Lestek

Also known as Lestko, Leszek

Lestek (also Leszek, Lestko) was the second duke of Polans, and son of Siemowit, born c. 870–880, mentioned in the oldest Polish chronicle, Gesta principum Polonorum by Gallus Anonymus. The dukes of Polans were the foundation of the Piast dynasty, the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland.

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Royalty.image: Lestek (99006975).jpg
Royalty.reign: 900 – 950
Royalty.succession: Duke of the Polans
Royalty.predecessor: Siemowit
Royalty.successor: Siemomysł
Royalty.issue: Siemomysł
Royalty.house: House of Piast
Royalty.father: Siemowit
Royalty.birth_date: 880
Royalty.death_date: 950
Royalty.religion: Slavic paganism

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date of death: 0930-01-01
date of birth: 0870-01-01
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Initially, no-one doubted the historicity of Lestek. In the second half of the nineteenth century, however, his existence began to be questioned. The issue was basically settled thanks to an article written by Henryk Łowmiański, in which he came out in favor of the credibility of Gallus Anonymus's account, and thus in favor of the historicity of the three direct predecessors to Mieszko I. This view is dominant in the Polish historiography.