Place of birth
The place of birth( POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born.
This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person.
As a general rule with respect to passports, the place of birth is determined to be the country that currently has" sovereignty" over the actual place of birth, regardless of when the birth actually occurred.
The place of birth is not necessarily the place where the parents of the new baby live.
If the baby is born in a hospital in another place, that place is the place of birth.
In many countries, this also means that the government requires that the birth of the new baby is registered in the place of birth.
Some countries place less or no importance on the place of birth, instead using alternative geographical characteristics for the purpose of identity documents.
For example, Sweden has used the concept of" födelsehemortdomicile of birth") since 1947.
This means that the domicile of the baby's mother is the registered place of birth.
The location of the maternity ward or other physical birthplace is considered unimportant.
Similarly, Switzerland uses the concept of" Heimatortlieu d'origineluogo d'origineplace of origin" in German, French and Italian respectively).
A child born to Swiss parents is automatically assigned the place of origin of the parent with the same last name, so the child either gets their mother's or father's place of origin.
A child born to one Swiss parent and one foreign parent acquires the place of origin of their Swiss parent.
In a Swiss passport and identity card, the holder's place of origin is stated, not their place of birth.
In some countries( primarily in the Americas), the place of birth automatically determines the nationality of the baby, a practice often referred to by the Latin phrase" jus soli".
Almost all countries outside the Americas instead attribute nationality based on the nationality( ies) of the baby's parents( referred to as" jus sanguinis").
There can be some confusion regarding the place of birth if the birth takes place in an unusual way: when babies are born on an airplane or at sea, difficulties can arise.
The place of birth of such a person depends on the law of the countries involved, which include the nationality of the plane or ship, the nationality( ies) of the parents and/ or the location of the plane or ship( if the birth occurs in the territorial waters or airspace of a country).
Some administrative forms may request the applicant's" country of birth".
It is important to determine from the requester whether the information requested refers to the applicant's" place of birth" or" nationality at birth".
For US citizens born abroad who under the US Constitution acquire US citizenship at the time of birth, the nationality at birth will be USA( American), while the place of birth would be the country in which the actual birth takes place.
Mieszko II Lambert
Mieszko II Lambert( c. 990 – 10/11 May 1034) was King of Poland from 1025 – 1031, and Duke from 1032 until his death.
He was the second son of Bolesław I the Brave but the eldest born from his third wife Emnilda of Lusatia.
He was probably named after his paternal grandfather, Mieszko I.
His second name, Lambert, sometimes erroneously considered to be a nickname, was given to him as a reference to Saint Lambert.
Also, it is probable that this name Lambert was chosen after Bolesław's half- brother Lambert.
It is thought that the choice of this name for his son was an expression of warming relations between Bolesław I and his stepmother Oda.
He organized two devastating invasions to Saxony in 1028 and 1030.
Then Mieszko II ran a defensive war against Germany, Bohemia and the Kievan princes.
Mieszko II was forced to escape from the country in 1031 after an attack of Yaroslav I the Wise, who installed Mieszko's older half- brother Bezprym onto the Polish throne.
Mieszko took refuge in Bohemia, where he was imprisoned by the Duke Oldrich.
In 1032 he regained power in one of the three districts, then united the country, making good use of the remaining power structures.
At this time, several Polish territorial acquisitions of his father were lost: Upper Lusatia( also known as" Milsko"), part of Lower Lusatia, Red Ruthenia, western and central part of Upper Hungary( now Slovakia) and probably Moravia.
Mieszko II was very well educated for the period.
He was able to read and write, and knew both Greek and Latin.
He is unjustly known as Mieszko II" Gnuśny"( the" Lazy, Stagnant" or" Slothful").
He received that epithet due to the unfortunate way his reign ended; but at the beginning he acted as a skillful and talented ruler.
Casimir I the Restorer
Casimir I the Restorer( b. Kraków, 25 July 1016 – d. Poznań, 28 November 1058), was Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the" de jure" monarch of the entire country from 1034 until his death.
He was the only son of Mieszko II Lambert by his wife Richeza, daughter of Count Palatine Ezzo of Lotharingia( of the Ezzonids) and granddaughter of Emperor Otto II.
Casimir is known as" the Restorer" because he managed to reunite all parts of the Polish Kingdom after a period of turmoil.
He reinstated Masovia, Silesia and Pomerania into his realm.
However, he failed to crown himself King of Poland, mainly because of internal and external threats to his rule.
Bolesław I the Brave
Bolesław I the Brave( 967 – 17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław I the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025, and the first King of Poland in 1025.
As Boleslav IV, he was also Duke of Bohemia between 1002 and 1003.
He was the son of Mieszko I of Poland by his wife, Dobrawa of Bohemia.
According to a scholarly theory, Bolesław ruled Lesser Poland already during the last years of his father's reign.
Mieszko I, who died in 992, divided Poland among his sons, but Bolesław expelled his father's last wife, Oda of Haldensleben, and his half- brothers and reunited Poland between 992 and 995.
