Monarchs of Poland
Siemowit: Duke 9th century
legendary, son of Piast
Lestek: Duke 9th-10th century
legendary, son of Siemowit
Siemomysł: Duke
10th century
legendary, son of Lestko
Mieszko I: Duke 960?-992 -
son of Siemomysł, first Christian monarch
Bolesław I the Brave
(Boleslas I): Duke 992-1025, King 1025
son of Mieszko, first to be crowned
King
Mieszko II Lambert:
King 1025-1031 -
son of Boleslas I
Bezprym: Duke 1031-1032
-
son of Boleslas I
Otto
Bolesławowic: Duke 1032
son of Boleslas I
Thiedric: Duke 1032
Mieszko I's grandson
Mieszko II Lambert:
Duke 1032-1034
restored
Kazimierz I the
Restorer (Casimir I): Duke 1039-1058
son of Mieszko II
Bolesław II the
Bold (Boleslas II): Duke 1058-1076, King 1076-1079 -
son of Casimir I
Władysław I Herman (Ladislas
I): Duke 1079-1102 -
son of Casimir I
Zbigniew: Duke
1102 -1107
son of Ladislas I, first jointly with Boleslas III
Bolesław III
Wrymouth (Boleslas III): Duke 1102-1138
son of Ladislas I, first jointly
with Zbigniew, introduced senioral principle
Władysław II the
Exile, (Ladislas II): High Duke 1138-1146
son of Boleslas III, also Duke
of Silesia, exiled by his brothers
Bolesław IV the
Curly (Boleslas IV): High Duke 1146-1173 -
son of Boleslas III, also Duke of
Masovia
Mieszko III the
Old: High Duke 1173-1177
son of Boleslas III, also Duke of Greater Poland
Kazimierz II the
Just (Casimir II): High Duke 1177-1190
son of Boleslas III, also Duke of
Wiślica and Sandomierz
Mieszko III the Old: High
Duke 1190
restored
Kazimierz II the
Just (Casimir II): High Duke 1190-1194
restored
Leszek I the
White: High Duke 1194-1198
son of Casimir II, also Duke of Sandomierz
Mieszko III the
Old: High Duke 1198-1199
restored
Leszek I the
White: High Duke 1199-1202
restored
Mieszko III the
Old: High Duke 1202
restored
Władysław III
Spindleshanks (Ladislas III): High Duke 1202-1206
son of Mieszko III, also
Duke of Greater Poland
Leszek I the
White: High Duke 1206-1210
restored
Mieszko I
Tanglefoot: High Duke 1210-1211
son of Ladislas II, also Duke of Wrocław
Leszek I the
White: High Duke 1211-1227
restored, assassinated
Władysław III
Spindleshanks (Ladislas III): High Duke 1227-1229
restored
Konrad I of Masovia: High
Duke 1229-1232
son of Casimir II, also Duke of Masovia
Henryk I the
Bearded (Henry I): High Duke 1232-1238
grandson of Ladislas II, also Duke
of Silesia
Henryk II the
Pious (Henry II): High Duke 1238-1241
son of Henry I, also Duke of Wroclaw
and Greater Poland, fell at Legnica
Konrad I of
Masovia: High Duke 1241-1243
restored
Bolesław V the Chaste (Boleslas
V): High Duke 1243-1279
son of Leszek the White
Leszek II the
Black: High Duke 1279-1288
paternal grandson of Konrad I, maternal
grandson of Henry II
Henryk IV Probus
(Henry IV): High Duke 1288-1290
pat. grandson of Henry II, mat. grandson
of Konrad I, also Duke of Lower Silesia
Przemysł II (Premyslas
II): High Duke 1290-1295, King 1295-1296
grandson of Henry II, also Duke
of Poznań, Greater Poland and Pomerania
Václav II (Wenceslas
II): High Duke 1296-1300, King 1300-1305
married Premyslas II's daughter,
Duke of Lesser Poland since 1291
Václav III
(Wenceslas III): King 1305-1306
son of Wenceslaus III, uncrowned,
assassinated
Władysław I the Elbow-high
(Ladislas IV/I): High Duke 1306-1320, King 1320-1333
grandson of Konrad I,
re-united the Kingdom of Poland
Kazimierz III The Great
(Casimir III): King 1333-1370
son of Ladislas IV/I, regarded as one of the
