List of Polish Head of State

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This article presents a gallery of rulers of Poland, excluding Legendary Rulers, with images and epithets depicting some of the rulers. The gallery is credible and in line with the official version of history, acknowledging the appropriate title of Polish Tsars as rulers of Poland

Legendary Monarchs

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The rulers of the legends are not precisely known, and the years presented are approximate. According to the Chronicles, there were two periods when the Council of Twelve Governors ruled the state.

Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
Lech
c.1730 BC

1679 BC
c.(50 years)
  1750 BC Unknown 1679 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Election
Lechites
Lech II
c.1679 BC

1645 BC
c.(35 years)
  1710 BC
Son of Lech
Unknown 1645 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Lasota
c.1645 BC

1620 BC
c.(25 years)
  1665 BC
Son of Lech II
Unknown 1620 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Polach
c.1620 BC

1580 BC
c.(40 years)
  1635 BC
Son of Lasota
Unknown 1580 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Szczetin
c.1448 BC

1424 BC
c.(24 years)
  1482 BC
Presumed descendant of Polach
Unknown 1424 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Wizymir
c.1424 BC

1398 BC
c.(26 years)
  1450 BC
Son of Szczetin
Unknown 1398 BC Wojewoda Wojewodów
Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Krak
c.680 BC

600 BC
c.(80 years)
  710 BC Żywia 600 BC Wielki Wojewoda Wojewodów
Greater Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Krakovid
Krak II, son of Krak
c.600 BC

597 BC
c.(3 years)
  630 BC
Son of Krak
Unknown 597 BC Wielki Wojewoda Wojewodów
Greater Voivode of Voivodes
Succession
Murdered by Lech XXII.
Lech XXII, son of Krak
c.597 BC

595 BC
c.(2 years)
  630 BC
Son of Krak, brother Krak II
Unknown 595 BC Wielki Wojewoda Wojewodów
Greater Voivode of Voivodes
Usurpation
Murdered by a crowd when his fratricide was found out.
Wąda
c.597 BC

580 BC
c.(17 years)
  627 BC
Daughter of Krak, sister of Krak II and Lech XXII
Unknown 580 BC Najwyższa Kapłanka Wiedzy Roda
High Priestess Rodnovedy
Elected/Succession
She died-consecrated the River in her name.
XII Voivodes
c.580 BC

340 BC
c.(240 years)
Liszko
c.341 BC

297 BC
c.(44 years)
  363 BC Unknown 297 BC Wielki Wojewoda Wojewodów
Greater Voivode of Voivodes
Elected
Liszkovid

Semi-legendary Monarchs

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
Popiel III
c.860

867
c.(7 years)
  833 Unknown[A] 867 Lech Lechów Wandalii
Wandalian King of Kings
Elected
Overthrown and murdered.
Popielid [B]
Chościsko
Xsiadz Wandalitów
c.847

868
c.(21 years)
  820
Distant cousin of Popiel III
Pężyrka 868 Xsiadz Wandalitów
Duke of Wandalities
Elected
Chościsko
Piast
c.868

891
c.(23 years)[C]
  846
Son of Chościsko
Rzepicha c.891 Lech Lechów Wandalii
Wandalian Kings of King
Succession
Piast
Siemowit
c.891

918
c.(27 years)
  860
Presumed son of Piast
Żywia 918 Lach Wandalitów
Lach Vandalities
Succession
Leszko V
c.918

929
c.(11 years)
  890
Son of Siemowit
Unknown 929 Lach Wandalitów
Lach Vandalities
Succession
Ziemomysł[D]
c.929

957
c.(28 years)
  c. 912
Son of Leszko V
Gorka 957 Wielki Xsiadz Vandalii
Greater Duke of Vandalitum
Succession

Historical Monarchs

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
Mieszko I Blinded[E]
c. 957992
c.(34–35 years)
  c. 930
Son of Ziemomysł
(1) Oldy Doubravka
c. 965
2 children
(2)vomit Oda
c. 980
3 children
992 Xsiadz Schinesghe
Duke of Schinesghe
Succession
Piast
King Bolesław I Chorwat
Bolesław I Wielki
Xsiadz: 9921025
(32–33 years)
King: 10001025
(24–25 years)
Emperor: 10251025
(
2 months).
  967
Son of Mieszko I Blinded and Doubravka
Hunilda
(984-985)
Judith
(986-987)
2 children
Emnilda
(988-1017)
5 children,
Oda of Meissen
(1017-1025)
1 children
Przedsława[F]
(1018-1025)
2 children
1025
Poisoned
Xsiadz Schinesghe
Duke of Schinesghe

Rex Polanorum
King of Poland[G]
  Xsiadz Czech
Duke of Bohemia c.(1002-1004)
Succession
King Mieszko II Indolent
Mieszko II Gnuśny
10251031
(6 years)
  c. 989
Son of Bolesław I and Emnilda.
vomit Rycheza
(c.1005-1031)[H]
3 children
1034 Rex Polanorum
King of Poland
Succession
Duke Bezprym
1031
c.(1 year)
  c. 986
Son of Bolesław I and Judith
Unknown 1031 Duke Polanorum [I]
Duke of Poland
Usurpation
Major Duke Mieszko II Indolent[J]
1031-1034
c.(3 year)

