What the records say
- When
- 11 Nov 1227
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 1
- Coordinates
- 52.77° N, 17.76° E
- Description
- 13th-century massacre in Poland
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Gąsawa massacre
1227 massacre of Piast-dynasty dukes in Gąsawa, Poland
The Gąsawa massacre was an attack on the night of 23-24 November 1227, during a council of Polish Piast dukes that was being held near the village of Gąsawa in Kuyavia, Poland. The High Duke of Poland, Leszek the White, was assassinated, and Duke Henry the Bearded of Silesia was gravely wounded.
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