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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mieszko I of Poland has received more than 527,150 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Mieszko I of Poland is the 1,794th most popular politician (up from 2,062nd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Poland (up from 118th in 2019) and the 25th 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 1,794 out of 19,576. Before him are Abulfaz Elchibey, Danjong of Joseon, Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, Antonia Minor, and Charles II of Navarre. After him are Xerxes II of Persia, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Hong Xiuquan, Ferdinand I of Naples, Isaac I Komnenos, and Catherine Cornaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 940, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 4. Before him are Hugh Capet, Ferdowsi, and Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani. After him are Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Eadwig, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Doubravka of Bohemia, Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, and Henry III, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 992, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 1. After him are Ibn Babawayh, Jawhar, Leo the Deacon, 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 104 out of 1,694. Before him are Tadeusz Reichstein (1897), Dziga Vertov (1896), Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512), Ulrich Beck (1944), Pola Negri (1897), and Jan Matejko (1838). After him are Maria Feodorovna (1759), Leopold Kronecker (1823), Hanna Reitsch (1912), Zdzisław Beksiński (1929), Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski (1899), and Alexander Jagiellon (1461).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Mieszko I of Poland ranks 25. Before him are Ladislaus I of Hungary (1046), Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427), Catherine Jagiellon (1526), Egon Krenz (1937), Horst Köhler (1943), and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858). After him are Alexander Jagiellon (1461), Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), Karl Hanke (1903), Kurt Daluege (1897), Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (1767), and Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810).

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