Mieszko II Lambert by the chronicles of Gottfried of Viterbo, refers to Bezprym. However, the historians now think that he was killed in a plot hatched by the aristocracy. He was buried in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. After Mieszko II's death, Poland's peasants revolted in a "pagan reaction." The exact reasons and date are unknown. Mieszko II's only son and heir, Casimir I, was either expelled by this insurrection, or the insurrection was caused by the aristocracy's expulsion of him. Some modern historians argue that the insurrection was caused more by economic than by religious issues, such as new
Mieszko the Younger point, Mieszko III decided to give the district of Kalisz to his youngest son and namesake, as his own Duchy. Mieszko the Younger died on 2 August 1193. He was buried in the crypt founded by his father in the Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle in Kalisz. Tombstones of Mieszko the Younger and Mieszko III were found during archaeological excavations during 1958–1960. For unknown reasons, Mieszko never married or had children. On his death, Mieszko III give Kalisz to his eldest son Odon. Mieszko the Younger Mieszko the Younger (also known as of Kalisz) () (between 1160 and 1165