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LIST OF POLISH MONARCHS

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Queen Jadwiga of Poland, who was crowned ''King''.


Anna Jagiellon, who was elected ''King''.









Poland, or at least its nucleus, was ruled at various times either by ''książęta'' (Dukes)
(ca. 10th-14th century) or by Kings (ca. 11th-18th century). The longest-reigning dynasties were the Piasts (ca. 960 – 1370) and Jagiellons (1386–1572). Intervening and subsequent monarchs were often rulers of foreign countries or princes recruited from foreign dynasties. Polish independence ended with the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795) and was restored at the end of World War I (1918) on a republican basis.
==Monarchs of Poland==
RulerDynastyReignNotes
SiemowitPiastDuke 9th centurylegendary; son of Piast
LestkoPiastDuke 9th-10th centurylegendary; son of Siemowit
SiemomysłPiastDuke 10th centurylegendary
Mieszko IPiastDuke 960?-992son of Siemomysł
first Christian monarch
Bolesław I the Brave
(Boleslas I)
PiastDuke 992-1025
King 1025
son of Mieszko
first to be crowned King
Mieszko II LambertPiastKing 1025-1031son of Boleslas I
BezprymPiastDuke 1031-1032son of Boleslas I
OttonPiastDuke 1032son of Boleslas I
ThiedricPiastDuke 1032Mieszko's nephew or cousin
Mieszko II LambertPiastKing 1032-1034restored
Kazimierz I the Restorer
(Casimir I)
PiastDuke 1039-1058son of Mieszko II
Bolesław II the Bold
(Boleslas II)
PiastDuke 1058-1076
King 1076-1079
son of Casimir I
Władysław I Herman
(Ladislas I)
PiastDuke 1079-1102son of Casimir I
ZbigniewPiastDuke 1102-1107son of Ladislas I;
first jointly with Boleslas III
Bolesław III Wrymouth
(Boleslas III)
PiastDuke 1102-1138son of Ladislas I
first jointly with Zbigniew
introduced ''senioral principle''
Władysław II the Exile
(Ladislas II)
PiastHigh Duke 1138-1146son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Silesia
exiled by his brothers
Bolesław IV the Curly
(Boleslas IV)
PiastHigh Duke 1146-1177son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Masovia
Mieszko III the OldPiastHigh Duke 1173-1177son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Greater Poland
Kazimierz II the Just
(Casimir II)
PiastHigh Duke 1177-1190son of Boleslas III; also Duke
of Wiślica and Sandomierz
Mieszko III the OldPiastHigh Duke 1190restored
Kazimierz II the Just
(Casimir II)
PiastHigh Duke 1190-1194restored
Leszek I the WhitePiastHigh Duke 1194-1198also Duke of Sandomierz
Mieszko III the OldPiastHigh Duke 1198-1199restored
Leszek I the WhitePiastHigh Duke 1199-1202restored
Mieszko III the OldPiastHigh Duke 1202restored
Władysław III Spindleshanks
(Ladislas III)
PiastHigh Duke 1202-1206son of Mieszko III
also Duke of Greater Poland
Leszek I the WhitePiastHigh Duke 1206-1210restored
Mieszko IV TanglefootPiastHigh Duke 1210-1211son of Ladislas II;
also Duke of Wrocław
Leszek I the WhitePiastHigh Duke 1211-1227restored; assassinated
Władysław III Spindleshanks
(Ladislas III)
PiastHigh Duke 1227-1229restored
Konrad I of MasoviaPiastHigh Duke 1229-1232son of son of Casimir II
also Duke of Masovia
Henryk I the Bearded
(Henry I)
PiastHigh Duke 1232-1238also Duke of Silesia
Henryk II the Pious
(Henry II)
PiastHigh Duke 1238-1241son of Henry I; also Duke of
Wroclaw and Greater Poland;
fell at Legnica
Konrad I of MasoviaPiastHigh Duke 1241-1243also Duke of Masovia
Bolesław V the Chaste
(Boleslas V)
PiastHigh Duke 1243-1279 son of Leszek the White
Leszek II the BlackPiastHigh Duke 1279-1288
Henryk IV Probus
(Henry IV)
PiastHigh Duke 1288-1290also Duke of Lower Silesia
Przemysł II
(Premyslas II)
PiastHigh Duke 1290-1295
King 1295-1296
also Duke of Poznań, Greater
Poland and Pomerania
Václav II
(Wenceslas II)
Přemyslid DynastyHigh Duke 1296-1300
King 1300-1305
Duke of Lesser Poland
since 1291
Václav III
(Wenceslas III)
Přemyslid DynastyKing 1305-1306son of Wenceslaus III
uncrowned; assassinated
Władysław I the Elbow-high
(Ladislas I/IV)
PiastHigh Duke 1306-1320
King 1320-1333
Kazimierz III the Great
(Casimir III)
PiastKing 1333-1370son of Władysław I
Ludwik
(Louis)
AnjouKing 1370-1382nephew of Casimir III
Jadwiga
(Hedwig)
Anjou''King'' 1382-1399daughter of Louis I
reigned jointly with her husband
Ladislas II since 1386


