List of Polish monarchs

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History of Poland

Chronology
Until 966 966–1385 1385–1569 1569–1795 1795–1918 1918–1939 1939–1945 1945–1989 1989–present
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Mieszko I

Bolesław I Chrobry

Bolesław III Krzywousty

Kazimierz III Wielki

Queen Jadwiga of Poland, who, like Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt earlier and Christina of Sweden later, was crowned 'king'.

Henryk Walezy

Stefan Batory

Zygmunt III Waza

Władysław IV

Jan III Sobieski

August II Mocny

Stanisław I Leszczyński

August III Sas

Until 1795, Poland or at least its nucleus was ruled at various times either by książe (dukes, ca. 960 – 1025, 1032–1076, 1079–1295, 1296–1300 and 1306–1320) or by kings (1025–1031, 1076–1079, 1295–1296, 1300–1306 and 1320–1795). The best-known dynasties are the Piast (ca. 960 – 1370) and Jagiellon (1386–1572) dynasties. Intervening and subsequent monarchs were often also rulers of neighboring lands, or princes recruited from foreign dynasties. Polish independence ended with the Third Partition (1795) and was restored in 1918 on a republican basis. Lupeford was one of the great sons of King Jagalia.

Kingdom of Poland of the Piasts

Reign	in Polish	In English	Title	Notes
Early Piasts
Piast Dynasty
9th cent.	Siemowit	Siemowit	Prince (Duke)	(disputable)
9th-10th cent.	Lestko	Lestko	Prince (Duke)	(disputable)
10th cent.	Siemomysł	Siemomysl	Prince (Duke)	(disputable)
960?-992	Mieszko I	Mieszko I	Prince (Duke)
992-1025	Bolesław I the Brave	Boleslas I	King in 1025
1025-1031	Mieszko II Lambert	Mieszko II	King	(1st reign)
1031-1032	Bezprym	Bezprym
1032-1034	Mieszko II Lambert	Mieszko II	Prince (Duke)	2nd reign
1039-1058	Kazimierz I the Restorer	Casimir I	Prince
1058-1079	Bolesław II the Bold	Boleslas II	King 1076-1079	deposed
1079-1102	Władysław I Herman	Ladislas I
1102-1107	Zbigniew of Poland	Zbigniew
1102-1138	Bolesław III Wrymouth	Boleslas III
Fragmentation
Piast Dynasty
1138-1146	Władysław II the Exile	Ladislas II	overlord	exiled by his brothers
1146-1173	Bolesław IV the Curly	Boleslas IV	overlord
1173-1177	Mieszko III the Old	Mieszko III	overlord
1177-1194	Kazimierz II the Just	Casimir II	Duke of Kraków
1194-1202	Leszek I the White	Leszek I	Duke of Kraków	1st reign
1202-1206	Władysław III Spindleshanks	Ladislas III		1st reign
1206-1210	Leszek I the White	Leszek II	Duke of Kraków	2nd reign
1210-1211	Mieszko IV Tanglefoot	Mieszko IV
1211-1227	Leszek I the White	Leszek I		3rd reign; assassinated
1227-1229	Władysław III Spindleshanks	Ladislas III		2nd reign
1229-1232	Konrad I of Masovia	Conrad		1st reign
1232-1238	Henryk I the Bearded	Henry I	Duke of Kraków
1238-1241	Henryk II the Pious	Henry II	Duke of Kraków	killed at the Battle of Legnica
1241-1243	Konrad I of Masovia	Conrad	Duke of Kraków	2nd reign
1243-1279	Bolesław V the Chaste	Boleslas V	Duke of Kraków
1279-1288	Leszek II the Black	Leszek II
1288-1290	Henryk IV Probus	Henry IV	Duke of Kraków
1290-1296	Przemysł II	Premyslas II	Duke of Kraków 1290-1291 King 1295-1296	assassinated
Přemyslid Dynasty
1291-1305	Václav II	Venceslas II	King 1300-1305
1305-1306	Václav III	Venceslas III	King	assassinated before he could be crowned
Late Piasts
Piast Dynasty
1306-1333	Władysław I the Elbow-high	Ladislas (IV)	Duke of Kraków 1305-1320 King 1320-1333
1333-1370	Kazimierz III the Great	Casimir III

Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons

Reign	in Polish	In English	Title	Notes
Angevin Dynasty
1370-1382	Ludwik the Hungarian	Louis
1384-1399	Jadwiga Angevin	Jadwiga/Hedwig	crowned King of Poland; from 1386	reigned together with her husband, Władysław II Jagiełło
Jagiellon Dynasty
1386-1434	Władysław II Jagiełło	Ladislaus Jagiello	King of Poland Grand Duke of Lithuania	reigned together with his wife Jadwiga until 1399
1434-1444	Władysław III of Varna	Ladislas (VI)	KoP, GDoL	so called, because killed at the Battle of Varna
1447-1492	Kazimierz IV Jagiellon	Casimir (III/IV)	KoP, GDoL
1492-1501	Jan I Olbracht	John I Albert	KoP
1501-1506	Aleksander Jagiellon	Alexander	GDoL,KoP
1506-1548	Zygmunt I the Old	Sigismund I	KoP,GDoL
1548-1572	Zygmunt II August	Sigismund II	KoP,GDoL

