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Mieszko II the Fat

c. 1220–1246 · 13th century

Mieszko II the Fat (c. 1220–1246) was a Piast duke of Opole and Racibórz in Upper Silesia, a son of Casimir I of Opole. During the Mongol invasion of 1241 he fought the raiders near Racibórz and then joined Henry II the Pious at the Battle of Legnica, from which his force withdrew. He died without children, and his lands passed to his brother Władysław.

Mieszko II the Fat
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Duchy of Opole and Racibórz

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