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Mieszko IV Tanglefoot

d. 1211 · 13th century · Also known as Mieszko I Tanglefoot

Mieszko IV Tanglefoot was a Piast duke of Silesia, son of Władysław II the Exile. In 1172 he received a duchy around Racibórz, and in 1202 he added Opole, creating the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, the core of Upper Silesia. In 1210 he briefly seized Kraków and the title of high duke of Poland, shortly before his death in 1211.

Mieszko IV Tanglefoot
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Duchy of Opole and Racibórz

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