Contents
Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania
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Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania


RulerDynastyReignNotes
===Jagiellon Dynasty===
Władysław II Jagiełło
(Ladislas II)
Jagiellon1386-1434reigned jointly with his wife Jadwiga until 1399
Władysław III
(Ladislas III)
Jagiellon1434-1444fell at Varna, therefore surnamed "''of Varna''"
Kazimierz IV
(Casimir III/IV)
Jagiellon1447-1492
Jan I Olbracht
(John I Albert)
Jagiellon1492-1501
Aleksander
(Alexander)
Jagiellon1501-1506
Zygmunt I the Old
(Sigismund I)
Jagiellon1506-1548
Zygmunt II August
(Sigismund II)
Jagiellon1548-1572
===Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth===
Henryk Walezy
(Henry III)
Valois1573-1574abandoned the Polish-Lithuanian throne on becoming King of France
Maksymilian II
(Maximilian II)
Habsburg 1575election contested after four days
AnnaJagiellon''King'' 1575-1586reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory
Stefan Batory
(Stephen Báthory)
Báthory1576-1586reigned together with his wife Anna
Maksymilian III
(Maximilian III)
Habsburg 1587defeated by Zygmunt Vasa
Zygmunt III
(Sigismund III )
Vasa1587-1632
Władysław IV
(Ladislas IV)
Vasa1632-1648
Jan II Kazimierz
(John II Casimir)
Vasa1648-1668
Michał Korybut
(Michael)
Wiśniowiecki1669-1673
Jan III
(John III)
Sobieski1674-1696
August II Mocny
(Augustus II the Strong)
Wettin1697-1706abdicated
Stanisław I
(Stanislas I)
Leszczyński1706-1709yielded to Augustus II
August II Mocny
(Augustus II the Strong)
Wettin1709-1733restored
Stanisław I
(Stanislas I)
Leszczyński1733-1736restored, defeatedin War of the Polish Succession, abdicated
August III Sas
(Augustus III)
Wettin1734-1763
Stanisław II August
(Stanislas II August)
Poniatowski1764-1795abdicated

==Entities created by the Partitions of Poland==
RulerEnglishDynastyReignNotes
===Kings of Galicia and Lodomeria===
Maria Teresa Maria TheresaHabsburg1772-1780 the Austrian portion obtained in the first partition of Poland
Józef II Joseph IIHabsburg-Lorraine1780-1790
Leopold II Leopold IIHabsburg-Lorraine1790-1792
Franciszek II Francis IIHabsburg-Lorraine1792-1835
Ferdynand I Ferdinand IHabsburg-Lorraine1835-1848
Franciszek Józef I Francis Joseph IHabsburg-Lorraine1848-1916
Karol I Charles IHabsburg-Lorraine1916-1918
===Dukes of Warsaw===
Fryderyk AugustFrederick August IWettin1807-1815 created in 1807 as a satellite of Napoleon, dissolved at the Congress of Vienna and divided into the Russian Kingdom of Poland and the Prussian Grand Duchy of Poznàn
===Kings of "Congress" Poland===
Aleksander I Alexander I Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1815-1825 created at the Congress of Vienna and therefore dubbed "Congress Poland"
Mikołaj I Nicholas I Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1825-1855 deposed by Sejm during uprising of 1831, autonomy abolished in 1832
Aleksander II Alexander II Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1855-1881 annexed into Russia after uprising in 1863
Aleksander III Alexander III Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1881-1894
Mikołaj II Nicholas II Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1894-1916 renounced
===Grand Dukes of Poznán===
Fryderyk Wilhelm III Frederick William III Hohenzollern1815-1840 created at the Congress of Vienna; represented by Duke-Governor Antoni Radziwiłł until 1831
Fryderyk Wilhelm IV Frederick William IVHohenzollern1840-1861 autonomy abolished in 1849
Wilhelm I William IHohenzollern1861-1888
Fryderyk III Frederick IIIHohenzollern1888
Wilhelm II William IIHohenzollern1888-1918abdicated 9 November 1918

See also



Royal coronations in Poland

Royal Coronations at Wawel Cathedral

Dukes of Greater Poland

Dukes of Masovia

Dukes of Pomerania

Dukes of Sieradz-ÅÄ™czyca

Dukes of Silesia

List of Galician rulers

External links



Genealogy of Polish Monarchs

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