Lambert Mieszkowic

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Lambert Mieszkowic (c. 981 – after 992/95), was a Polish prince of the House of Piast.

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He was the fourth son of Mieszko I of Poland, the third born from his second marriage with Oda, daughter of Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the North March.

Mieszko I of Poland Duke of Poland

Mieszko I was the ruler of Poland from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was a son of Siemomysł, and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave and of Gunhild of Wenden. Most sources make Mieszko I the father of Sigrid the Haughty, a Nordic queen, though one source identifies her father as Skoglar Toste, and the grandfather of Canute the Great, and the great-grandfather of Gunhilda of Denmark, Canute the Great's daughter and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.

Oda of Haldensleben was a German noblewoman and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.

Life

Nothing is known about his early years. Lambert's first appearance was in the document called " Dagome iudex " (ca. 991–92), along with his parents and brother Mieszko. After Mieszko I's death (25 May 992), the war began between Bolesław I and his half-brothers for the paternal heritage, a dispute which according to some historians lasted only a few weeks, and according to others, only finished in 995. Despite the tensions between both parties, Bolesław I's first son with Emnilda of Lusatia was probably named after him; it's expected that the choice of this name for his son was an expression of warming relations between Bolesław I and his stepmother Oda. [1]

Dagome iudex

Dagome iudex is one of the earliest historical documents relating to Poland. Although Poland is not mentioned by name, it refers to Dagome and Ote and their sons in 991, placing their land under the protection of the Apostolic See. The document's name derives from its opening words.

Mieszko Mieszkowic, was a Polish prince, and a member of the House of Piast.

At the end, Bolesław I took control of the country and expelled his stepmother and half-brothers from Poland to Germany. Lambert's further fate is unknown; previously he was identified with Lambert, Bishop of Kraków (d. 1030), but now this identification is contested. [2]

Poland Republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

In 1032, a certain Dytryk (son of either Lambert or his brother Mieszko) returned to Poland and took control of part of the country after the fall of Mieszko II Lambert, but his reign was short-lived; in 1033, he was deposed and expelled by Mieszko II, who reunited all Poland.

Dytryk (Theoderick) – factual or titular district Duke of Poland. Grandson of Mieszko I and his second wife Oda of Haldensleben.

Mieszko II Lambert king of Poland

Mieszko II Lambert was King of Poland from 1025–1031, and Duke from 1032 until his death.

Notes

  1. ↑ K. Jasiński, Rodowód pierwszych Piastów, p. 114.
  2. ↑ K. Jasiński, Rodowód pierwszych Piastów, p. 105; but see G. Labuda: Mieszko II, Poznań 2008, p. 171-172.

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