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Władysław III Spindleshanks

1165 - 1231

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Władysław III Spindleshanks (Polish: Władysław Laskonogi; b. 1161/67 – 3 November 1231), of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland (during 1194–1202 over all the land and during 1202–1229 only over the southern part), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Kraków during 1202–1206 and 1228–1231, Duke of Kalisz during 1202–1206, ruler of Lubusz during 1206–1210 and 1218–1225, and ruler over Gniezno during 1216–1217. He was the fifth son of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and since 1173 High Duke of Poland, but the third-born from his second marriage with Eudoxia, daughter of Grand Prince Iziaslav II of Kiev. The nickname "Spindleshanks" (Laskonogi) was given to Władysław in the Chronicle of Greater Poland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Władysław III Spindleshanks is the 8,189th most popular politician (up from 8,423rd in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from Poland (up from 511th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Władysław III Spindleshanks ranks 8,189 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard Mentor Johnson, Ewa Kopacz, Matsukata Masayoshi, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, and Emperor Sukō. After him are Nikolay Chkheidze, Derviş Eroğlu, Tiridates II of Parthia, Abdon, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1165, Władysław III Spindleshanks ranks 13. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Phillipe de Plessis, Jean Bodel, and Waleran III, Duke of Limburg. After him are Pelagio Galvani, Vukan Nemanjić, Bénézet, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, and Benedicta Hvide. Among people deceased in 1231, Władysław III Spindleshanks ranks 7. Before him are Anthony of Padua, Elizabeth of Hungary, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, and Emperor Tsuchimikado. After him are Valdemar the Young, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, and William II of Dampierre.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Władysław III Spindleshanks ranks 457 out of 1,694. Before him are Uri Orlev (1931), Anny Ondra (1903), Maria Konopnicka (1842), Paweł Pawlikowski (1957), Ewa Kopacz (1956), and Gottfried Achenwall (1719). After him are Alexandre Tansman (1897), Piotr Skarga (1536), Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868), Gunther von Hagens (1945), Adalbert Krueger (1832), and Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1797).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Władysław III Spindleshanks ranks 120. Before him are Leszek the White (1186), Mateusz Morawiecki (1968), Arthur Zimmermann (1864), Konrad von Jungingen (1355), Ernst Niekisch (1889), and Ewa Kopacz (1956). After him are Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1797), Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (1943), Bezprym (987), Kazys Grinius (1866), Gerhard Klopfer (1905), and Elisabeth Hevelius (1647).

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