# Coronation of Przemysł II (1295)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1295-coronation-of-przemysl-ii
Location: Gniezno
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

Przemysł II of Greater Poland was crowned King of Poland in Gniezno, the first coronation in over two hundred years. He adopted the crowned white eagle as the royal emblem. Within the broader Fragmentation period: After 1138 Poland split into duchies ruled by rival Piast princes. Mongol invasions, German settlement, the growth of towns and the arrival of the Teutonic Knights reshaped the land before it was reunited. At this point in the timeline (26 June 1295), the governing authority was Przemysł II (King of Poland). Duke of Greater Poland and Pomerelia crowned king at Gniezno in 1295, ending over two centuries without a coronation; murdered in 1296. Coronation of Przemysł II mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Coronation of Przemysł II mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Wenceslaus II](https://poland-history.com/rulers/wenceslaus-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Przemysł II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przemys%C5%82_II)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Coronation of Przemysł II](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Coronation+of+Przemys%C5%82+II)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland during the Piast dynasty (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_during_the_Piast_dynasty#Fragmentation_of_the_realm_(1138%E2%80%931320))