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Also known as Ziemowit, Książę Polan Siemowit

Siemowit (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈmɔvit], also Ziemowit [ʑɛˈmɔvit]) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He is considered to be the first ruler of the Piast dynasty.

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Royalty.reign
861 – 900
Royalty.succession
Duke of the Polans
Royalty.predecessor
Piast the Wheelwright
Royalty.successor
Lestek
Royalty.issue
Lestek
Royalty.house
Piast
Royalty.father
Piast the Wheelwright
Royalty.mother
Rzepicha
Royalty.birth_date
845
Royalty.death_date
900
Royalty.religion
Slavic paganism

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Siemowit (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈmɔvit], also Ziemowit [ʑɛˈmɔvit]) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He is considered to be the first ruler of the Piast dynasty.

He became the Duke of the Polans in the 9th century after his father, Piast the Wheelwright, son of Chościsko, refused to take the place of legendary Duke Popiel. Siemowit was elected as new duke by the wiec. According to a popular legend, Popiel was then eaten by mice in his tower on Gopło lake.

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