Minor Duke Dytryk 10311033
c.(2 year)
Minor Duke Otto 1031–1032
c.(1 year)

 
  
c. 989
Son of Bolesław I and Emnilda.
c. 995
Cousin of Mieszko II, Grandson of Mieszko I
c.1001
Son of Bolesław I and Emnilda
Divorced
Unknown
Unknown
1034
1033
1032
Major Duke of Polanorum
Greater Duke of Poland,
Minors Duke of Polanorum
Lessers Dukes of Poland
Agreement on the division of the state.
Wojewoda Masław
Masław Szczodry
10341047
c.(12–13 years)
  c.1000
Probably descendant of Czcibor, brother of Mieszko I.
Unknown 1047
Murdered in battle
Wojewoda Mazowsza
Voivode Mazovia
Declaration of independence
Probably Piast
King Carol the Monk[K]
Karol Mnich
1039-1058
c.(18–19 years)
  c. 1016
Son of Mieszko II Indolent and Rycheza
Dobroniega
(1040-1058)
5 children
1058 Duke of Polanorum
Duke of Poland
Usurpation
Piast
King Bolesław II the Generous
Bolesław II Szczodry
10581079
c.(20–21 years)
  c.1042
Son of Carol and Dobroniega
Wyszesława
(c.1062-1081)
5 children
2 April 1081
Murdered
Rex Polanorum[L]
King of Poland
Succession
Deposed and exiled.
Duke Herman I Władysław
10791102
c.(22–23 years)
  c. 1046 Przecława
(c.1063-1080)
1 children
Judith of Bohemia,
(c.1080-1081)
1 children
Judith of Swabia
(c.1089-1102)
2 children
1102 Duke of Polanorum
Duke of Poland
Usurped
Duke Mieszko III Bolesławowic
10851087
c.(1–2 years)
  c. 1065
Son of Boleslaw II and Wyszesława
Possibly a Hungarian princess 1087
Poisoned by Herman I Władysław
Princeps of Krakovia
Princeps of Krakow[M]
Hungarian support and a settlement with a traitorous uncle.
Titular King Vratislaus II
1085-1092
c.(6–7 years)
  1032
A distant cousin and brother-in-law of Herman I Władysław.
Świętosława[N]
(10621092)
5 children
1092   Xsiądz Czech Duke of Bohemia (1062–1092),
King of Bohemia and Poland (1086–1092)
Titular
Premyslid
King Bolesław III Betrayed Bolesław III Zdradzony
Duke Zbygniew
10971107
c.(9–10 years)
   1086
Son of Herman and Judith
c. 1076
Son of Herman and Przecława
Zbysława
(1102–1114)
2 children
Unknown
1138
1113
Executed on Bolesław's orders
Rex Polanorum
King of Poland
Duke of Polanorum
Duke of Poland.
Succession
Piast
King Bolesław III Betrayed Bolesław III Zdradzony
1107-1138
c.(30–31 years)
  1086
Son of Herman and Judith
Zbysława
(1102–1114)
2 children
Salomea
(1115–1138)
11 children
1138
Died of stress following the betrayal of their vassals and an insulting peace treaty.
Rex Polanorum
King of Poland
Succession, united state.

Fragmentation of Poland

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Senior Princeps of Poland

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House

Work is in progress

Dukes of Krakow

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Candidate for the Krakow throne:

Piasts, Přemyslids, Titulars, and Angevins

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
King Przemysł II[O]
12791296 (as duke)
1295–1296 (as King)
(Whole Reign: 16–17 years)
  14 October 1257
Poznań
Son of Przemysław and Elżbieta
Ludgarda
(12731283)
Richeza of Sweden
(12851292)
1 children
Margaret
(12931296)
8 February 1296
Rogoźno
Aged 38
Duke of Greaterpoland, Grand Duke of Poland, King of Poland
Crowned King in 1295
Assassinated
Piast
King Wacław II[P]
1296–1305
(In Poland: 8–9 years)
  27 September 1271
Praga
Son of Przemysław Ottokar II and Kunigunda
Guta
(1279–1297)
10 children
Elżbieta-Ryksa[Q]

