Leszek IV PIAST, Prince of Poland

Abt 870 - 950  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Leszek IV PIAST  [1]
  Suffix	Prince of Poland
  Birth	Abt 870	Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Clan	[2]
  	House of Piast
  FamilySearch ID	2RJQ-38K
  Name	Lestko  [2]
  Name	Leszek, Lestko  [2]
  Religion	[2]
  	Slavic paganism
  Death	950  [1]
  Person ID	I594764500	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Ziemowit PIAST, Duke of Poland,   b. 845, Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland d. 890, Poland (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F536728283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess Unconfirmed, of Poland,   b. 869, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland d. 920, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Ziemomsyl I PIAST, King of Poland,   b. Abt 892, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland d. 25 May 964, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland (Age ~ 72 years)   2. Ewraker, BISHOP OF LEODIUM,   b. Abt 894, Poland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536728280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Lestek (also Leszek, Lestko) was the second duke of Polans, and son of Siemowit, born c. 870– 880, mentioned in the oldest Polish chronicle, Gesta principum Polonorum by Gallus Anonimus. The dukes of Polans were the foundation of the Piast dynasty, the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. Initially, no-one doubted the historicity of Lestek. In the second half of the nineteenth century, however, his existence began to be questioned. The issue was basically settled thanks to an article written by Henryk Lowmianski, in which he came out in favor of the credibility of Gallus Anonymus's account, and thus in favor of the historicity of the three direct predecessors to Mieszko. This view is dominant in the Polish historiography. The origin of his name is not known, but it can be derived from the old Polish word lscie which means "crafty". It is believed this is a diminutive of the Slavic name Lscimir or Lscislaw. The number and existence of Lestek's wives or consorts are unknown. A theory by Stanislaw Zakrzewski claims Lestek (or Lestko) could have been married to a Moravian princess. Another theory (inferred from the descriptions of a Belgian chronicler from the 14th century) is that a Saxon princess could have been Lestek's wife and that they had a son, Ewraker, later the Bishop of Liège. Lestko's son, Siemomysl, was the next ruler of the Polish state

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Dec 2022), entry for Ziemomsyl I Piast, person ID LHY9-RBR. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Dec 2022), entry for Leszek IV Piast, person ID 2RJQ-38K. (Reliability: 3).