Monarchs of Poland
| Ruler | Dynasty | Reign | Notes | |
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| Mieszko I of Poland | Piast | Duke 960?–992 | son of Siemomysł first Christian monarch Misico, dux Wandalorum |
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| Bolesław I the Brave | Piast | Duke 992–1025 King 1025 |
son of Mieszko I and Dobrawa of Bohemia first to be crowned King Regnum Sclavorum, Gothorum sive Polonorum |
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| Mieszko II Lambert | Piast | King 1025–1031 | son of Bolesław I and Emnilda of Lusatia | |
| Bezprym | Piast | Duke 1031–1032 | son of Bolesław I and Judith of Hungary (disputed) | |
| Otto Bolesławowic | Piast | Duke 1032 | son of Bolesław I and Emnilda | |
| Theodorick (Dytryk) |
Piast | Duke 1032 | grandson of Mieszko I and Oda of Haldensleben | |
| Mieszko II Lambert | Piast | Duke 1032–1034 | restored | |
| Bolesław the Forgotten | Piast | Duke 1034–1039 | semi-legendary, existence disputed | |
| Casimir I the Restorer | Piast | Duke 1039–1058 | son of Mieszko II and Richeza of Lotharingia | |
| Bolesław II the Bold | Piast | Duke 1058–1076 King 1076–1079 |
son of Kazimierz (Casimir) I and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev | |
| Władysław I Herman | Piast | Duke 1079–1102 | son of Kazimierz (Casimir) I and Maria Dobroniega | |
| Zbigniew | Piast | Duke 1098–1107 | son of Władysław (Ladislas) I and Przecława, Prawdzic coat of arms (disputed) first jointly with Ladislas I 1098-1102 |
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| Bolesław III Wrymouth | Piast | Duke 1107–1138 | son of Władysław (Ladislas) I and Judith of Bohemia first jointly with Władysław (Ladislas)1098-1102 introduced senioral principle |
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| Władysław II the Exile | Piast | High Duke 1138–1146 | son of Bolesław III and Zbyslava of Kiev also Duke of Silesia exiled by his brothers |
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| Bolesław IV the Curly | Piast | High Duke 1146–1173 | son of Bolesław III and Salomea of Berg also Duke of Masovia |
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| Mieszko III the Old | Piast | High Duke 1173–1177 | son of Bolesław III and Salomea also Duke of Greater Poland |
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| Casimir II the Just | Piast | High Duke 1177–1190 | son of Bolesław III and Salomea also Duke of Wiślica and Sandomierz |
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| Mieszko III the Old | Piast | High Duke 1190 | restored | |
| Casimir II the Just | Piast | High Duke 1190–1194 | restored | |
| Leszek I the White | Piast | High Duke 1194–1198 | son of Casimir II and Helen of Znojmo also Duke of Sandomierz |
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| Mieszko III the Old | Piast | High Duke 1198–1199 | restored | |
| Leszek I the White | Piast | High Duke 1199 | restored | |
| Mieszko III the Old | Piast | High Duke 1199–1202 | restored | |
| Władysław III Spindleshanks | Piast | High Duke 1202 | son of Mieszko III and Eudoxia of Kiev also Duke of Greater Poland |
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| Leszek I the White | Piast | High Duke 1202–1210 | restored | |
| Mieszko IV Tanglefoot | Piast | High Duke 1210–1211 | son of Władysław (Ladislas) II and Agnes of Babenberg also Duke of Silesia |
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| Leszek I the White | Piast | High Duke 1211–1225 | restored | |
| Henryk I the Bearded | Piast | High Duke 1225 | grandson of Władysław (Ladislas) II, son of Bolesław I the Tall and Krystyna also Duke of Silesia |
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| Leszek I the White | Piast | High Duke 1225–1227 | restored assassinated |
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| Władysław III Spindleshanks | Piast | High Duke 1227–1229 | restored | |
| Konrad I of Masovia | Piast | High Duke 1229–1232 | son of Kazimierz (Casimir) II and Helen of Znojmo also Duke of Masovia |
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| Henryk I the Bearded | Piast | High Duke 1232–1238 | restored | |
| Henryk II the Pious | Piast | High Duke 1238–1241 | son of Henry I and Saint Hedwig of Andechs (Saint Hedwig of Silesia) also Duke of Wroclaw and Greater Poland fell at Battle of Legnica |
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| Bolesław II Rogatka | Piast | High Duke 1241 | son of Henry II and Anne of Bohemia also Duke of Silesia |
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| Konrad I of Masovia | Piast | High Duke 1241–1243 | restored | |
| Bolesław V the Chaste | Piast | High Duke 1243–1279 | son of Leszek the White and Grzymislawa of Luck | |
| Leszek II the Black | Piast | High Duke 1279–1288 | paternal grandson of CI maternal grandson of Henry II son of Kazimierz (Casimir) I of Kujawia (Kuyavia) and Constance of Wrocław |
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| Bolesław II of Masovia | Piast | High Duke 1288 | grandson of Konrad of Masovia Duke of Masovia |
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| Henryk IV Probus | Piast | High Duke 1288–1289 | paternal grandson of Henryk II maternal grandson of Konrad I son of Henry III the White and Judyta of Masovia Duke of Lower Silesia |
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| Bolesław II of Masovia | Piast | High Duke 1289 | restored | |
| Władysław I the Elbow-high | Piast | High Duke 1289 | grandson of Konrad I of Masovia son of Kazimierz (Casimir) I of Kujawia (Kuyavia) and Euphrosyne of Opole |
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| Henryk IV Probus | Piast | High Duke 1289–1290 | restored | |
| Przemysł II | Piast | High Duke 1290–1291 King 1295–1296 |
grandson of Henryk II son of Przemysł I and Elisabeth of Wrocław also Duke of Poznań, Greater Poland and Pomerania |
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| Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski) |
Přemyslid | High Duke 1291–1300 King 1300–1305 |
son of Ottokar II of Bohemia and Kunigunda of Slavonia married Premyslas II's daughter Elisabeth Richeza of Poland also King of Bohemia |
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| Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (Wacław III Czeski) |
Přemyslid | King 1305–1306 | son of Wenceslaus II and Judith of Habsburg uncrowned assassinated |
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| Władysław I the Elbow-high | Piast | High Duke 1306–1320 King 1320–1333 |
restored re-united the Kingdom of Poland |
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| Kazimierz (Casimir) III Wielki (the Great) | Piast | King 1333–1370 | son of Władysław (Ladislas) IV/I and Jadwiga(Hedwig) of Kalisz regarded as one of the greatest Polish monarchs |
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| Louis I of Hungary (Ludwik Węgierski) |
Anjou | King 1370–1382 | son of Charles I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Poland nephew of Kazimierz (Casimir) III elected King and crowned on 17 November also King of Hungary |
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| Jadwiga of Poland | Anjou | King 1384–1399 | daughter of Louis I and Elisabeth of Bosnia crowned "king", 1384 reigned jointly with her husband Władysław II Jagiełło from 1386 |
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