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- Legnica is a city over which the Piast dynasty reigned the longest, for about 700 years, from the time of ruler Mieszko I of Poland after the creation of the Polish state in the 10th century, until 1675 and the death of the last Piast duke George William.
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Legnica, along with other Silesian duchies, became a vassal of the Kingdom of Bohemia during the 14th century and was included within the multi-ethnic Holy Roman Empire, however remained ruled by local dukes of the Polish Piast dynasty.
Legnica received municipal rights in 1252 and soon became an important trade centre, with an economy based on its extensive weaving industry. Long ruled by the Piast dynasty, the town passed to the Habsburgs (1675) and to the Prussians (1741). It suffered extensive damage in World War II.
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After the death of the last Piast duke, George William, in 1675, Legnica passed to the direct rule of the Habsburg emperor Leopold I, despite claims raised by Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg referring to the inheritance pact in 1537.
In 1241, Henry, controlling Silesia and the major part of Lesser Poland and Greater Poland for six years actually and for three years de jure, was undoubtedly the most powerful Polish ruler. He intended to crown himself king, and there were many indications that he would soon achieve that goal.
Legnica was the capital of a separate duchy ruled by Piast princes under the Czech Crown for a very long period of time – the last ruler of the Piast dynasty died in 1675. Then the area fell under Habsburg and later Hohenzollern rule.
May 13, 2024 · The Battle of Legnica was a battle between the Mongol Empire and combined European forces that took place at the village of Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) in the Duchy of Silesia. A combined force of Poles and Moravians under the command of Duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, supported by feudal nobility and a few knights from military orders sent ...
Legnica once was an important residential town of the local branch of the Piast dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Poland in the Middle Ages. The von der Heyde chapel, added in the late 1420s to the southern aisle of the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, stands out for its exceptional architecture.
