Leszek of Dobrzyń

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Leszek of Dobrzyń (pl: Leszek dobrzyński; bef. 1302 - bef. 10 July 1316), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast and Duke of Dobrzyń during 1312-1316 with his brothers.

He was the eldest son of Siemowit of Dobrzyń and Anastasia, daughter of Leo I of Halych-Peremyshl.

Life[]

The only known fact about him was his mention in the testimony of Jan of Kisielew during the Polish-Teutonic trial in Warsaw in 1339; because this is the only contemporary source who named him, his existence is a matter of dispute between historians. If he was a real person, certainly died young, in or before 1316,[1] still under the regency of his mother and uncle Władysław I.

Notes[]

  1. ^ K. Jasiński: Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich, Poznań – Wrocław 2001, p. 173, believed that most likely Leszek died ca. 1314; however, this fact is not substantiated.

References[]

  • O. Balzer: Genealogia Piastów, Akademia Umiejętności, Kraków 1895, pp. 361–362 (Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa, pp. 370–371/582 (in Polish) [retrieved 16 February 2015]).
  • K. Jasiński: Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich, Wydawnictwo Historyczne, Poznań – Wrocław 2001, pp. 172–173.
  • S. A. Sroka: Leszek, [in:] K. Ożóg, S. Szczur (ed.), Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1999, p. 243.
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