Historical calendar: the anniversary of the kidnapping and execution by the Brandenburgers of King manufacture II. Our neighbours did not like the thought of unifying Poland.
Today in our calendar we will look at the life and activities of this monarch.
Industry II was the only boy of the Duke of Poznań Przemysl I and his wife Elizabeth. He was born a gravestone a fewer months after his father died. He spent his youth in the care of his parent and uncle, Bolesław the Pious. Bolesław took care of the general education of his nephew and the preparation of him to service as ruler, though, as it turned out, he did not intend to quit the temporarily joined principalities.
In 1272, under 15 years old The manufacture became the nominal commander of the armed expedition against the Brandenburgers (the older and more experienced men commanded). It was a complete success. The manufacture was underprivileged and wanted to prove that he was a grown man and could command himself. Returning to the country, he freely invaded and took back the castle in Dresden. On the road to seeking allies in the fight against Brandenburg Boleslaw the Godfather arranged the matrimony of Przemysł to the Princess of Szczecin Ludgarda.
The wedding of 1273 meant full entry into adulthood for the young prince. No wonder that he immediately demanded his uncle’s end of care and giving him his father’s land on his own. But he was imprisoned in a castle in Gniezno, but escaped from it by outsmarting the guards. He went to Silesia to his relative, Prince Henry Right of Wroclaw, with whom he made an alliance against his uncle. For Bolesław the Pious, who seemingly underestimated the wisdom of his young nephew, this was a lesson.
In the same year he reconciled with him and did not interfere with his taking over power in Poznań. In 1277 manufacture participated in the war between Silesian princes. He supported the case of Henry the Right against Bolesław Rogatka in these struggles. The bloody conflict of Stolce ended in defeat and most likely took manufacture into captivity. The following year, the Duke of Poznań equally unhappyly supported the reinforcements of the Czech King Przemysl Ottokar II in his lost war with the Empire.
At the same time, he became an arbitrator in the conflict between Siemomysl Inowrocławski and his subjects supported by Prince Leszek Czarny of Kraków. The reason for the dispute was the surrounding of German-speaking knighthood and the excessive emigration to its principality of the non-Polish population. Under the agreement, Siemodyssen was obliged to execute abroad knights and was forbidden to place fresh towns and villages on German law without the approval of the powerful.
In 1279 Boleslaw the Pious died, who met with manufacture just before his death and wrote down his estates. In this way, the young prince united Wielkopolska, becoming 1 of the strongest of the Piast rulers of this period. most likely at that time he started reasoning about integrating the full Polish lands and the Kingdom restaurant. He collaborated with Leszek Black and the ruler of the Pomeranian Avenger II. His relation with Henry the Right broke down, who insidiously imprisoned him and demanded that he ransomed the Wieluń Land, which he besides obtained.
The expanding threat of the Brandenburg and Teutonic Knights to the Pomeranian territory and the deficiency of a male descendant caused that the Avengers II decided to bond more closely with Wielkopolska. In 1282, he signed a deal in Kępno, under which he passed on to Przemysł Pomerania Gdańsk on principles akin to life imprisonment institutions. This was another step on the way to unification of the country. In 1283, a very crucial event took place – the ordination of Archbishop Jakub Świnka, who became the main advocate of the renewal of the Polish Kingdom in the following decades.
Industry has entered a close alliance with him. The mid-1980s brought the strengthening of the power of Przemysł, conflicts with noble families Nałęczów and Zarembów, and a remarriage after the death of Ludgarda, this time with Princess Swedish Ryksa. At the same time the Duchy of Wielkopolska regained Wieluń. In 1287, on the initiative of Archbishop of Świnka, the coalition of Wielkopolska, Western Pomerania and Gdańsk was renewed, which stopped the force of the Teutonic Knights and Brandenburgers.
A year later, Leszek Black died, which active destabilising the Kraków district. The Silesian Piasts and Mazowieckies went to fight for the strategy after the deceased. The manufacture supported the others. After 2 years of pushing, he became the main beneficiary of the war, as he won the title of Prince of Kraków with small effort. The territory was divided between him and Władysław Łocketka, with whom he was comparatively cooperative.
The mastery of Krakow and Bolesław Szczodry's insignia there was another step on the way to the crown. Then the Czech King Wacław II was active in Polish affairs, making territorial claims against Małopolska. The manufacture faced the anticipation of a war that it was completely unprepared for. He stepped down to Wacław Kraków and focused on strengthening his own strength before another confrontation.
At the end of 1294 he died Avengers II, which meant the merger of Pomeranian Gdańsk and Wielkopolska. manufacture has again become the most powerful of the Piast princes. On 25 June 1295 Archbishop Pińka crowned Przemysł as king of Poland. The recently baked ruler began to regulation with a tour of his estates. At the end of the year, he met with his ally Władysław Elbow, with whom he discussed further plans. The renewal of the Kingdom of Poland was not in the taste of both the Brandenburgians, the Czech Republic and the Teutonic Knights.
All these forces were afraid of further strengthening the state of Industry, consolidating the territory and establishing a strong Poland that could endanger their interests. The most desperate were the Brandenburgers who plotted against the Polish ruler.
On February 8, 1296, while manufacture was in Rogozno, the Brandenburgers raided his court, killed his individual protection, and then kidnapped the wounded in the conflict ruler. They most likely wanted to get a advanced ransom or territorial gratification and abandon his unification plans, but for fear of the upcoming pursuit, they murdered him and abandoned him by the road. The blow was well aimed – the state of manufacture dissolved in a flash.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here.