(1303–1305)
1 children

21 June 1305
Praga
Possibly assassinated
  King of Bohemia (1278–1305),
King of Poland (1296–1305)
Succession (in Czech),
Contracts, survival arrangements (in Poland).
Premyslid
King Wacław III
1305–1306
(0–1 years)
  6 October 1289
Praga
Son of Wacław II and Guta
Viola of Teschen
(1305–1306)
4 August 1306
Olomouc
Assassinated
   King of Zapadoslavia (1305–1306),
  King of Hungary (1301–1305)
Uncrowned
Succession (in Czech-Poland), Conquest/Succession (in Hungary)
Pretender King Rudolf I Habsburg
1306–1307
(In Czech: 0–1 years)
  1281
Son of Albert and Elisabeth of Tyrol
Elżbieta-Ryksa[Q]
(1305–1307)
4 July 1307
Horažďovice
Possibly assassinated
  Archduke of Austria and Styria (1298–1307),
  King of Bohemia (1306–1307),
   Titular King of Zapadoslavia
Grant of lands
Habsburg
Pretenders King Henry of Carinthia
1307-1310
(In Czech: 2–3 years)
  c. 1265,
Meinhard II and Elisabeth
Anne Premyslid[R]
(1306-1313)
2 April 1335
Tyrol
  Duke of Carinthia (1295-1335),
  King of Bohemia (1306–1307),
   Titular King of Zapadoslavia
Anne Premyslid's claims
Meinhardiner
King John of Luxembourg
Jan Luksemburczyk
(as Polish King: 1310–1335)
(as Polish King: 24–25 years)
  10 August 1296
Luxembourg
Son of Henry VII and Margaret of Brabant
Eliška Přemyslovna
(1310-1330)
7 children
Beatrice of Bourbon
(1334-1346)
1 children
26 August 1346
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Died in battle
  King of Bohemia (1310–1346),
  Titular King of Zapadoslavia (1310–1335)
Luxembourg
King Vladislav the Short
(1306-1320)
(as High Duke)
(1320-1333)(as Kunig)
(26–27 years)
  c. 1260
Son of Casimir I and Euphrosyne
Hedwiga
6 children
2 March 1333
Kraków
Grand Duke of Poland,
King of Krakowia
Usurped
Piast
King Casimir II the Great Kazimierz II Wielki
(1333-1370)
(36–37 years)
  1310
Kowal,
Son of Vladislav the Short and Hedwiga
Aldona of Lithuania
(1325–1339)
3 children
Adelaide of Hesse
(1341–1356)
Jadwiga Żagańska
(1365–1370)
3 children
1370
Kraków,
Died from wounds/
King of Krakowia (1333-1335)(United titles)
  King of Poland (1335-1370)
 Lord of Ruthenia (1349–1370)
Succession and acquisition of rights
Duke Casimir III of Słupsk[S]
(as Nominal successor: 1370)
(0–1 years)
  1351,
Son of Bogusław V and Elisabeth of Poland (1326-1361)[T]
Kenna-Joanna Olgerdovna
(1360–1368)
Margaret of Masovia
(1369–1377)
1377,
Died from wounds after castle assault.
Co-duke of Pomorze-Słupskie (1374–1377),
Nominal successor of   King of Poland (1370),
Duke of Dobrzyń (1370–1377)
Succession, endowment.
Pretender Władysław the White
Władysław Biały
(1373), (1375-1377)
(as Pretender: 1–2)
  1330,
Gniewkowo,
Son of Kazimierz III
While pretending,
unmarried.
1388,
Salzburg
Claims due to sharing a common ancestor with Kazimierz II the Great
King Ludwik I Andegaweński (as Polish King: 1370-1382)
(as Polish King: 11–12 years)
Regents: Elżbieta Łokietówna
(1370–1377),
Władysław Opolski
(1377-1378),
  5 March 1326,
Visegrad,
Son of Carl Robert and Elżbieta Łokietówna
Margaret of Bohemia
(1342–1349)
Elżbieta Bośniaczka
(1353-1382)
3 children
10 September 1382,
Nagyszombat
  King of Hungary and Croatia (1342-1382)
  King of Poland (1370-1382)
 Lord of Ruthenia (in Hungarian: 1378–1382)
Succession (in Hungary),
Succession Agreement (in Poland).
Andegaweni
Pretender King Ziemowit
(1382–1383)
(0–1 years)
  1356,
Rawa,
Son of Siemowit III and Euphemia
Alexandra of Lithuania[U]
(1387–1426)
13 children
1426,
Gostynin,
Illness
  Duchy of Rawa, Płock, Sochaczew, Gostynin, Płońsk and Wizna (1373–1426)
Duchy of Bełz (1388–1426),   Uncrowned King of Poland (1383-1382)
Titular, uncrowned
Claims as the closest relative of Casimir II.
Piast
Lord of
the Kingdom of Poland -
Zygmunt[V]
Zygmunt Luksemburczyk
(1382)
(0–1 years)
  1368,
Nuremberg,
Son of Charles IV[W] and Elizabeth of Pomerania[X]
Mary of Anjou
(1385-1395),
Barbara of Celje
(1405-1437)
1 children
1437,
Znojmo
  Lord of the Kingdom of Poland (1382), King of Hungary (1387-1437),
  King of Germany (1410-1437),   King of Bohemia (1419–1437),   Holy Roman Emperor (1433–1437)
Luxembourg
King Jadwiga
Jadwiga Andegaweńska
(1384-1386)
(1–2 years)
  4 December 1373,
Buda
Daughter of Ludwik I Andegaweński and Elżbieta Bośniaczka
Jogaila
(1386-1399),
1 children
17 July 1399,
Kraków,
Complications after childbirth
  "Self-reliant" King of Poland (1384-1386) Andegaweni
Kings Jadwiga and Władysław I Jagiełło[Y]
(1386-1399)
(12–13 years)
 
