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Mieszko I of Poland

940 - 992

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Mieszko I (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) was Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unified Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was the first Christian ruler of Poland and continued the policies of both his father Siemomysł and his grandfather Lestek, who initiated a process of unification among the Polish tribes and the creation of statehood. According to existing sources, Mieszko I was a potent politician, a talented military leader and a charismatic ruler. Through both alliances and military force, he extended ongoing Polish conquests. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mieszko I of Poland is the 2,874th most popular politician (down from 1,794th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Poland (down from 104th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Polish Politician.

Mieszko I of Poland is most famous for converting to Christianity and establishing Poland as a Christian nation.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 2,874 out of 19,576. Before him are Nectanebo II, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Agustín de Iturbide, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Qasar, and Otto Grotewohl. After him are Petr Pavel, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus, Henry the Young King, Andronikos V Palaiologos, Yoav Galant, and Milan Nedić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 940, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 5. Before him are Hugh Capet, Ferdowsi, Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani, and Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. After him are Eadwig, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, and Baldwin III, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 992, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 1. After him are Leo the Deacon, Jawhar, Ibn Babawayh, Conan I of Rennes, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, Matilda of France, and Oswald of Worcester.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 160 out of 1,694. Before him are Albrecht von Roon (1803), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), Henry II the Pious (1196), and Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086). After him are Reinhard Selten (1930), Ferdinand Cohn (1828), Clara Immerwahr (1870), Rochus Misch (1917), Witold Lutosławski (1913), and Jarosław Kaczyński (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 43. Before him are Albrecht von Roon (1803), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), Henry II the Pious (1196), and Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086). After him are Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), Andrzej Duda (1972), Maxim Litvinov (1876), Georg Michaelis (1857), Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), and John I Albert (1459).

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