He supported the missionary goals of Adalbert, Bishop of Prague, and Bruno of Querfurt.
The martyrdom of Adalbert in 997 and his imminent canonization were used to consolidate Poland's autonomy from the Holy Roman Empire.
This perhaps happened most clearly during the Congress of Gniezno( 11 March 1000), which resulted in the establishment of a Polish church structure with a Metropolitan See at Gniezno.
This See was independent of the German Archbishopric of Magdeburg, which had tried to claim jurisdiction over the Polish church.
Following the Congress of Gniezno, bishoprics were also established in Kraków, Wrocław, and Kołobrzeg, and Bolesław formally repudiated paying tribute to the Holy Roman Empire.
Following the death of Holy Roman Emperor Otto III in 1002, Bolesław fought a series of wars against the Holy Roman Empire and Otto's cousin and heir, Henry II, ending in the Peace of Bautzen( 1018).
In the summer of 1018, in one of his expeditions, Bolesław I captured Kiev, where he installed his son -in- law Sviatopolk I as ruler.
According to legend, Bolesław chipped his sword when striking Kiev's Golden Gate.
Later, in honor of this legend, a sword called" SzczerbiecJagged Sword") would become the coronation sword of Poland's kings.
Bolesław I was a remarkable politician, strategist, and statesman.
He not only turned Poland into a country comparable to older western monarchies, but he raised it to the front rank of European states.
Bolesław conducted successful military campaigns in the west, south and east.
He consolidated Polish lands and conquered territories outside the borders of modern- day Poland, including Slovakia, Moravia, Red Ruthenia, Meissen, Lusatia, and Bohemia.
He was a powerful mediator in Central European affairs.
Finally, as the culmination of his reign, in 1025 he had himself crowned King of Poland.
He was the first Polish ruler to receive the title of" rex"( Latin:" king").
He was an able administrator who established the" Prince's Law" and built many forts, churches, monasteries and bridges.
He introduced the first Polish monetary unit, the" grzywna", divided into 240" denarii", and minted his own coinage.
Bolesław I is widely considered one of Poland's most capable and accomplished Piast rulers.
Bezprym
Bezprym( c. 986–1032) was a Duke of Poland from 1031 – 1032.
He was the eldest son of Bolesław I the Brave, King of Poland, but was deprived of the succession by his father, who around 1001 sent him to Italy in order to become a monk at one of Saint Romuald's hermitages in Ravenna.
Expelled by his half- brother Mieszko II Lambert after the death of their father, Bezprym became ruler of large areas of Poland in 1031 following a simultaneous attack by German and Kievan forces and Mieszko II's escape to Bohemia.
His reign was short- lived and, according to some sources, extremely cruel.
He was murdered in 1032 and Mieszko II returned to the throne of Poland.
It is speculated that a pagan reaction began during his short reign.
Motherland (disambiguation)
Motherland is the place of one's birth, the place of one's ancestors, or the place of origin of an ethnic group.
Motherland may also refer to:
Bolesław the Forgotten
Bolesław the Forgotten or the Cruel( before 1016 – 1038/39) was a semi- legendary Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty from 1034 until his death in 1038 or 1039.
He was allegedly the first- born son of Mieszko II Lambert.
Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno)
Hippolytus or Hipolit( died c. 1027) was an early medieval archbishop of Gniezno.
His place and date of birth date are unknown but the medieval historian Jan Długosz claims that he was of noble birth and a Roman citizen.
Modern scholars generally agree that he was not Polish.
He was appointed Bishop between 18 April 1025 and 25 December 1025 in Gniezno Cathedral by Boleslaw I the Brave and was primate of Poland through the last part of Boleslaw's reign and the beginning of Mieszko II Lambert's.
He died in 1027 and is buried in Gniezno Cathedral.
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:
Miecław
Miecław( also" MasławMojsław" and" Miesław", ?- 1047), in the Latin of chronicler Gallus Anonymus" Meczzlavus", was a" pincera"( cup- bearer) of Duke Mieszko II of Poland, and a rebel who tried to detach himself and Masovia from the Polish state by creating his own country Little is known about his early life.
Initially he was a cup-bearer of Mieszko II and the governor of Masovia.
However, an internal crisis and a pagan reaction led to the exile of Mieszko and rule of Bezprym.
This weakened the Piast overlordship over Masovia.
Initially, Mieszko's successor, Casimir I, did not have enough power to reunite the country and the region succumbed into chaos.
The pagan reaction in Masovia was particularly strong and it is assumed that Miecław, having achieved delegated authority in Masovia under Mieszko, simply took advantage of the difficult situation to increase his rights or become independent.
However, Casimir I in 1039 was supported by Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor against the Bohemians and soon afterwards he also concluded an alliance with Kievan Rus.
This allowed him to gather enough forces to subdue Miecław.
In 1047 he was attacked by the joint forces of Casimir I and Yaroslav I the Wise and was probably killed in a battle on the banks of Vistula.

Question: Where was the place of death of Mieszko Ii Lambert's father?
Answer: Gniezno