 
1362
Son of Algirdas and Uliana
Jadwiga
(1386-1399),
1 children
1 June 1434,
Gródek
Untreated cold
  Kings of Poland (1386–1399)
  Grand and Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434)
Andegaweni
Jagiellon

Jagiellon Dynasty

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
King Władysław I Jagiełło
Władysław I Jagiełło
(1399-1434)
(47–48 years)
  1362
Son of Algirdas and Uliana
Jadwiga
(1386-1399),
1 children
Anna of Celje
(1402-1416),
1 children
Elizabeth Granowska
(1417-1420),
Sonka Holszańska
(1422-1434),
3 children
1 June 1434,
Gródek
Untreated cold
  King of Poland (1386–1434),
  Grand and Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434)
Jagiellon
Heiress to the Crown
Jadwiga Jagiellonka
(1413–1431)
(20–21 years)
  8 April 1408,
Kraków
Daughter of Władysław I Jagiełło and Anna of Celje
Frederick II
(1421-1431)
(Fiancé)
8 December 1431,
Kraków
Poisoned by the stepmother.
Heiress of the   Crown (1413–1431)
King Władysław II Jagiellon
Władysław II Jagiellończyk
(1434–1444)
(9–10 years)
  31 October 1424
Kraków
Son of Wladyslaw I Jagiello and Sonka Holszańska
Unmarried 10 November 1444
Warna
Died in battle
  King of Poland
(1434–1444)
  King of Hungary
(1440–1444),
  King of Croatia-Slavonia (1440–1444)
 King of Dalmatia
(1440–1444)
  King of Serbia (1444)
  King of Bulgaria (1444)
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1434–1444)
Unmarried
Succession
King Casimir III Jedrzych
Kazimierz IV Jędrzej
(1447—1492)[Z]
(44–45 years)
  30 November 1427
Kraków,
Son of Wladyslaw I Jagiello and Sonka Holszańska
Elżbieta Rakuszanka[AA]
(1454-1492)
13 childrens
7 June 1492
Grodno,
Natural death
  Magnus Duke of Lithuania
(1440–1444)
Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1440–1444)
  King of Poland
(1447–1492)

Succession
King John I Olbrecht
Jan I Olbracht
(1492—1501)
(8–9 years)
  27 December 1459, Kraków
Son of Casimir III Jedrzych and Elżbieta Rakuszanka
Unmarried 17 June 1501, Toruń
Probably syphilis
  King of Poland
(1492–1501)
Elective succession
King Alexander I Jagiellon
Aleksander I Jagiellończyk
(1501—1506)
(4–5 years)
  5 August 1461, Kraków
Son of Casimir III Jedrzych and Elżbieta Rakuszanka
Elena Ivanowna (1495—1506) 19 August 1506, Wilno
Probably untreated cold
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1492–1506)
  King of Poland
(1501–1506)
Elective succession
King Sigismund I the Old
Zygmunt I Stary
(1506—1530)[AB]
(23–24 years)
  1 January 1467,
Kozienice
Son of Casimir III Jedrzych and Elżbieta Rakuszanka
Katarzyna Telniczanka[F]
​(1498-1508)
3 children
Barbara Zápolya
​(1512-1515)
2 children
Bona Sforza ​(1517-1548)
6 children
1 April 1548,
Kraków
Serious illness
  King of Poland
(1506–1548)
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1506–1548)
Elective succession
Kings Sigismund I the Old and Sigismund II Augustus
Zygmunt I Stary i
Zygmunt II August
(1530—1548)
(17–18 years)
   1 January 1467,
Kozienice
1 August 1520,
Kraków
Bona Sforza ​(1517-1548)
6 children
Augustus: Elżbieta Habsburżanka
(1543–1545)
Barbara Radziwiłł[F]
(1543–1547)
1 April 1548,
Kraków
7 July 1572,
Knyszyn
  King of Poland
(1506–1548)
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1506–1548)
  King of Poland
(1530–1572)
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1530–1572)
King Sigismund II Augustus
Zygmunt II August
(1548—1572)[AC]
(23–24 years)
  1 August 1520,
Kraków
Son of Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza
Barbara Radziwiłł
(1547–1551)
Kotryna Habsburżanka
​(1553–1572)​
7 July 1572,
Knyszyn
Probably tuberculosis
  King of Poland
(1530–1572)
  Supreme Duke of Lithuania
(1530–1572)

