit was invented as a person or whether he was an actual person. Since the 1960s, the prevailing opinion in Polish historiography has been that he existed as a person (for example Henryk Łowmiański, Gerard Labuda , Kazimierz Jasiński and others). One argument for this is that the depiction of the early Piasts does not contain any fabulous unrealistic elements. It is possible that a historical person existed, whose life was then shown changed.

However, archaeological findings are only available from around 920 in the Piast castles around Mieszko I.

source

  • Poland's beginnings - Gallus Anonymus: Chronicles and deeds of the dukes and princes of Poland , translated, introduced and explained by Josef Bujnoch, Graz a. a. 1978, ISBN 3-222-10554-5 .

literature

  • K. Jasiński: Rodowód pierwszych Piastów , Warszawa 1992, p. 47.
  • Janusz Roszko: Kolebka Siemowita , Iskry, 1980, ISBN 978-83-207-0090-9 . online , p. 170

Individual evidence

  1. K. Jasiński, Rodowód pierwszych Piastów, p. 47
predecessor Office successor
Piast Prince of the Polans
approx. 870 - approx. 890
Lestek