King of Poland (r. 1025–31); Duke of Poland (r. 1032–34)
Not to be confused with Mieszko II the Fat.
Mieszko II Lambert
Mieszko Lambert receiving a liturgical book from Matilda of Swabia, 1000–1025
King of Poland
Reign
1025–1031
Coronation
25 December 1025 Gniezno Cathedral
Predecessor
Bolesław I the Brave
Successor
Bolesław the Forgotten
Duke of Poland
Reign
1032–1034
Born
c. 990
Died
10 or 11 May 1034 Poznań (?)
Burial
10 or 11 May 1034
Spouse
Richeza of Lotharingia
Issue
Richeza, Queen of Hungary Casimir I, Duke of Poland Gertruda, Grand Princess of Kiev
Dynasty
Piast
Father
Bolesław I the Brave
Mother
Emnilda of Lusatia
Religion
Chalcedonian Christianity
Mieszko II Lambert (Polish pronunciation:[ˈmjɛʂkɔˈdruɡʲiˈlambɛrt]ⓘ; c. 990 – 10/11 May 1034) was King of Poland from 1025 to 1031, and Duke from 1032 until his death.
He was the second son of Bolesław I the Brave, but the eldest born from his third wife Emnilda of Lusatia. He organized two devastating invasions of Saxony in 1028 and 1030. Then, Mieszko II ran a defensive war against Germany, Bohemia and the Kievan princes. Mieszko II was forced to escape from the country in 1031 after an attack by Yaroslav I the Wise, who installed Mieszko's older half-brother Bezprym onto the Polish throne. Mieszko II took refuge in Bohemia, where he was imprisoned by the Duke Oldrich. In 1032 he regained power in one of the three districts, then united the country, making good use of the remaining power structures. At this time, several Polish territorial acquisitions of his father were lost: Upper Lusatia (also known as Milsko), part of Lower Lusatia, Red Ruthenia, the western and central parts of Upper Hungary (now Slovakia), and probably Moravia.
Mieszko II was very well educated for the period. He was able to read and write, and knew both Greek and Latin. He is unjustly known as Mieszko II Gnuśny (the "Lazy", "Stagnant" or "Slothful"). He received that epithet due to the unfortunate way his reign ended; but in the beginning he acted as a skillful and talented ruler.
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