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
King Eduard II Alexander[AD]
Edward Aleksander
(1573—1574)
(0–1 years)
  19 September 1551,
Château de Fontainebleau
Son of Henry II and Cathreine Mediciea
Anna Jagiellonka[AE]
Ludvika Lotareine[AF]
​(1575–1589)
2 August 1589,
Château de Saint-Cloud
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1573–1574)
  King of France
(1574–1589)
Election
Valois-
Angoulême
Pretender King
Maximilian II Habsburg
(1576)
(0 years)
  31 July 1527,
Vienna,
Son of Ferdinand I and Anna Jagiellona[AG]
Maria Hiszpańska
​(1548–1576)
16 children
12 October 1576,
Regensburg,
Natural death?
  Holy Roman Emperor
(1562–1576),
  King of Bohemia
(1562–1576),
  King of Hungary
(1563–1576),
  Archduke of Austria
(1564–1576),
  King-elect of Poland
(1576)
Elected, but this papacy choice.
Habsburg
King Anna Jagiellonka
(1575—1576)[AH]
(1575—1596)
(11–12 years)
  18 October 1523,
Kraków
Daughter of Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza.
Stephen Báthory
​(1576-1586)
9 September 1596,
Warsaw
Natural death
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1574–1596)
Elected co-monarch later, efforts were made to find her husband, who would be the next king.
Jagiellon
King Stephen Báthory
Stefan Batory
(1576—1586)
(9–10 years)
  27 September 1533
Szilágysomlyó
Son of Stephen of Somlyó and Katalin Telegdi
Anna Jagiellonka
​(1576-1586)
12 December 1586
Grodno
Serious illness
  Prince of Erdélyi
(1573-1586),
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1576–1586)
Election
Báthory
Pretender King
  Maximilian III Habsburg
(1587–1589)
(1–2 years)
  12 October 1558,
Wiener Neustadt,
Son of Maximilian II Habsburg and Maria Hiszpańska
Unmarried 2 November 1618,
Vienna
Natural Death
 Grandmaster of Teutonic Order
(1585-1618),
  Regent (1593-1595) and Archduchy of Further Austria
(1612-1618)
  King-Elect of Poland
(1587-1589)
Election by the pro-Habsburg faction.
Habsburg
King Sigismund III the Pitcher
Zygmunt III Dzban
(1587—1632)
(44–45 years)
  20 June 1566,
Gripsholm Castle
Son of John III and Katarina Jagiellonka[AI]
Anna Habsburżanka
(1592–1598)
5 children
Konstancja Habsburżanka
(1605–1631)
7 children
30 April 1632,
Warsaw
Serious illness
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1587–1632)
  King of Sweden
(1592–1599)Titular King of Sweden
(1599–1632)
Election with the recommendation of Anna Jagiellon.
Vasa[AJ]
King Władysław III Vasa
Władysław III Waza
(1632—1648)
(15–16 years)
  9 June 1595,
Łobzów
Son of Sigismund III and Anna Habsburżanka.
Cecylia Renata Habsburżanka
(1637–1644)
2 children
Luiza Maria Gonzaga
(1645–1648)
20 May 1648,
Merecz
Serious illness
  Tsar of Russia
(1610–1612)
 Titular Tsar of Russia
(1612–1634)
  Potential King of Bohemia
(1618)
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1632–1648)
  Titular King of Sweden
(1632–1648)
Elective succession
King John II the Cardinal
Jan II Kardynał
(1648—1668)
(19–20 years)
  22 March 1609,
Kraków,
Son of Sigismund III and Konstancja Habsburżanka
Luiza Maria Gonzaga[F]
(Concubinate: 1640–1648), (1648–1667)
1 children
16 December 1672,
Nevers
Apoplexy
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1648–1668)
  Titular King of Sweden
(1648–1660)
Elective succession
Abdication
King Michael I of the Korybut
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
(1668—1673)
(5–6 years)
  31 May 1640,
Biały Kamień,
Son of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki and Gryzelda Zamoyska
Eleonora Maria
​(1670–1673)
10 November 1673,
Lwów
Food poisoning?
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1668–1674)
Election
Wiśniowiecki
King John III the Victorious
Jan III Niezwyciężony
(1674—1696)
(21–22 years)
  17 August 1629,
Olesko,
Son of Jakub Sobieski and Zofia Daniłowiczówna
Marysieńka
(1665–1696)
14 children
17 June 1696,
Wilanów,
Sudden heart attack
Banner_of_Sigismund_III_Vasa.svg} King-Elect of Poland
(1674–1676),
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1676–1696)
Election
Sobieski
King-Elect François Louis Burbon
Franciszek Ludwik Burboński
(1696)
(169 days)
  30 April 1664,
Palace de Conti,
Son of Armand de Bourbon and Anna Maria Martinozzi.
Maria Teresa Burbońska
​(1688—1709)​
7 children
22 Febuart 1709,
Tenement de Conti
Gout and syphilis.
  Prince of Conti (1685-1709),
  King-Elect of Poland (1696)
Election
Bourbon
-Condé
King Frederick I August
Fryderyk August Wettyn
(1697—1706)
(9 years, 29 days)

(1709–1733)
(23 years, 116 days)
  12 May 1670,
Dresden
Son of John George III and Anna Sophie of Denmark
Christiane Eberhardine
(1693–1727)
1 children
many concubin. (1694–1722)
(recog.) 8 children
1 February 1733
Warsaw
Drunkard
  Elector of Saxony (1694—1733),
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1697—1706) and
(1709—1733)
Election by a minority
Wettin
King Stanisław I
Stanisław I Leszczyński
(1706—1709)

(23 years, 116 days)
(1733—1736)
(2 years, 137 days)

