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Lech II was a legendary ruler of
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
mentioned by 15th century chronicler
Jan Długosz Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...
. He was the son of the alleged founder of the City of
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula, Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland un ...
, Krakus I, and he was the brother of Krakus II.


Bibliography

* Jan Długosz, Roczniki, czyli kroniki sławnego Królestwa Polskiego, ks 1 - 2, Warszawa 1961, s. 191 - 192. * Aleksander Semkowicz, Krytyczny rozbiór Dziejów Polski Jana Długosza (do roku 1384), Kraków 1887. {{Poland-noble-stub Legendary Polish monarchs