Leszek II the Black

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Duke of Kraków Duke of Sieradz Piast duke person

Leszek II the Black was a 13th-century Piast duke of Kraków and Sieradz who played a key role in defending Polish territories during the Mongol invasions of Europe.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Leszek the Black	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Kraków ⓘ Duke of Sieradz ⓘ Piast duke ⓘ person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Leszek Czarny ⓘ Leszek II the Black ⓘ surface form: Leszek the Black
birthDate	c. 1241 ⓘ
burialPlace	Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath	natural causes (presumed) ⓘ
century	13th century ⓘ
coatOfArms	Piast eagle ⓘ
conflict	Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasions of Poland
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate	30 September 1288 ⓘ
deathPlace	Kraków ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Poles ⓘ
father	Casimir I of Kuyavia ⓘ
givenName	Leszek ⓘ
hasNoChildren	true ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
languageOfUse	Polish ⓘ
memberOfDynasty	Piast dynasty ⓘ
monarchOf	Poland (seniorate system) ⓘ
mother	Constance of Wrocław ⓘ
nobleFamily	Piast dynasty ⓘ
notableFor	defense of Polish territories during Mongol invasions ⓘ role in internal conflicts of fragmented Poland ⓘ
positionHeld	High Duke of Poland ⓘ surface form: Duke of Kraków Duke of Sandomierz ⓘ Duke of Sieradz ⓘ High Duke of Poland ⓘ
predecessor	Duke Bolesław V the Chaste ⓘ surface form: Bolesław V the Chaste
region	Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sieradz Land ⓘ
reignedOver	Duchy of Sandomierz ⓘ Duchy of Sieradz ⓘ Seniorate Province of Kraków ⓘ
reignEnd	1288 ⓘ
reignStart	1279 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling	Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
spouse	Grzymisława of Łuck ⓘ surface form: Gryfina of Halych
successor	Bolesław II of Masovia ⓘ
title	High Duke of Poland ⓘ surface form: Duke of Kraków Duke of Sandomierz ⓘ Duke of Sieradz ⓘ High Duke of Poland ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leszek II the Black → alsoKnownAs → Leszek II the Black ⓘ

this entity surface form: Leszek the Black

Mongol invasions of Europe → opponentCommander → Leszek II the Black ⓘ

Duke Bolesław V the Chaste → successor → Leszek II the Black ⓘ

subject surface form: Bolesław V the Chaste

Duke Bolesław V the Chaste → successorInKraków → Leszek II the Black ⓘ

subject surface form: Bolesław V the Chaste

Duke Bolesław V the Chaste → successorInSandomierz → Leszek II the Black ⓘ

subject surface form: Bolesław V the Chaste