  20 October 1677,
Lwów,
Son of Rafał Leszczyński and Anna Leszczyńska
Katarzyna Leszczyńska
(1698–1747)
2 children
23 February 1766
Lunéville,
Serious burns
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1704–1709)
  Duke of Lorraine and Bar
Election (1704), Election by majority(1736)
Abdication/Overthrow
Leszczyński
KingFrederick II Augustus
Fryderyk II August
(1706—1709)
(27 years, 89 days)
  17 October 1696
Dresden,
Son of Frederick I August and Christiane Eberhardine
Maria Józefa
(1719–1757)
14 children
5 October 1763,
Dresden,
Apoplexy
  Elector of Saxony (1733—1763),
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1697—1706)
Election by a minority
Wettin
King Stanisław II Antonius
Stanisław II Antonii
(1764-1795)
(31 years, 80 days)
  17 January 1732,
Wołczyn
Apprentice of Ferdynand Brunszwicki
Urszula Zamoyska[AK]
Catherine Sophie (c. 1757)
2 children
Magdalena Agnieszka Sapieha[F] (1763–1772)
2 children
Elżbieta Szydłowska[F][AL] (1789–1798)
5 children
12 February 1798,
Piotrogród
Apoplexy
  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
(1764—1795)
Controlled election
Abolised/Abdication
Poniatowski

Interreges:

Congress Kingdom

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Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
Tsar Alexander II the Blessed
Aleksander II Błogosławiony
(1801—1825)
(24 years, 254 days)
  23 December 1777,
Piotrogród
Son of Paweł I Piotrovich and Maria Feodorovna
Luiza of Baden
(1793–1825)
2 children
1 December 1825,
Taganrog
Typhus
  Tsar of Russia
(1801–1825),
  Grand Duke of Finland
(1809–1825),
  King of Poland
(1815–1825)
  Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1801–1825)
Succession (in Russia),
Conquest (in Finland),
Restored (in Poland)
Gottorp-
Romanov
Nominal Tsar Konstantin Pavlovich[AM]
Konstanty Pawłowicz
(1825)
(25 days)
  8 May 1779,
Carskie Sioło,
Son of Paweł I Piotrovich and Maria Feodorovna
Joanna Grudzińska[AL]
(1820–1831)
27 June 1831,
Vitebsk
Cholera
  Namiestnik/Viceroy of Poland (1814—1830),
  Nominal Tsar of Russia. Poland (1825),
  Nominal Grand Duke of Finland (1825)
Tsar Nikolai I the Accursed
Mikołaj I Wyklęty
(1825—1855)
(29 years, 92 days)
  6 July 1796
Carskie Sioło,
Son of Paweł I Piotrovich and Maria Feodorovna
Alexandra Michaiłówna[AN]
(1817–1855)
7 children
Charlotta Koberwein[F]
(1817–1855)
1 children
Varvara Yakovleva[F]
(c.1828)
1 children
Varvara Nelidova[F]
(1832–1855)
c.1 children
2 March 1855
Petersburg
Pneumonia
  Tsar of Russia
(1801–1825),
  Grand Duke of Finland
(1809–1825),
  King of Poland
(1815–1831)
  King of Wisła
(1831–1855)
  Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1825–1855)
Succession
Tsar Alexander III the Liberator
Aleksander III Wyzwoliciel
(1855—1881)
(26 years, 12 days)
  29 April 1818,
Moscow
Son of Nikolai I the Accursed and Alexandra Mikołajowna
Maria Aleksandrowna
(1841–1880)
8 children
Katya Michaliłówna[F][AL]
(1866/1880–1881)
4 children
13 March 1881,
Petersburg
Assassination
  Tsar of Russia
(1855—1881),
  Grand Duke of Finland
(1855—1881),
  King of Wisła
(1855—1881)
  Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1855—1881)
Succession
Tsar Alexander IV the Peacemaker
Aleksander IV Rozjemca
(1855—1884)
(29 years, 12 days)
  10 March 1845,
Petersburg,
Alexander III the Liberator and Maria Aleksandrowna
Maria Aleksandrowna
(1866–1884)
6 children
1 November 1894,
Livadia
Serious illness
  Tsar of Russia
(1855—1884),
  Grand Duke of Finland
(1855—1884),
  King of Wisła
(1855—1884)
  Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1855—1884)
Succession
Tsar Saint Nikolai II the Stalwart
Mikołaj II Wytrwały
(1884—1917)[AO]
(In Poland: 22 years, 5 days)
  18 May 1868
Carskie Sioło,
Son of Alexander IV the Peacemaker and Maria Aleksandrowna
Saint Aleksandra Mikołajewna
(1894–1918)
5 children
17 July 1918,
Yekaterinburg
Assassination
  Tsar of Russia
(1884—1917),
  Grand Duke of Finland
(1884—1917),
  King of Wisła
(1884—1915)
  Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1884—1917)
Succession
Assumption (in Poland)
Abdication/Overthrow (in Russia)
Nominal Tsar Michał Romanow
Michał I Romanow

(1917)[AP]
(2 days)
  4 December 1878,
Petersburg
Son of Son of Alexander IV the Peacemaker and Maria Aleksandrowna
Natalia Brasova [F][AL]
(1907/1912—1917)
1 children
13 June 1918,
Perm
Assassination/Execution
  Nominal Tsar of Russia
(1917),
  Nominal Grand Duke of Finland (1917),
  Nominal King of Wisła
(1917)
  Nominal Tsar of Kazan, Astrachan, Siberia (1917)
Nomination of Saint Nikolai II the Stalwart
Refusal

Candidates for the Polish Crown in 1918

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Additionally, artistic royal names of the candidates will be revealed. No birth dates will be disclosed; the potential personal union will only be mentioned in a footnote.

