Lestek

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Lestek (also Leszek, Lestko) is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born c. 870–880. Though proof of his actual existence is unclear, if he did exist, he must have been an influential person, because the tribes that lived in what is now Poland were known as Lestkowici.

The origin of his name is not known, it can be derived from the old Polish word lście which means "crafty". It is believed this is a diminutive of the Slavic name Lścimir or Lścisław.

Lestek`s wife (or wives) is unknown. A theory by Stanisław Zakrzewski says that Lestek could be married to a Moravian princess. Another theory (inferred from the descriptions of a Belgian chronicler from the 14th century) says that a Saxon princess could have been Lestek`s wife (and they had a son Ewraker, later the Bishop of Leodium).

The only thing we know is that his son is Siemomysł, next ruler of early pagan Polish state.

Bibliography

Kazimierz Jasiński, Rodowód pierwszych Piastów, Warszawa-Wrocław (1992).
Feliks Koneczny, Dzieje Polski za Piastów, Kraków 1902, p. 28.
Henryk Łowmiański, Dynastia Piastów we wczesnym średniowieczu, Początki Państwa Polskiego, Poznań 1962.
Henryk Łowmiański, Początki Polski, b. 5, Warszawa 1973.
Jerzy Wyrozumski, Dzieje Polski piastowskiej (VIII w. - 1370) (History of Polish Piast (8th Century - 1370)), Kraków 1999, p. 70.

v t e Monarchs of Poland

Legendary and semi-legendary	Lech Krak Krak II Lech II Wanda Leszko I Leszko II Leszko III Popiel I Popiel II Chościsko Piast the Wheelwright Bolesław the Forgotten

Piast	Siemowit Lestek Siemomysł Mieszko I Bolesław I Chrobry Bezprym Mieszko II Lambert Casimir I the Restorer Bolesław II the Generous Władysław I Herman Zbigniew Bolesław III Wrymouth

Fragmentation period (Supreme Princes)	Władysław II the Exile Bolesław IV the Curly Mieszko III the Old Casimir II the Just Leszek I the White Władysław III Spindleshanks Władysław Odonic Mieszko IV Tanglefoot Konrad I Henry I the Bearded Henry II the Pious Bolesław V the Chaste Leszek II the Black Henryk IV Probus Przemysł II

Přemyslid	Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus III

Piast	Władysław I the Elbow-high Casimir III the Great

Capet-Anjou	Louis I the Hungarian Jadwiga

Jagiellonian	Władysław II Jagiełło Władysław III of Varna Casimir IV John I Albert Alexander Sigismund I the Old Sigismund II Augustus

Elected	Henry of Valois Anna Jagiellon Stephen Báthory Sigismund III Vasa Władysław IV Vasa John II Casimir Vasa Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki John III Sobieski August II the Strong Stanisław Leszczyński August III the Saxon Stanisław August Poniatowski

Romanov (Partitioned Poland)	Alexander I Nicholas I

Persondata
Name	Lestko
Alternative names
Short description	legendary duke of Poland
Date of birth	c. 870–880
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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