Wladyslaw I. Herman

Władysław I. Herman (* around 1043 ; † June 4, 1102 in Płock ) was Duke of Poland from the Piast dynasty from 1079 to 1102 .

Life

After the expulsion of his brother Duke Bolesław II by the Polish nobility and the church, the younger son of Duke Casimir I Karl and Maria Dobroniega was placed on the Polish throne in Krakow . Władysław supported the policy of understanding with the Empire and Bohemia by granting the latter the rights of tribute for the possession of Silesia . He was not an active monarch , the real power in his hands was collected by the voivode Sieciech . This caused discontent among the nobility, who eventually began to support their sons Zbigniew and Bolesław . This led to an intensified conflict in 1097 and the subsequent division of the country in 1099. Zbigniew was awarded Greater Poland with Kujawy as the ruling district, while the younger Bolesław received Silesia and Lesser Poland . He himself, as a "senior", took over Mazovia and ruled all of Poland. Władysław Herman was not crowned king because he submitted to the emperor, whom he supported in the investiture dispute . In 1091 he temporarily subjugated Pomerania by taking Stettin .

Marriage and offspring

His first wife was an unknown Polish woman. from this relationship his eldest son and successor emerged:

• Zbigniew Duke of Poland (1096–1107, 1111) (* around 1070, † 1112)

Since this marriage was concluded according to the Slavic rite , it was not recognized by the Catholic Church and the son Zbigniew, who had emerged from it, was declared illegitimate. In order to relax the conflicts with Bohemia, Władysław broke this connection and married Judith von Böhmen in 1080, daughter of Duke Vratislav II . From this marriage his second son emerged:

• Bolesław III. Schiefmund , Duke of Poland (1102–1138) (* 1085; † 1138)

Three years after the death of Judith of Bohemia on December 25, 1086, he married the imperial princess Judith , a daughter of Emperor Henry III , in 1089 . , the widow of King Solomon of Hungary . She brought Otto von Bamberg to the court in Gnesen . The marriage was considered unhappy, but Judith gave birth to Władysław three daughters:

• a daughter unknown by name (* after 1088, † before October 12, 1112) ∞ before 1108 Yaroslav I. Svyatopolkowitsch Prince of Vladimir (1112–1118) (descendants)
• Agnes , Abbess of Quedlinburg and Gandersheim ;
• Adelheid , wife of Diepold III. from Vohburg . Their daughter Adela was married to the future Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa († 1190) in her first marriage before March 2, 1147 (divorced in 1153) .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Family Tables , New Series, Volume II. Plate 120; Verlag JA Stargardt, Marburg, 1984
2. ↑ European Family Tables , op. cit. Plate 120
3. ↑ European Family Tables , op. cit. Plate 130
4. ↑ European Family Tables , op. cit. Plate 5

Web links

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predecessor	Office	successor
Bolesław II.	Duke of Poland 1079–1102	Zbigniew and Bolesław III. Crooked mouth