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Władysław of Legnica (Polish: Władysław legnicki; 6 June 1296 – after 13 January 1352), was a Duke of Legnica during 1296–1312 (with his brothers until 1311 and briefly alone during 1311–1312), of Brzeg and Wrocław during 1296–1311 (with his brothers).
Duke Henry II the Pious withdrew to the west – to Legnica, which was famous as an impregnable fortress. He waited for the relief promised by his Czech and German neighbours. He prudently sent his mother, wife and children back to the border town of Krosno Odrzańskie.
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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.
The Duchy of Legnica (Polish: Księstwo Legnickie, Czech: Lehnické knížectví) or Duchy of Liegnitz (German: Herzogtum Liegnitz) was one of the Duchies of Silesia. Its capital was Legnica (Liegnitz) in Lower Silesia.
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During the time of its establishment, the Silesian lands covered the basin of the upper and middle Oder river. In the south the Sudetes mountain range up to the Moravian Gate formed the border with the lands of Bohemia - including Kłodzko Land - and Moravia. After a more than century-long struggle, the boundary had just been determined by an 1137 a...
As the Silesian Province (Polish: dzielnica śląska), the duchy was one of five main provinces established in medieval Poland according to the Testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty. By the terms of the will from 1138–1146 it was controlled by the Senior Duke of Poland or High duke, Bolesław's first-born son Władysław II the Exile, who also held the D...
Władysław the Exile (1138–1146), progenitor of the Silesian Piasts, also High Duke of Poland, deposedHenry II the Pious (1238–1241), son, also High Duke of Poland, killed in Battle of LegnicaThe following maps illustrate continuing fragemtarization of the Duchy of Silesia, and shifting borders of the individual smaller duchies. 1. 1248–1249 2. 1249–1273 3. 1273–1277 4. 1277–1278 5. 1278–1281 6. 1281–1284 7. 1284–1287 8. 1287–1290 9. 1290–1291 10. 1294–1296 11. 1296–1301 12. 1306–1309 13. 1309–1311 14. 1312–1317 15. 1317–1321 16. 1322–1...
After the inheritance of Bohemia by the House of Habsburg in 1526, the Silesian duchies gradually passed under control of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy until King Frederick II of Prussia invaded Silesia in 1740 and annexed most of it during the First Silesian War. The bulk of the duchy, enlarged by the County of Kladsko and Upper Lusatian territor...
Hugo Weczerka: Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Schlesien. Stuttgart, 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3, S. XXXIV–XXXVII sowie Stammtafel auf p. 590.Rudolf Žáček: Dějiny Slezska v datech. Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7277-172-8, S. 444.Ulrich Schmilewski: Oppeln, Herzöge v. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlín 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8, p. 558 f.Historia Narodu Śląskiego. Prawdziwe dzieje ziem śląskich od średniowiecza do progu trzeciego tysiąclecia (History of Silesian Nation. True history of Silesian lands from the Middle Ages to the thr...The Battle of Legnica was a historic conflict that took place in 1241, during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It is considered one of the most significant battles of medieval times, both from a military and cultural perspective.
Władysław of Legnica (Polish: Władysław legnicki; 6 June 1296 – after 13 January 1352), was a Duke of Legnica during 1296–1312 (with his brothers until 1311 and briefly alone during 1311–1312), of Brzeg and Wrocław during 1296–1311 (with his brothers).
