Dukes of Greater Poland
In his will, Polish duke
Boleslaus III the Wrymouth divided the counrty into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of
Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.
One of these provinces,
Greater Poland was given to the
Mieszko III the Old the third oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequenly divided among his descendants and successors, until they died out in
1296. After a short period of rule by the dukes from various branches of
Piast dynasty and the kings of
Bohemia, the province fell to
Władysław I the Elbow-high (crowned king
1320) and turned into the
Poznań Voivodship and
Kalisz Voivodship of the united
Kingdom of Poland.
Duchy of Greater Poland
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1138-
1177 Mieszko III the Old (Mieszko III Stary)
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1202-
1207 Ladislaus III Laskonogi (Władysław III Laskonogi)
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1229-
1234 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1238-
1241 Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobożny)
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1241-
1247 Przemysl I (Przemysł I) and
Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1250-
1253 Przemysl I (Przemysł I)
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1257-
1277 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1279-
1296 Przemysl II (Przemysł II)
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1296-
1300 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)
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1300-
1302 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski)
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1302-
1309 Henry III of Glogow (Henryk III Głogowski)
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1309-
1312 Przemko II of Zagan,
Henry IV of Zagan,
John of Zagan,
Boleslaus of Olesnica,
Konrad* from
1314 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)Turned into the
Greater Poland province of the united
Kingdom of Poland, divided into the
Poznań Voivodship and
Kalisz Voivodship.
Duchy of Poznań
Up to
1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Gniezno and Kalisz.
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1177-
1179 Mieszko III the Old (Mieszko III Stary)
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1179-
1194 Odo I (Odo I), son of Mieszko
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1196-
1302 Mieszko III the Old (Mieszko III Stary)
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1202-
1227 Ladislaus III Laskonogi (Władysław III Laskonogi)
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1227-
1234 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1234-
1238 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
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1238-
1241 Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobożny)
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1241-
1247 Przemysl I (Przemysł I) and
Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1247-
1257 Przemysl I (Przemysł I)
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1257-
1277 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1277-
1296 Przemysl II (Przemysł II)
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1296-
1300 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)
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1300-
1302 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski)
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1302-
1309 Henry III of Glogow (Henryk III Głogowski)
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1309-
1312 Przemko II of Zagan,
Henry IV of Zagan,
John of Zagan,
Boleslaus of Olesnica,
Konrad*
1309-
1312 Przemko II of Zagan,
Henry IV of Zagan,
John of Zagan* from
1314 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)Turned into the
Poznań Voivodship, part of the
Greater Poland province of the united
Kingdom of PolandDuchy of Gniezno
Up to
1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Poznań and Kalisz.
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1177-
1181 Casimir II the Just (Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy)
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1182-
1202 Mieszko III the Old (Mieszko III Stary)
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1202-
1229 Ladislaus III Laskonogi (Władysław III Laskonogi)
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1229-
1238 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1238-
1241 Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobożny)
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1241-
1247 Przemysl I (Przemysł I) and
Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1247-
1249 Przemysl I (Przemysł I)
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1249-
1250 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1250-
1253 Przemysl I (Przemysł I)
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1253-
1279 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1279-
1296 Przemysl II (Przemysł II)
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1296-
1300 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)
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1300-
1305 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski)
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1306-
1309 Henry III of Glogow (Henryk III Głogowski)
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1309-
1312 Przemko II of Zagan,
Henry IV of Zagan,
John of Zagan,
Boleslaus of Olesnica,
Konrad *
1312-
1313 Boleslaus of Olesnica and
Konrad of Namyslow,
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1313-
1314 Boleslaus of Olesnica * from
1314 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek) Together with the Duchy of Kalisz turned into the
Kalisz Voivodship, part of the
Greater Poland province of the united
Kingdom of PolandDuchy of Kalisz
Up to
1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland, and up to
1290 part of the Duchy of Gniezno. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Poznań and Gniezno.
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1190-
1193 Mieszko of Kalisz (Mieszko Kaliski)
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1193-
1194 Odo I (Odo I), son of Mieszko
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1194-
1194 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1194-
1202 Mieszko III the Old (Mieszko III Stary)
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1202-
1207 Ladislaus III Laskonogi (Władysław III Laskonogi)
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1207-
1217 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1217-
1227 Ladislaus III Laskonogi (Władysław III Laskonogi)
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1227-
1234 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
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1234-
1238 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
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1238-
1241 Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobożny)
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1241-
1247 Przemysl I (Przemysł I) and
Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1247-
1249 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1249-
1253 Przemysl I (Przemysł I)
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1253-
1279 Boleslaus the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny)
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1279-
1296 Przemysl II (Przemysł II)
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1296-
1300 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek)
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1300-
1305 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski)
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1306-
1309 Henry III of Glogow (Henryk III Głogowski)
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1309-
1312 Przemko II of Zagan,
Henry IV of Zagan,
John of Zagan,
Boleslaus of Olesnica,
Konrad *
1312-
1313 Boleslaus of Olesnica and
Konrad of Namyslow*
1313-
1314 Konrad of Namyslow * from
1314 Władysław I the Elbow-high (Władysław Łokietek) Together with the Duchy of Gniezno turned into the
Kalisz Voivodship, part of the
Greater Poland province of the united
Kingdom of PolandDuchy of Ujscie
Temporary duchy created during the struggle of Ladislaus for control of all Greater Poland province, later part of the Duchy of Gniezno.
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1223-
1229 Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz (Władysław Odonic Plwacz)
Further reading
* Zygmunt Boras,
Książęta piastowscy Wielkopolski, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 1983, ISBN 83-210-0381-8
* Oskar Balzer,
Genealogia Piastów, Kraków 1895
* K. Dworzaczek,
Geneaalogia, part 1-2, Warszawa 1959
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Poczet książąt i królów polskich, Warszawa 1978
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