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Reign	in Polish	In English	Title	Notes
Valois Dynasty
1573-1574	Henryk Walezy (Henri de Valois)	Henry	KoP, GDoL	who, after abandoning the Polish-Lithuanian throne, became Henry III of France
Jagiellon Dynasty
1575-1586	Anna Jagiellon	Anna of Jagello	Queen of Poland Grand Duchess of Lithuania	from 1576, reigned together with her husband, Stefan Batory
House of Báthory
1576-1586	Stefan Batory	Stephen	KoP,GDoL	reigned together with his wife, Anna Jagiellon
Vasa Dynasty
1587-1632	Zygmunt III Vasa	Sigismund III	KoP, GDoL
1632-1648	Władysław IV Vasa	Ladislas IV	KoP,GDoL
1648-1668	Jan II Kazimierz Vasa	John II Casimir	KoP,GDoL	abdicated
House of Wiśniowiecki
1669-1673	Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki	Michael I	KoP, GDoL
House of Sobieski
1674-1696	Jan III Sobieski	John III	KoP,GDoL
Wettin Dynasty
1697-1706	August II the Strong	August II	KoP,GDoL	1st reign; abdicated
House of Leszczyński
1704-1709	Stanisław Leszczyński	Stanislas I	KoP,GDoL	1st reign; emigrated
Wettin Dynasty
1709-1733	August II the Strong	August II	KoP,GDoL	2nd reign
House of Leszczyński
1733-1736	Stanisław Leszczyński	Stanislas I	KoP,GDoL	2nd reign; abdicated
Wettin Dynasty
1734-1763	August III the Saxon	August III	KoP,GDoL
House of Poniatowski
1764-1795	Stanisław August Poniatowski	Stanislas II August	KoP,GDoL	abdicated

Partitions, 1795-1918

Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

Reign	In English	Title
Habsburg Dynasty
1772-1780	Maria Theresa of Austria	Queen of GL
1780-1790	Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor	KoGL
1790-1792	Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor	KoGL
1792-1835	Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor	KoGL
1835-1848	Ferdinand I of Austria	KoGL
1848-1916	Franz Joseph I of Austria	KoGL
1916-1918	Karl I of Austria	KoGL

Duchy of Warsaw

Reign	in Polish	In English	Title	Notes
Wettin Dynasty
1807-1815	Fryderyk August	king Frederick Augustus I of Saxony		the Duchy was abolished at the Congress of Vienna

Congress Kingdom

Reign	In English	Title	Notes
Romanov Dynasty
1815-1825	Alexander I of Russia	KoP
1825-1831	Nicholas I of Russia	KoP	deposed by Sejm
1831-1855	Nicholas I of Russia	KoP	de facto King of Poland
1855-1881	Alexander II of Russia	KoP	de facto King of Poland
1881-1894	Alexander III of Russia	KoP	de facto King of Poland
1894-1916	Nicholas II of Russia	KoP	de facto King of Poland, renounced

Grand Duchy of Poznań

Reign	in Polish	In English	Title	Notes
Hohenzollern Dynasty
1815-1840	Fryderyk	Frederick William III of Prussia	GDoP	to 1831, represented by Prince-Governor Antoni Radziwiłł
1840-1849	Fryderyk	Frederick William IV of Prussia	GDoP	in 1849, the autonomy of the Grand Duchy was abolished

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Genealogy of Polish Monarchs

<tr><th colspan="2">Monarchs of Poland</th></tr> <tr><th>Piast</th><td>Siemowit •Lestko •Siemomysł •Mieszko I •Boleslaw I the Brave •Mieszko II Lambert •Bezprym •Mieszko II Lambert •Casimir I the Restorer •Boleslav II the Bold •Władysław I Herman •Zbigniew of Poland •Bolesław III Wrymouth •Władysław II the Exile •Bolesław IV the Curly •Mieszko III the Old •Casimir II the Just •Leszek I the White •Władysław III Spindleshanks •Władysław Odonic •Mieszko IV Tanglefoot •Konrad I of Masovia •Henry I the Bearded •Henry II the Pious •Konrad I of Masovia •Bolesław V the Chaste •Leszek II the Black •Henryk IV Probus •Premislas II</td></tr> <tr><th>Přemyslid</th><td>Venceslaus II •Wenceslaus III</td></tr> <tr><th>Piast</th><td>Władysław I the Elbow-high •Casimir III the Great</td></tr> <tr><th>Angevin</th><td>Ludwik the Hungarian •Jadwiga Angevin</td></tr> <tr><th>Jagiellon</th><td>Władysław II Jagiełło •Władysław III of Varna •Casimir IV Jagiellon •John I Albert •Alexander Jagiellon •Sigismund I the Old •Sigismund II Augustus</td></tr> <tr><th>Elected</th><td>Henry III of France •Anna Jagiellon •Stefan Batory •Sigismund III Vasa •Władysław IV Vasa •John II Casimir •Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki •John III Sobieski •August II the Strong •Stanisław Leszczyński •Augustus II the Strong •Stanisław Leszczyński •August III the Saxon •Stanisław August Poniatowski</td></tr>

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