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- Duchy of Jawor (Polish: Księstwo Jaworskie, German: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia.
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Duchy of Jawor (Polish: Księstwo Jaworskie, German: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia.
Henry I of Jawor (Polish: Henryk I. Jaworski; German: Heinrich I. von Jauer; c. 1292/96 – 15 May 1346), was a duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice during 1301–1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), sole Duke of Jawor-Lwówek since 1312 and Duke of Głogów since 1337 until his death.
In 1329 Jawor was granted staple right by Duke Henry I of Jawor. In the 14th century, the first guilds were founded, bringing together furriers, tailors, clothiers and merchants. After loss of the town by Poland, it was then ruled by Bohemia, Hungary, Bohemia again and Austria.
Formerly Jawor, with its medieval castle, erected by Radosław of Bolesławiec, was the seat of the Piast Duchy of Jawor (later: Świdnica-Jawor). It was ruled successively by Polish (until the end of the fourteenth century), Czech and finally Prussian rulers, who took over the surrounding lands as a result of the Silesian wars led by Frederick ...
Duchy of Jawor (Polish: Księstwo Jaworskie, German: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts , with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia .
Duchy of Jawor (Polish: Księstwo Jaworskie, German: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia.
The changing Lusatian-Silesian border was more of a gate rather than barrier to the migrating knights. An important role was also played by the specificity of the Duchy of Jawor — to a large extent the area was colonised quite late and had relatively few indigenous knights living there.
