The princely houses of Poland and Lithuania differed from other princely houses in Europe. The Polish and Lithuanian nobility ( szlachta ) could not be granted noble titles by the King in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as hereditary titles, with some exceptions, were largely forbidden. Therefore, the title of prince either dated to the times before the Union of Lublin , which created the Commonwealth in 1569, or was granted to some nobles (usually magnates ) by foreign kings. Due to the longstanding history of common statehood , some noble families often described as "Polish" actually originated in Grand Duchy of Lithuania and are of Lithuanian or Ruthenian descent.
5-514: Polish Prince may refer to: The Prince of Poland Michael Seroczynski Michigan Królewicz , Kròlewna titles given to the sons and daughters of the king of Poland Andrzej Fonfara (born 1987), Polish light heavyweight boxer Alan Kulwicki (1954–1993), American auto racing driver and team owner Edward Wiskoski (born 1945), American professional wrestler Bobby Vinton (born 1935), American singer, songwriter, and actor Topics referred to by
10-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Prince of Poland The first historical dynasty prevailing in Poland from about 960 to 1370. Their progenitor, the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright , son of Chościsko , came from Gniezno . According to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus , the son of Piast the Wheelwright and his wife Rzepicha – Siemowit , became
15-505: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania . The dynasty takes its name from Władysław II Jagiełło who was the Grand Duke of Lithuania between 1377–1434 and then alongside his wife queen regnant Jadwiga of Poland (reign 1384–1399) became king of Poland between 1386 and 1434. These princely houses lived like average rich nobility, but sometimes part of these lived like peasants. A confirmation of
20-510: The first ruler of the Piast dynasty. Followed by Lestek and Siemomysł . The first ruler of the Piast dynasty and Civitas Schinesghe (the first recorded name related to Poland as a political entity), who historically is not questioned, was Mieszko I of Poland . Princely (grand ducal) roots of this family are older, but only connected with Lithuania. Previously also known as the Gediminid dynasty in
25-468: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Polish Prince . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish_Prince&oldid=1244890082 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Polish princes Princes of Poland Hidden categories: Short description
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