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Following the Napoleonic Wars, many sovereigns claimed the title of Polish king, duke or ruler, notably German (the King of Prussia was also the sovereign of the Grand Duchy of Posen 1815-1918), Russian (the Congress Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1815 with the widely unrecognized title of King of Poland to the Emperor of Russia until 1915 ...
titular king 1281–1306–1307: Elisabeth Richeza of Poland 1286–1335: Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 1271–1296–1305: Judith of Habsburg 1271–1297: Hedwig of Kalisz 1266 – 1339: Władysław I the Elbow-high 1261–1306–1333: Euphemia of Kuyavia 1265–1308: Yuri I of Galicia 1252–1308: John of Bohemia titular king 1296–1346 r. 1310 ...
This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Poland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Poland. See also the list of Polish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Poland
K.P. – Kingdom of Poland (1815–1918) P – Prussia Rz.O. – Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth R – Russia. RP – Republic of Poland (Contemporary Poland) S – Saxony S.A. – Papal State S.I.R. – Holy Roman Empire
967 – 17 June 1025: Duke: 992 King: 18 April 1025: Duke: 18 April 1025 King: 17 June 1025: Son of Mieszko I and Dobrawa of Bohemia.First to be crowned king. Regnum Sclavorum, Gothorum sive Polonorum
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.
Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (November 23, 1754 – February 13, 1833) was a Polish nobleman, politician, diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family and a nephew of the last king of Poland, Stanisław II Augustus. [1]
The Leszczyński family was a magnate family. In 1473, Rafał Leszczyński obtained from Emperor Frederick III the title of count. This title was conferred on "the entire family". The last representative of the main family, Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and later Duke of Lorraine, died in 1766.