Siemomysł

Who was Siemomysł?

Siemomysł was the third pagan Polans duke of the Piast dynasty, and the father of Poland's first historical ruler, Mieszko I. He was listed by Gallus Anonymous in his Gesta principum Polonorum and was the son of Lestek, the second known Duke of the Polans. According to Gallus' account and historical research, Siemomysł has been credited with leaving the lands of Polans, Goplans and Masovians to his son Mieszko I, who further expanded them during his reign.

According to modern Polish historian Henryk Łowmiański he aided the Ukrani uprising against the Germans in 954 AD.

He supposely reigned from around 930. Siemomysł united lands of Polanie, Goplanie, and Mazowszanie. His burial place is unknown.

Siemomysł's wife is unknown. There is a theory that Włodzisław's daughter could be Siemomysł's wife, but there is no historical evidence to support this. Formerly it was thought that his wife was named Gorka, but Oswald Balzer refuted this view in 1895.