Mieszko II Lambert, king of Poland

Events

Date of Birth: 990.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Jasiński.

Date of Death: 10 May 1034.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Althoff (p. 378). Jasiński gives 10 or 11 May 1034.

Relationships

Father: Bolesław I Chobry, king of Poland.

This relationship is given by Balzer, by Ludat, by Żołądź-Strzelczyk, and by Jasiński.

Mother: Emnilda, daughter of Dobromir.

This relationship is given by Balzer, by Ludat, by Żołądź-Strzelczyk, and by Jasiński.

Spouse: Richeza. Married about 1013.

This relationship is given by Balzer, by Ludat, by Żołądź-Strzelczyk, and by Jasiński.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Kazimierz I Karol Odnowiciel (25 July 1016 - 19 March 1058), prince of Poland, married Dobronega Maria Vladimirovna of Kiev.

A daughter married Béla I, king of Hungary.

Gertruda (died 4 January 1108) married Iziaslav I Iaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev.

References

Althoff, Gerd. Adels- und Königsfamilien im Spiegel ihrer Memorialüberlieferung: Studieren zum Totengedenken der Billunger und Ottonen. (München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1984).

Balzer, Oswald. Genealogia Piastów (Krakow:1895).

Cawley, Charles. “MIESZKO II King of Poland” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Jasiński, Kazimierz. Rodowód pierwszych Piastów. (Uniwersytet Wrocławski: Warszawa – Wrocław, 1993).

Ludat, Herbert. Genealogical tables at the end of An Elbe und Oder: Skizzen zur Politik des Ottonenreiches und der slavischen Mächte in Mitteleuropa (Böhlau Verlag: Köln, 1971).

Żołądź-Strzelczyk, D. Piasten I genealogical table in volume 9 of Lexikon des Mittelalters. Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980-1998.