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The Duchies of Silesia were the more than twenty divisions of the region of Silesia formed between the 12th and 14th centuries by the breakup of the Duchy of Silesia, then part of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1335, the duchies were ceded to the Kingdom of Bohemia under the Treaty of Trentschin. Thereafter until 1742, Silesia was one of the ...
The Duchy of Silesia ( Polish: Księstwo śląskie, German: Herzogtum Schlesien, Czech: Slezské knížectví) with its capital at Wrocław was a medieval duchy located in the historic Silesian region of Poland. Soon after it was formed under the Piast dynasty in 1138, it fragmented into various Silesian duchies.
Silesian duchies Duchies of Silesia: 1172–1177 Duchies of Silesia: 1309–1311. After the death of Henry II the Pious his realm was divided between various Piast dukes. In the second half of the 13th century, Henry II's grandson, Henryk IV Probus of Silesia, made an attempt to gain the Polish crown, but he died in 1290 before realizing his goal.
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The Silesian Wars (German: Schlesische Kriege) were three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia (under King Frederick the Great) and Habsburg Austria (under Empress Maria Theresa) for control of the Central European region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland).
Duchy of Zator. Categories: History of Silesia. Former duchies of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Duchies of Poland. Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Contents. hide. (Top) Duchy of Silesia. Partitions of Silesia. Lower Silesia. Upper Silesia. Piast Dukes of Silesia. Partitions of Polish Silesia under Piast dynasty. Table of rulers. Přemyslid Dukes of Silesia. Partitions of Bohemian Silesia under Přemyslid dynasty. Table of rulers. Podiebrad Dukes of Silesia.
The Duchies of Silesia were the more than twenty divisions of the region of Silesia formed between the 12th and 14th centuries by the breakup of the Duchy of Silesia, then part of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1335, the duchies were ceded to the Kingdom of Bohemia under the Treaty of Trentschin.
