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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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The Mongol Invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the Battle of Legnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and their allies, led by Henry II the Pious, the Duke of Silesia.
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 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.
Mar 22, 2024 · In the following centuries, various dukes ruled over Legnica, including Boleslaus I and his son Henry I of Silesia. The remains of the soviets. In 1241 the city was destroyed by an attack by the Mongols of the Golden Horde.
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.
