Mieszko II was born around 990. His father, known Bolesław I Chrobry, had large expectations of him and saw him as his future successor on the throne of Poland. This happened despite the existing tradition, which usually ordered the transfer of power to the eldest son, in this case to Bezprim. Nevertheless, Bezprim was originally directed to life in the church, but after his father's death he left the clergy.
Youth and matrimony Lives II
Mieszko spent his youthful years in intensive science, which distinguished him from erstwhile representatives of the Piast dynasty. He was educated, able to read, write, and was curious in languages. His father besides ensured that he was given the cognition needed to manage the state, including military and diplomacy skills.
During the conflict with Emperor Henry II in 1013, Mieszko went to Merseburg as an MP to negociate peace terms. Although the talks did not bring the expected results, the future king returned to the country with his recently married wife, Lotarian Rycheza. Rychez, who was Otto II's granddaughter, brought imperial origin to marriage. In the following years, the couple had respective children, including the future power of Poland, Kazimierz Renovator, who was born in 1016.
Despite matrimony to an imperial ancestry Mieszko did not retreat from his war effort against Henry II. He continued to participate in the battles until signing a peace in Budziszyn on 30 January 1018. However, there is no information that he accompanied Bolesław Chrobry on his expedition to Russia. Therefore, it is believed that in the early 1920s Mieszko stayed in Krakow, where he ruled with Rychez, according to his father's will.
Fight for Thrones and Coronation Lives II
There is no clear answer to the question about the minute of coronation of the home II as King of Poland. Historians cannot agree whether this event took place at the time Bolesław Chrobry accepted the crown, or respective months later, precisely on December 25, 1025. However, it is known that the ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Gniezno.
In the context of the coronation, Lives II is noticeable with any urgency with which he sought to take power. possibly this was due to rivalry in the royal family. His brothers, Bezprim and Otton, besides had ambitions of taking the throne. After being exiled from the country, they found asylum in Kiev, where they plotted revenge in secret.
The plots of the brothers surviving with abroad powers led to fast consequences. Poland was attacked both from the west by imperial troops and from the east by the Russian army. any contemporary researchers describe these events as the first, although frequently forgotten, demolition of Poland.
Period of reign Lives II
Mieszko II Lambert, coronated boy of Bolesław Chrobry, rapidly encountered difficulties in his governments. His brothers, who wanted revenge, brought the invasion of neighboring countries to Poland. The situation of the young ruler was further complicated by strong opposition in the country and the deficiency of allies with crucial influence. These circumstances forced him to leave Poland. His elder brother, Bezprim, took over, and he surrendered to the emperor, sending him a crown as a sign of submission. The crown returned to Poland only in the days of his grandson Mieszko II, Bolesław II Szczodry.
During his exile, Mieszko II found refuge with Prince Udalric in the Czech Republic. In order to weaken the possible strength of Polish rulers, she decided to usage the situation. Udalrik ordered the imprisonment and mutilation of the House, which was to prevent him from returning to the throne. After the death of Bezprim, the Czech prince changed his head and allowed Mieszko to return to Poland. In Merseburg, the German emperor decided to divide the Polish lands between the Lives, his brother Otto and his comparative Dytryk.
Despite his adversity, Mieszko II regained full power after Otto's mysterious death, while on further fates Dytryka did not hold information. Unfortunately, his reign did not last long. He died in May 1034, aged 44.
Mysterious Death Lives II
Death Lives II Lambert, the boy of Bolesław Chrobry, remains a mystery that inactive raises the interest of historians. There are various accounts of the causes of his death, but their credibility is being questioned. 1 of them, coming from Gotfried of Witerbo, a German chronicler from the 12th century, suggests that Mieszko II was killed by his squire. However, this explanation is not widely accepted in modern research.
Another hypothesis was proposed by a Dominican from Krakow, Trask, surviving in the 14th century. In his records, he describes Live II as a man who lost his intellectual wellness and yet committed suicide as a consequence of exile and castration. Although Traski's accounts are believed to be credible by many historians, however, a full knowing of the circumstances of the death of Lives II may never be possible. If suicide truly happened, it would be a unique case in the past of Polish rulers, due to the fact that no another monarch ended his life in this way.
