| Revision as of 22:37, 2 January 2008 editPiotrus (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers286,332 edits Herzogtum oppau, not troppau in any case← Previous edit | Revision as of 23:22, 2 January 2008 edit undoCharles (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users14,769 edits No, it is Troppau in English. For instance, a title in Liechtenstein "Duke of Troppau"Next edit → | ||
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| *] (''Księstwo Oleśnickie, Herzogtum Oels'') | *] (''Księstwo Oleśnickie, Herzogtum Oels'') | ||
| ⚫ | *] (''Księstwo Opawskie, Herzogtum Oppau'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Opolskie, Herzogtum Oppeln'') | *] (''Księstwo Opolskie, Herzogtum Oppeln'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Oświęcimskie, Herzogtum Auschwitz'') | *] (''Księstwo Oświęcimskie, Herzogtum Auschwitz'') | ||
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| *] (''Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Herzogtum Teschen'') 1290-1918 | *] (''Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Herzogtum Teschen'') 1290-1918 | ||
| ⚫ | *] (''Księstwo Opawskie, Herzogtum Oppau'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Wrocławskie, Herzogtum Breslau'') | *] (''Księstwo Wrocławskie, Herzogtum Breslau'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Zatorskie, Herzogtum Zator'') | *] (''Księstwo Zatorskie, Herzogtum Zator'') | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 2 January 2008
The Duchies of Silesia resulted from divisions of the original Duchy of Silesia after 1138.
In accordance with the last will and testament of Poland's Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth, Poland was upon his death in 1138 divided into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the eldest, who was to be High Duke of all Poland. This was known as fragmentation of Poland.
One of these provinces, Silesia, was granted to Bolesław III's eldest son, Władysław II the Exile, and was subsequently divided among his descendants and successors, until they died out in 1675. Those Silesian Piasts, known as Dukes of Silesia, and territories they ruled were known as Duchies of Silesia.
Many of the Duchies shared similar fate: falling away from Kingdom of Poland sphere of influence, vassalization by John I of Bohemia in 1327, falling into Bohemian sphere of influence, their local Piast dynasty dying out, falling into Austrian sphere of influence, and in 1742, annexation by Prussia following the Silesian Wars.
Duchies of Silesia should not be confused with larger singular entities known as the Duchy of Silesia.
Duchies of Silesia
- Note: this list may not be complete.
- Duchy of Brzeg (Księstwo Brzeskie, Herzogtum Brieg)
- Duchy of Bytom (Księstwo Bytomskie, Herzogtum Beuthen)
- Duchy of Głogów (Księstwo Głogowskie, Herzogtum Glogau)
- Duchy of Jaworzno (Księstwo Jaworskie, Herzogtum Jauer)
- Duchy of Legnica (Księstwo Legnickie, Herzogtum Liegnitz)
- Duchy of Nysa (Księstwo Nyskie, Herzogtum Neisse)
- Duchy of Oleśnica (Księstwo Oleśnickie, Herzogtum Oels)
- Duchy of Opole (Księstwo Opolskie, Herzogtum Oppeln)
- Duchy of Oświęcim (Księstwo Oświęcimskie, Herzogtum Auschwitz)
- Duchy of Pszczyna (Księstwo Pszczyńskie, Herzogtum Pless)
- Duchy of Racibórz (Księstwo Raciborskie, Herzogtum Ratibor)
- Duchy of Siewierz (Księstwo Siewierskie, Herzogtum Siewierz)
- Duchy of Świdnica (Księstwo Świdnickie, Herzogtum Schweidnitz)
- Duchy of Teschen (Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Herzogtum Teschen) 1290-1918
- Duchy of Troppau (Księstwo Opawskie, Herzogtum Oppau)
- Duchy of Wrocław (Księstwo Wrocławskie, Herzogtum Breslau)
- Duchy of Zator (Księstwo Zatorskie, Herzogtum Zator)
- Duchy of Ziębice (Księstwo Ziębickie, Herzogtum Münsterberg)
- Duchy of Żagań (Księstwo Żagańskie, Herzogtum Sagan)
Maps
The following maps illustrate continuing fragemtarization of the Duchy of Silesia, and shifting borders of the individual smaller Duchies.
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1172-1177
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1177-1185
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1185-1201
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1201-1202
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1206-1217
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1217-1230
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1241-1243
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1243-1248
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1248-1249
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1249-1273
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1273-1277
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1277-1278
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1278-1281
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1281-1284
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1284-1287
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1287-1290
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1290-1291
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1294-1296
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1296-1301
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1306-1309
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1309-1311
