Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Monarchs of Poland

Piast dynasty (900’s-1370)

Dukes of the Polans (c. 9th century – 966)

Dukes of Poland (966–1025, 1031–1076, 1082–1138)

Kings of Poland (1025–1031, 1076–1082, 1295–1296, 1320–1370)

High Dukes of Poland (1138-1227)

 

Piast Dukes of Poland

• Mieszko I (c. 935-992) Duke of the Polans and the first historical ruler of Poland.
• Bolesław I the Brave (c. 967 – 1025) Duke of Poland, and the first King of Poland in 1025.
• Mieszko II Lambert (c. 990 –1034) King of Poland from 1025-1031 and Duke from 1032-1034
• Bezprym (c. 986–1032) Duke of Poland (part)
• Otto Bolesławowic (1000–1033) Duke of Poland (part)
• Dytryk (Theoderick) (c.992 - 1032) Duke of Poland (part)
• Bolesław the Forgotten or the Cruel (c.1016 – 1038/39) Duke of Poland
• Casimir I the Restorer (1016 – 1058) Duke of Poland
• Bolesław II the Bold (c. 1042 – 1082) Duke of Poland from 1058-1076 and King of Poland 1076-1079
• Władysław I Herman (c. 1044 – 1102) Duke of Poland from 1079.
• Zbigniew (c. 1073 – 1113) Duke of Poland 1102–1107
• Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086 – 1138) Duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz 1102-1107 and Duke of Poland between 1107-1138

Piast High Dukes of Poland

Dukes of Silesia

• Władysław II the Exile (1105 – 1159) High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia from 1138-1146. Ancestor of the Silesian Piasts

Dukes of Masovia

• Bolesław IV the Curly (c. 1122 –1173) Duke of Masovia from 1138 and High Duke of Poland from 1146-1173
• Mieszko III (c. 1122/25 – 1202) Duke of Greater Poland 1138–1177, 1182–1202 and High Duke of Poland 1173–1177, 1191, 1198–1199, 1201
• Casimir II the Just (1138 – 1194) High Duke of Poland 1177–1191, 1191–1194, Duke of Masovia 1186–1194
• Leszek the White (c. 1184/85 – 1227) Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland 1194–1198, 1199, 1206–1210, and 1211–1227
• Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67 – 1231) Duke of Greater Poland 1194–1229, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Kraków 1202–1206, 1228–1231, Duke of Kalisz 1202–1206.
• Mieszko IV Tanglefoot (c. 1130 – 1211) High Duke of Poland 1210–1211, Duke of Silesia 1163–1173
• Henry the Bearded (c. 1165/70 – 1238) High Duke of Poland 1232–1238, Duke of Silesia 1201–1238

Dukes of Masovia

• Konrad I of Masovia (ca. 1187/88 – 1247) High Duke of Poland 1229–1232, 1241–1243, Duke of Masovia 1194–1247
• Henry II the Pious (1196 – 1241) High Duke of Poland 1238–1241, Duke of Silesia 1238–1241
• Bolesław II the Horned (c. 1220/5 – 1278) High Duke of Poland 1241, Duke of Silesia 1241–1248, Duke of Legnica 1248–1278
• Bolesław V the Chaste (1226 – 1279) High Duke of Poland 1243–1279, Duke of Sandomierz 1227–1230, 1232–1279
• Leszek II the Black (c. 1241 – 1288) High Duke of Poland 1279–1288, Duke of Łęczyca 1267-1288
• Bolesław II of Masovia (c. 1253/58 – 1313) High Duke of Poland 1288 and 1289, Duke of Masovia 1262-1275, Duke of Kraków and Sandomierz 1288-1289
• Henry Probus (c. 1258 – 1290) High Duke of Poland 1288–1289, Duke of Silesia-Wrocław 1266–1290
• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261 – 1333) High Duke of Poland 1289, King of Poland 1320–1333 See below

Premislas II (1257-1296) King of Poland

• Premislas II (1257-1296) Duke of Greater Poland 1279–1296, High Duke of Poland 1290–1291, King of Poland 1295–1296. Married firstly Ludgarda (c. 1260/61 – 1283) daughter of Henry I the Pilgrim, Lord of Mecklenburg, secondly Richeza of Sweden (1270 – 1292) daughter of Valdemar, King of Sweden and thirdly Margaret of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (ca. 1270 – 1315) daughter of Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel

 House of Přemyslid (1296-1306)

 

Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (1271 – 1305) King of Bohemia, Duke of Cracow, King of Poland

• Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (1271 – 1305) King of Bohemia 1278-1305, Duke of Cracow 1291–1305, King of Poland 1296–1305. Married firstly Judith of Habsburg (1271 – 1297) daughter of Rudolf I, King of Germany and secondly Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (1288 – 1335) only child of Przemysł II, King of Poland.

