Michał Awdaniec

Michał Awdaniec (died c. 1115)[1] was a chancellor to king Bolesław III Wrymouth of the Kingdom of Poland[2] around the years 1112-1113.[a][3] He was a part of the Awdańcy [pl] clan, and was likely the person who ordered or sponsored Gallus Anonymus's chronicle, Gesta principum Polonorum.[2][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Books I and II of the Gesta contain a dedication to Chancellor Michael, among others

References

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  1. ^ "Awdańcy". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b von Güttner-Sporzyński, Darius (2014). Poland, Holy War, and the Piast Monarchy, 1100-1230. Brepols Publishers. p. 81. doi:10.1484/M.ES-EB.5.106017. ISBN 978-2-503-54794-7.
  3. ^ M. Bak, János, ed. (2003). Gesta principum Polonorum [The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles]. Translated by W. Knoll, Paul; Schaer, Frank. Central European University Press. pp. 3, 111. ISBN 978-963-9241-40-4.
  4. ^ Curta, Florin, ed. (2022). The Routledge Handbook of East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1300. Routledge. pp. 452–453. ISBN 9780429276217.