Miecław
Sign in to saveMiecław (; 10th/11th century – 1047) was a cup-bearer of king Mieszko II Lambert, who in c. 1038 had proclaimed independence of the state that he ruled, from the Duchy of Poland, beginning the rebellion that lasted until his death in 1047.
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- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Occupation
- cup-bearer
- Languages spoken
- Polish
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- 1047-00-00
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- Miecław
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Miecław (; 10th/11th century – 1047) was a cup-bearer of king Mieszko II Lambert, who in c. 1038 had proclaimed independence of the state that he ruled, from the Duchy of Poland, beginning the rebellion that lasted until his death in 1047.
== History == thumb|left|220px|The Duchy of Poland (1031–1076)|Duchy of Poland in 1037, including the borders of [[Miecław's State.]] Following the death of Mieszko II Lambert, king of Poland, in 1034, and the exile of his son, Casimir I the Restorer, to Kingdom of Hungary, the state had fallen into a period of destabilization within the Duchy of Poland, that led to the start of the 1038 Peasant Uprising. Seizing the opportunity, around 1038, the cup-bearer Miecław had formed the state in Masovia, declaring its independence from Poland, and started his own royal dynasty.
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