Dagome iudex

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Dagome iudex is a late 10th-century document, known from a papal register, that records the donation of Mieszko I’s realm to the Pope and provides one of the earliest descriptions of the territorial extent of early Poland.

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Dagome iudex canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf donation charter
historical source
medieval document
papal document
approximateDate c. 991
associatedWithDynasty Piast dynasty
beneficiary Apostolic See
linked to: Holy See

Pope
concernsTerritory Civitas Schinesghe
Gniezno-centered realm
early Polish state
countryContext Poland
date late 10th century
describes territorial extent of early Poland
donor Mieszko I of Poland
foundIn papal register
historicalSignificance key source for borders of early Piast state
one of the earliest written sources for Polish history
isEarliestDescriptionOf territorial extent of Mieszko I’s realm
knownFrom summary in papal register of John XV
language Latin
mentionsPerson Mieszko I of Poland
Mieszko’s sons by Oda
Oda of Haldensleben
mentionsPlace Alemannia
Bavaria
Bohemia
Cracow
linked to: Kraków

Lusatia
Milczanie (Milceni) lands
Moravia
Oder River
Prussia
Rus
Schinesghe
mentionsPope Pope John XV
originalTextStatus lost
politicalFunction expressed fealty to the Pope
placed Mieszko I’s realm under papal protection
preservedAs regest in papal register
recordsDonationOf Mieszko I’s realm
region Central Europe
relatedToEvent Christianization of Poland
relatedToRuler Bolesław I the Brave
scholarlyDebate exact borders of Mieszko I’s state
identification of Schinesghe
interpretation of place names
usedAsSourceIn medieval Polish historiography
studies of papal-Polish relations

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Mieszko I of Poland treaty Dagome iudex
Mieszko I document Dagome iudex