Presidents and others

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Council of State (1917)

Name Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Title/Claim House
Aleksander Kakowski
(1917—1918)
(1 year, 19 days)
  5 February 1862,
Dębiny
30 December 1938,
Warsaw
  Archbishop of Warsaw,
(1913—1938);
  Regent of Poland,
(1917—1918).
  Kakowski
Zdzisław Lubomirski
(1917—1918)
(1 year, 19 days)
  4 April 1865,
Nizhny Novgorod
Maria Lubomirska
(1893—1934)
3 children
31 July 1943,
Mała Wieś
  Prince-Regent of Poland,
(1917—1918).
  Lubomirski
Józef Ostrowski
(1917—1918)
(1 year, 19 days)
  21 January 1850,
Maluszyn
20 June 1923,
Maluszyn
  Regent of Poland,
(1917—1918)
  Ostrowski

Republic of Poland

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Name Photo Birth Marriage(s) Death Political Party Title/Claim
Józef Klemens Piłsudski[AW]
(1918—1922)
(4 years, 28 days)
  5 December 1867,
Zułowo
Maria Koplewska[AX]
(1899—1921)
Aleksandra Szczerbińska[F]
(1907/1921—1935)
2 children
12 May 1935,
Warsaw
  Polish Socialist Party
(1893—1918);
Independence
(1918—1926);
  Sanation
(1926—1935).
  Chief of State
(1918—1922);
  Chief of State[AY]
(1926—1935)
Gabriel Józef Narutowicz
(1922)
(6 days)
29 March 1865,
Telsze
Ewa Krzyżanowska
(1901—1920)
2 children
16 December 1922,
Warsaw
  
PSL: Wyzwolenie (Supported)
(1922)
  President
(1922)
Election
Maciej Rataj
(1922)
(7 days)
  19 February 1884,
Chłopy
Bolesława Wilczyńska
(1909—1940?)
1 children
21 June 1940,
Palmiry
  PSL: Piast
(1899—1931)
  Acting President
(1922),
  Acting President
(1926),
  Marshal of the Sejm
(1922—1928)
Stanisław Wojciechowski
(1922–1926)
(3 years, 144 days)
  15 March 1869,
Tyniec
Maria Wojciechowska,
(1899—1953)
2 childrens
9 April 1953,
Warsaw
  PSL: Piast
(1899—1927)
  President
(1922—1926)
Election
Maciej Rataj
(1926)
(21 days)
  19 February 1884,
Chłopy
Bolesława Wilczyńska
(1909—1940?)
1 children
21 June 1940,
Palmiry
  PSL: Piast
(1899—1931)
  Acting President
(1922),
  Acting President
(1926),
  Marshal of the Sejm
(1922—1928)
Ignacy Mościcki
(1926—1939)
(13 years, 119 days)
  1 December 1867,
Mierzanowo
Michalina Mościcka
(1892—1932)
5 childrens
Maria Mościcka[F]
(1933—1946)
2 October 1946,
Versoix
  Sanation
(1926—1939),
  
Zamek
(1935—1939)
  President
(1926—1939)
Election
Władysław Raczkiewicz
(1939—1945)
(5 years, 279 days)
  28 January 1885,
Kutaisi
Jadwiga Raczkiewicz
(?—1947?)
6 czerwca 1947,
Ruthin
  
BBWR
(1926—1939)
  President
(1939—1947)

Polish People's Republic

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Name Photo Birth Marriage(s) Death Political Party Title/Claim
Bolesław Bierut
(1945—1947)
(2 years, 36 days)
  18 April 1892,
Rury
Janina Górzyńska-Bierut
(1921—1956)
2 childrens
12 March 1956,
Moskva
  Polish Workers' Party
(1942–1948)
  
Polish Workers' Party
(1948–1956)
  President State National Council
(1944—1947)
  President
(1947—1952),
  
First Secretary
(1948—1956)
Franciszek Trąbalski
(1947)
(1 day)
  10 October 1870,
Tschempin
Mary Mackowiak
(1895?—1964?)
1 childrens
27 July 1964,
Zabrze
  Polish Workers' Party
(?–1948)
  
Polish Workers' Party
(1948–1964)
  Acting President
(1947)
Władysław Kowalski
Bolesław Bierut
(1947—1952)
(5 years, 290 days)
(1948—1956)[AZ]
(7 years, 216 days)
  18 April 1892,
Rury
Janina Górzyńska-Bierut
(1921—1956)
2 childrens
12 March 1956,
Moskva
  Polish Workers' Party
(1942–1948)
  
Polish Workers' Party
(1948–1956)
  President State National Council
(1944—1947)
  President
(1947—1952),
  
First Secretary
(1948—1956)
Edward Ochab
(1956)
(216 days)
  16 August 1906,
Kraków
Rozalia Ochab,
(1926?—1989)
4 childrens
1 May 1989,
Warsaw
  Polish Workers' Party
(1942–1948)
  
Polish Workers' Party
(1948–1968)
  
First Secretary
(1956)
Władysław Gomułka
(1956—1970)
(14 years, 61 days)
  6 February 1905,
Krosno
Zofia Gomułkowa,
(1902—1982)
1 September 1982,
Konstancin-Jeziorna
Edward Gierek
(1970—1980)
(9 years, 262 days)
  6 January 1913,
Porąbka
Stanisława Gierek,
(1918—2001)
2 children
29 July 2001,
Cieszyn
  Polish United Workers' Party
(1948–1981)
  
First Secretary
(1970—1980)
Stanisław Kania
(1970—1980)
(1 year, 43 days)
  8 March 1927,
Wrocanka
Wanda Jasińska,
(?1932—2020?)
3 March 2020,
Warsaw
Wojciech Jaruzelski
(1970—1980)
(7 years, 285 days)
 

Polish People's Republic

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Name Photo Birth Marriage(s) Death Political Party Title/Claim
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Lech Wałęsa
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Lech Kaczyński
Acting
Bronisław Komorowski
Duda Andrew

Notes

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  1. ^ German wife
  2. ^ A side branch of the old House of Popielid, returning to power, returned to the name of the old dynasty.
  3. ^ Son of Chościsko
  4. ^ Thinking of Earth
  5. ^ Mieszko I Ślepy - When Popiel III adopted the criminal faith of Byzantium, he effectively created syncretism with the previous faith called Arianism. Unfortunately, the Blind Man decided to sell himself and the entire country, which collapsed under his and his ancestors' rule.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Concubinate
  7. ^ And also, for the time being, the Holy Roman Emperor-elect.
  8. ^ As a result of her own conspiracies, Richeza lost her royal crown, so she separated/divorced Mieszko II and continued to call herself queen.
  9. ^ His father's crowns were stolen by Richeza while she was exiled with her son, making him unable to become king.
  10. ^ Reigning again
  11. ^ Commonly called Kazimierz, although he denied this name, considering it barbaric. Also not considered king, perhaps because he was the Emperor's puppet, but the coronation took place.
  12. ^ Crowned in 1058
  13. ^ Supreme Duke of Krakow
  14. ^ Sister of Bolesław II the Generous and Herman I Władysław.
  15. ^ The numbering comes from Greaterpoland from his father Przemysł I.
  16. ^ The numbering comes from Czechia from his grandfather Václav I.
  17. ^ a b Daughter of Przemysł II
  18. ^ Daughter of Wacław II
  19. ^ Widespreadly known as Kaźko Słupski, the grandson of Casimir II the Great, mentioned in his grandfather's will.
  20. ^ Daughter of Casimir II the Great and Aldona.
  21. ^ After the conclusion of efforts for the crown.
  22. ^ Iure uxoris as husband Mary of Anjou.
  23. ^ Son of John of Luxembourg.
  24. ^ Granddaughter of Casimir II the Great.
  25. ^ Iure uxoris
  26. ^ In 1444-1447, he most likely also took care of the Kingdom of Poland, during negotiations and the potential return of his brother, provided he survived the Battle of Varna.
  27. ^ Great-great-granddaughter of Casimir II the Great
  28. ^ Personally until 1548
  29. ^ Coregent from 1548
  30. ^ Actually called Henry III of Valois.
  31. ^ The promise of marriage, a condition for becoming the King of Poland.
  32. ^ After escaping from Poland and becoming the king of France.
  33. ^ Grandaughter of Casimir III Jedrzych
  34. ^ As the King of Poland, she held the title for life; however, she did not exercise any competencies associated with it, relinquishing them first to her husband and later to her nephew.
  35. ^ Daughter of Sigismund I the Old.
  36. ^ Recognized as Jagiellons
  37. ^ Symbolic queen-consort of Poland, unrelated to Antoni.
  38. ^ a b c d Morganatic marriage
  39. ^ Konstatin renounced his rights to the throne in 1823 when he married Joanna Grudzińska; nevertheless, he was declared the nominal Tsar of Russia in 1825.
  40. ^ Second name after her husband
  41. ^ effectively ceased to be the King of Poland on 5 November 1916.
  42. ^ Refusal to accept the office
  43. ^ Temporarily
  44. ^ If his father, Karol Stefan, were to become king, and later, if Karol Olbracht were to become king, he would be known as Casimir V Olbracht Żywieccki
  45. ^ To honor the first historical king of Poland - Bolesław I the Great.
  46. ^ Union with   Kingdom of Bavaria.
  47. ^ In future union with   Kingdom of Saxony.
  48. ^ Union with   Kingdom of Lietuvos.
  49. ^ As Namiestnik Państwa (Chief of State)
  50. ^ Separated
  51. ^ Unofficial Head of State
  52. ^ as First Secretary
  NODES
Note 4