greatest Polish monarchs
Ludwik (Louis I): King
1370-1382
nephew of Casimir III
Jadwiga (Hedwig):
Queen 1382-1399
daughter of Louis I, reigned jointly with her husband,
Ladislas II since 1386
Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Jagiellon Dynasty
Władysław II Jagiełło
(Ladislas II): 4 March 1386 - 1 June 1434
reigned jointly with his wife
Jadwigauntil 1399, the longest reigning king of Poland
Władysław III
(Ladislas III): 25 July 1434 - 10 November 1444
son of Ladislas II Also
king of Hungary fell at Varna, therefore surnamed "of Varna"
Kazimierz IV (Casimir IV) -
25 June 1447 - 7 June 1492
son of Ladislas II
Jan I Olbracht (John I
Albert): 23 September 1492 - 16 June 1501
son of Casimir IV
Aleksander
(Alexander): 12 December 1501 - 19 August 1506
son of Casimir IV
Zygmunt I the Old (Sigismund I):
8 December 1506 - 1 April 1548
son of Casimir IV, forced Prussian Homage in 1525, annexed Duchy of Masovia in
1526, entered alliance with Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Zygmunt II August I, (Sigismund
II August I) - 1 April 1548 - 7 July 1572
son of Sigismund I, replaced the
personal union of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with a
real union and an elective monarchy
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Henryk Walezy (Henry III): 21
February 1574 - 12 May 1575
abandoned the Polish-Lithuanian throne three moths
after his coronation in order to become King of France
Maksymilian II (Maximilian I):
1575 - 1575
election contested after four days
Anna:
King 15
December 1575 - 12 December 1586
daughter of Sigismund I, reigned together
with her husband Stephen Báthory
Stefan I Batory (Stephen
I Báthory): 15 December 1575 - 12 December 1586 - reigned together with his
wife Anna, regarded as one of the greatest kings of Poland
Maksymilian III
(Maximilian II): 1587 - 1587
son of Maximilian II, defeated by Zygmunt
Vasa
Zygmunt III (Sigismund
III ): 18 September 1587 - 19 April 1632
grandson of Sigismund I, Also
King of Sweden 1592-1599, titular King 1599-1632
Władysław IV (Ladislas
IV): 8 November 1632 - 20 May 1648
son of Sigismund III, Titular King of
Sweden 1632-1648
Jan II Kazimierz (John II
Casimir): 20 November 1648 - 16 September 1668
son of Sigismund III,
Titular King of Sweden 1648-1660, abdicated
Michał Korybut (Michael
I): 19 June 1669 - 10 November 1673
son of a successful but controversial
military commander, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
Jan III Sobieski (John III):
21 May 1674 - 17 June 1696
saved Vienna from the Turks in 1683
August II Mocny (Augustus
II the Strong): 15 September 1697 - 16 February 1704 (deposed), 24 September
1706 (abdicates)
Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I, 1694-1733
Stanisław I Leszczyński (Stanislas
I): 4 October 1705 - 8 August 1709
yielded to Augustus II
August II Mocny (Augustus II the
Strong): 8 August 1709 - 1 February 1733
restored
Stanisław I Leszczyński (Stanislas
I): 12 September 1733 - 30 June 1734 (deposed), 27 January 1736 (abdicates)
restored, defeated in War of the Polish Succession, became Duke of Lorraine
until his death
August III Sas (Augustus
III): 17 January 1734 (in opposition), 30 June 1734 (effectively) - 5
October 1763
son of Augustus II
Stanisław II August
Poniatowski (Stanislas II August) - 25 November 1764 - 7 January 1795
forced
to abdicate when the Commonwealth ceased to exist