The Silesian Piasts were the elder of four lines of the Polish Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), eldest son of Duke Bolesław III of Poland. By Bolesław's testament, Władysław was granted Silesia as his hereditary province and also the Lesser Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków according to the principle of agnatic seniority.
Fragmentation of Silesia 1172/73 Bolesław the Tall Jarosław of Opole Mieszko Tanglefoot
Monarchy of the Silesian Henries
Henry IV. at his court
The gatehouse to the Silesian Piasts castle in Brzeg (1554–1560) with sculptures of the Piast rulers from Siemowit to Frederick II of Legnica
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 Casimir III the Great.
Deeds of the Princes of the Poles
Image: Mieszko Dagome
Image: Chrobry 1
Image: Mieszko II