Mieszko IV Tanglefoot
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Mieszko IV Tanglefoot (Polish: Mieszko IV Plątonogi) (c. 1130 – 16 May 1211) was Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland from 9 June 1210 until his death one year later. He was also Duke of Silesia from 1163 to 1173 (with his brother as co-ruler), Duke of Racibórz from 1173, and Duke of Opole from 1202.
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Mieszko IV Tanglefoot | |
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Duke of Kraków Duke of Racibórz, Opole | |
High Duke of Poland | |
Reign | 1210–1211 |
Predecessor | Leszek I the White |
Successor | Leszek I the White |
Duke of Silesia | |
Reign | 1163–1173 |
Predecessor | Bolesław IV the Curly |
Successor | Bolesław I the Tall |
Born | c. 1130 |
Died | 16 May 1211 |
Spouse | Ludmila |
Issue | Casimir I of Opole |
House | Silesian Piasts |
Father | Władysław II the Exile |
Mother | Agnes of Babenberg |
His nickname "Tanglefoot" (Plątonogi) appeared in the chronicles from the 14th and 15th centuries. From Rocznik Sędziwoja, annals written in the mid-fifteenth century, the entry for the year 1192: "Cracovia civitas devastata est a Mescone loripede dicto Platonogy nepote ducis Kazimiriensis filio Wladislai exulis" (en: "The city of Kraków was devastated by Mieszko the bandy-legged, called Platonogy, nephew of Duke Casimir, son of Władysław the Exile").[1][note 1][note 2]