Piast dynasty
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The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I. The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casi
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Piast the Wheelwright
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Piast the Wheelwright was a legendary figure in medieval Poland, the progenitor of the Piast dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Poland.
Piast dynasty
…female line from Casimir III's daughter. The early dukes and kings of Poland are said to have regarded themselves as descendants of the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright (Piast Kołodziej), first mentioned in the Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum (Deeds of the Princes of the Poles), written c. 1113 by…
The angels visit the home of Piast the Wheelwright (lithograph, c. 1860)
Monument to Piast Kołodziej in Złotów