Siemomysł

Siemomysł
Duke of the Polans
Tenurec. 930/950 – 950-60
PredecessorLestek
SuccessorMieszko I
Diedc.950–960
IssueMieszko I of Poland
Czcibor
HouseHouse of Piast
FatherLestek
ReligionSlavic paganism

Siemomysł or Ziemomysł (died c.950  960) was the third duke of the Polans and the father of Poland's first Christian ruler, Mieszko I. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was listed by Gallus Anonymous in his Gesta principum Polonorum as the son of Lestek, the second known duke of the Polans. According to Gallus' account and historical research, Siemomysł has been credited with leaving the lands of the Polans, Goplans and Masovians to his son Mieszko I, who further expanded them during his reign.