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Piasta Dynasty

Piastowie

Coat of Arms of the House Piasta

State

Kingdom of Poland

Kingdom of Galicia-Volynia

Duchy of Bohemia

Duchy of Mazovia

Duchy of Silesia

Several Silesian Duchies

Title

King of Denmark

King of Norway

King of Sweden

Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania

Prince of Rugia

Origin

Founder Piasto the Forge Wheels

Foundation 960

Ethnicity Poles

Silesians

Bohemians

Current Sovereign

Last Sovereign Casimir III of Poland

Dissolution 1370

Secondary Lineage

Silesian Piastas

House of Grifo

The Piasta Dynasty or Dynasty of the Piastas is a lineage of kings and dukes who ruled Poland from its appearance as an independent state until 1370. The descendants of the Piastas continued to reign in different duchies stemming from the fragmentation of Polish territory, in Mazovia until 1526 and in Silesia until 1675.

Origin of the name

Although the first dukes and kings of Poland considered themselves Piasto descendants, the term "Piasta dynasty" came from the 17th century:[1][2] historians working for some rulers of the duchies in Silesia came up with the concept. The term was first used by Adam Naruszewicz in his History of the Polish Nation.

References

 Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN Warsaw 1975 vol. III p. 505

 Encyclopedia Britannica: Piast Dynasty

See also

List of monarchs of Poland

Duke of Mazovia

Piasto the Forge Wheels