Wenceslaus III (1289 – 1306) King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Poland

• Wenceslaus III (1289 – 1306) King of Hungary and Croatia 1301-1305, King of Bohemia and Poland 1305-1306. Married Viola of Teschen (c. 1291 –1317) daughter of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn
  

House of Piast (restored)

Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261 – 1333) King of Poland

• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261 – 1333) High Duke of Poland 1289, King of Poland 1320–1333. Married Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266 – 1339) daughter of Bolesław V the Chaste (1226 – 1279) High Duke of Poland

Casimir III the Great (1310 – 1370) King of Poland

• Casimir III the Great (1310 – 1370) King of Poland. Married firstly Aldona (c. 1309 – 1339) daughter of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, secondly Adelaide of Hesse (1323 – 1371) daughter of Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse (annulled 1356), thirdly Krystyna Rokiczana (d. after 1365) (morganatic) and fourthly Hedwig of Sagan (1350 – 1390) daughter of Henry V, Duke of Sagan
  

House of Anjou (1370-1399)

Louis I the Great (1326 – 1382) King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Poland

• Louis I the Great (1326 – 1382) King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370, son of Charles I, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland herself daughter of Władysław I, King of Poland. Married firstly Margaret of Bohemia (1335 – 1349) daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and secondly Elizabeth of Bosnia (c. 1339 – 1387) daughter of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia.

Saint Hedwig or Jadwiga (1374 – 1399) Queen of Poland

• Saint Hedwig or Jadwiga (1374 – 1399) Queen of Poland 1384–1399. Married Jogaila (c. 1352/1362 –1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło Grand Duke of Lithuania 1377–1381 and 1382–1401, Supreme Duke of Lithuania 1401–1434 and King of Poland 1386–1434, jointly with Hedwig 1386-1399.

 House of Jagiellon (1386-1572)

 

Władysław II Jagiełło (c. 1352/1362 –1434) Grand Duke of Lithuania, Supreme Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland

• Władysław II Jagiełło (c. 1352/1362 –1434) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1377–1381 and 1382–1401, Supreme Duke of Lithuania 1401–1434 and King of Poland 1386–1434. Married firstly Saint Hedwig or Jadwiga (1374 – 1399) Queen of Poland, daughter of Louis I, King of Hungary and King of Poland, secondly Anna of Cilli (1386 – 1416) daughter of William, Count of Celli, thirdly Elizabeth Granowska or Elisabeth Pilecki (c. 1372 – 1420) daughter of Otton of Pilica, Voivode of Sandomierz and fourthly Sophia of Halshany (c. 1405 – 1461) daughter of Andrew Olshansky.

Władysław III of Poland (1424 – k.i.a1444) King of Poland, Supreme Duke of Lithuania and   King of Hungary and Croatia

• Władysław III of Poland (1424 – k.i.a1444) King of Poland and Supreme Duke of Lithuania 1434–1444, King of Hungary and Croatia 1440–1444.

Casimir IV (1427 –1492) Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland

• Casimir IV (1427 –1492) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1440-1492, King of Poland 1447-1492. Married Elizabeth of Austria (c. 1436 – 1505) daughter of Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor.

John I Albert (1459 – 1501) King of Poland

• John I Albert (1459 – 1501) King of Poland.

Alexander (1461 – 1506) Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland

• Alexander (1461 – 1506) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1492-1506, King of Poland from 1501-1506. Married Helena Ivanovna of Moscow (1476 – 1513) daughter of Ivan III the Great, Grand Prince of Moscow

Sigismund I the Old (1467 – 1548) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

• Sigismund I the Old (1467 – 1548) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Married firstly Barbara Zápolya (1495 – 1515) daughter of Stephen Zápolya, Palatine of Hungary and secondly Bona Sforza (1494 – 1557) daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan

Sigismund II Augustus (1520 – 1572) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

• Sigismund II Augustus (1520 – 1572) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. First ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569. Married firstly Elizabeth of Austria (1526 – 1545) daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, secondly Barbara Radziwiłł (1520/23 – 1551) daughter of Jerzy Radziwiłł, Voivode of Trakai and Vilnius and Great Lithuanian Hetman and thirdly Catherine of Austria (1533 – 1572) daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and sister of his first wife.