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| *] (''Księstwo Legnickie, Herzogtum Liegnitz'') | *] (''Księstwo Legnickie, Herzogtum Liegnitz'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Nyskie, Herzogtum Neisse'') | *] (''Księstwo Nyskie, Herzogtum Neisse'') | ||
| *] (''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 Siewierskie, Herzogtum Siewierz'') | *] (''Księstwo Siewierskie, Herzogtum Siewierz'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Świdnickie, Herzogtum Schweidnitz-Jauer'') | *] (''Księstwo Świdnickie, Herzogtum Schweidnitz-Jauer'') | ||
| ⚫ | *] (''Księstwo Opawskie, Herzogtum Oppau'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Wrocławskie, Herzogtum Breslau'') | *] (''Księstwo Wrocławskie, Herzogtum Breslau'') | ||
| *] (''Księstwo Zatorskie, Herzogtum Zator'') | *] (''Księstwo Zatorskie, Herzogtum Zator'') | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 31 December 2007
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. They were known as Dukes of Silesia, and territories they ruled were known as Duchies of Silesia.
Duchies of Silesia should not be confused with larger singular entities known as the Duchy of Silesia.
Duchies of Silesia
- Duchy of Brześć (Księstwo Brzeskie, Herzogtum Brieg)
- Duchy of Bytom (Księstwo Bytomskie, Herzogtum Beuthen)
- Duchy of Teschen (Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Herzogtum Teschen) 1290-1918
- 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 Pless (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-Jauer)
- 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)