Mieszko of Lubusz (ca. 1223/27 – 1242) was a Piast

Silesian Piasts

The Silesian Piasts were the oldest line of the Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile, son of Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland...

 Duke of Lubusz

Lubusz Land

Lubusz Land is a historical region and cultural landscape in Poland and Germany, on both sides of the Oder river.Originally the settlement area of the West Slavic Leubuzzi, a Veleti tribe, the swampy area was located east of Mark Brandenburg and west of Greater Poland, south of Pomerania and north...

 during 1241–1242. He was the second son of the Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

n duke Henry II the Pious

Henry II the Pious

Henry II the Pious , of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław and Duke of Kraków and thus High Duke of all Poland as well as Duke of Southern Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. During 1238–1239 he also served as a regent of two other Piast duchies: Sandomierz...

 of Wrocław, by his wife Anne Přemysl, daughter of King Ottokar I of Bohemia

Ottokar I of Bohemia

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Life

When on 9 April 1241 Duke Henry II was defeated and killed in the Mongol invasion of Poland

Mongol invasion of Poland

The Mongol Invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the battle of Legnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and members of various Christian military orders, led by Henry II the Pious, the Duke of Silesia. The first invasion's...

 at the Battle of Legnica

Battle of Legnica

The Battle of Legnica , also known as the Battle of Liegnitz or Battle of Wahlstatt , was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city of Legnica in Silesia on 9 April 1241.A combined force of Poles,...

, Mieszko and his older brother Bolesław II the Bald were old enough to be considered adults according to the Piast family customs. As the chroniclers of the reign of Henry II the Pious called Mieszko with the surname of Lubusz ("Lubuski"), it seems possible that his older brother Bolesław II had to cede him their father's territories in Greater Poland around Lebus

Lebus

Lebus is a town in the southeast of the Märkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. It had a population of 3,375 as of 2005. It was the center of the historical region known as Lubusz Land.-Location:...

 as a separate district.

This, of course, was to be only temporary until their younger brothers Henry III the White and Konrad I

Konrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau

Konrad I of Głogów was Duke of Głogów from 1251 until his death.He was the fourth son of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wroclaw, by his wife Anna, daughter of King Ottokar I of Bohemia.-Life:...

 attained the age of majority. However Mieszko wasn't alive to see this, because was dead by the beginning of 1242 and was buried in St. Peter's Church below the Lubusz Castle. He never married or had children. Shortly after, Lubusz was pledged to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg

Archbishopric of Magdeburg

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 and the Margraviate of Brandenburg

Margraviate of Brandenburg

The Margraviate of Brandenburg was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also known as the March of Brandenburg , it played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe....

by his brother Bolesław II.