The castle district of Kalisz on the Prosna, the duke's residence: the castle at Zawodzie with Mieszko's collegiate church of St Paul, the market settlement, and the villages to the Prosna, the Sieradz border on the east and the Silesian forest belt on the south.
With the duke in residence the castellan is overshadowed by the court.
Who he is
- Name
- Not named in any charter of 1199-1200 we could reach (not pinned)
- Title
- Castellan of Kalisz (kasztelan kaliski)
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No name given: the brief forbids naming castellans without a charter.
Overlord
Duke Mieszko III (or his son Władysław in the southern share)
What it holds
- Kalisz castle (Zawodzie) and its district
- The Prosna crossing and the road from Greater Poland to Sieradz, Łęczyca and Kraków
How it was acquired
Castellanies are ducal offices: the duke appoints and removes the castellan.
Allies and rivals
The castellan answers to the duke; his knights and the castle folk owe him service.
How things stand that morning
Held for Mieszko III, who lives here; the castellan's name for 1199-1200 is not pinned.
Wealth
The ducal dues of the district's villages, the market and the toll at the castle.
Military
The castle's garrison and the knights of the district.
Places of note
- Zawodzie castle and St Paul's: Residence and foundation.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Castellany certain (the Kalisz duchy and castle are attested from the 12th century); holder not named.
On the map: Castle districts are drawn as the castle and its nearest neighbours; their real extent in 1200 is not recorded.
Primary sources for Greater Poland
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
Sources and studies
- Duchy of Greater Poland, en.wikipedia
- Mieszko III the Old, en.wikipedia
- Kalisz, en.wikipedia
- Duchy of Kalisz, en.wikipedia
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.