Mid-twelfth-century Poland between East and West – confl icts, alliances, marriages

• Authors: Biniaś-Szkopek Magdalena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Mid-twelfth century was a unique period in the history of Poland. A powerful state, which successfully stood up to the western powers and easily forged alliances with its eastern neighbour, Poland was increasingly riven by internal confl icts. It is worth noting that poised between the East and the West, Poland was a major state in twelfth-century Europe. Throughout this period, both Holy Roman Empire and the papacy, depressed by internal conflicts, remained somewhat powerless against Poland, which successfully applied a policy of avoiding open confl icts and – under threat – stood up to diplomatic interventions, and even direct invasions. On the other hand, this specific period saw strong and fruitful alliances with Rus, continuously more weakened by internal confl icts. The Polish-Rusian coalitions were successfully reinforced by marriages.

Keywords

EN

East; West; Poland in the twelfth century; fragmentation of Poland; papacy

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Historia Slavorum Occidentis
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2(9)
• Pages: 15-35

Contributors

author

Biniaś-Szkopek Magdalena

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu