= PrzemyslII = '''Przemysl II''' was the king of [[Poland/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Poland|Poland]]. <> ---- == History == Przemysl II was the only son of '''Przemysl I''', duke of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Greater_Poland|Greater Poland]]. He was born four months after his father's death. His uncle '''Boleslaw''' served as his regent and effectively ruled over all of Greater Poland. He led a successful war against the brothers and joint margraves of Brandenburg: '''John II''', '''Otto IV''', and '''Conrad I'''. At this time he also developed a strong alliance with '''Mestwin II''', duke of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Pomerania|Pomerania]]. ---- == Reign == === Poznan === '''Boleslaw''' granted the duchy of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Greater_Poland|Poznan]] to Przemysl II in 1273. === Greater Poland === Boleslaw died in 1279 without any sons; Przemysl II reunited the duchy of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Greater_Poland|Greater Poland]] with his inheritance. Przemysl II negotiated with '''Mestwin II''' over his succession. By 1282 the eventual reunification of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Pomerania|Pomerania]] and Greater Poland was agreed. In 1283, '''Jakub Swinka''' became archbishop of [[Poland/Gniezno|Gniezno]]. Jakub would become a close ally of Przemysl II and a ringleader of the Polish reunification scheme. In 1290, Przemysl II inherited the duchy of [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Krakow|Krakow]] from '''Henryk IV'''. His claim was contested by [[Poland/WladyslawI|Wladyslaw I]], and he effectively only held [[Poland/Krakow|Krakow]]. He shortly sold the duchy to '''Wenceslaus II''' of [[Czechia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bohemia|Bohemia]]. Two years later, Przemysl II participated in secret negotiations with Wladyslaw I and '''Casimir II''' in [[Poland/Kalisz|Kalisz]]. They agreed on a scheme to reunite the kingdom of [[Poland/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Poland|Poland]] and a succession order amongst themselves. This was further cemented with a marriage between Wladyslaw I and '''Jadwiga''', a daughter of '''Boleslaw'''. === Poland === Mestwin II died in 1994; with the union of Greater Poland and Pomerania, Przemysl II was the preeminent leader of Poland. Jakub crowned him as king of Poland in Gniezno on June 26, 1295. On February 8, 1296, Przemysl II was assassinated. ---- == Legacy == Przemysl II recreated the kingdom of [[Poland/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Poland|Poland]]. ---- CategoryRicottone