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The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. [3] The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I ( c. 960 –992). [ 4 ] The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casimir III the Great .
The Crisis of the Piast dynasty [citation needed] was a period of constant wars, invasions and rebellions, lasting from the death of Bolesław the Brave in 1025 until the reunification of the Polish lands by Casimir the Restorer.
The Piast lands totaled about 250,000 km 2 (96,526 sq mi) in area, [8] with an approximate population of under one million. [9] Expansion of the Polans territory under the Piast dynasty in the 10th century. Initially a pagan, Mieszko I was the first ruler of the Polans tribal union known from contemporary written sources.
The following centuries gave rise to the mighty Piast dynasty, consisting of both kings such as Mieszko II Lambert, Przemysł II or Władysław I the Elbow-high and dukes like Bolesław III Wrymouth. The dynasty's rule over Poland ceased with the death of Casimir III the Great in 1370.
This is a list of wars between Piast Poland and Kievan Rus', from the 10th to the 13th century. Polish victory Kievan Rus' victory Another result* *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Piast Poland or Kievan Rus' in which the other intervened, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Piast the Wheelwright (c. 740/741? – 861 AD; Polish: Piast Kołodziej [ˈpʲast kɔˈwɔd͡ʑɛj], Piast Oracz, i.e. Piast the Plower, or Piast; Piast Chościskowic, Latin: Past Ckosisconis, Pazt filius Chosisconisu [2] [3]) was a legendary figure in medieval Poland (9th century AD), the progenitor of the Piast dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Poland.
Nonetheless, for most of the Piast dynasty, electors customarily endorsed rulers from that dynasty, in accordance with hereditary descent. [1] [5] [6] The Piast dynasty came to an end with the death without an heir of the last of the Polish Piasts of the main line, Casimir III the Great, in 1370. [5]
During much of the Middle Ages Wrocław was ruled by Dukes of the Piast dynasty. In 1335 the last Piast Duke of Wrocław, Henry VI the Good died. As a result, the city passed to John of Luxembourg, who fought a war with Casimir the Great over Silesia. [18] [19] John died, while fighting in France, and the war ended inconclusively. [20]