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     • 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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   What is the name of the Duchy of Liegnitz?

   • 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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   Why did Henry II of Silesia March out of Liegnitz?

   • On April 9, 1241, Duke Henry II of Silesia, also known as Henry the Pious, marched out of his city of Liegnitz (now the Polish city of Legnica) to meet the dreaded Mongols, or Tartars, as they were then called by the Europeans. The invaders from the east had already attacked Lublin and sacked Sandomir.

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   When did Liegnitz become a city?

   • On 1 January 1874 Liegnitz became the third city in Lower Silesia (after Breslau and Görlitz) to be raised to an urban district, although the district administrator of the surrounding Landkreis of Liegnitz continued to have his seat in the city.

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   What happened at Liegnitz?

   • Kadan and Baidar determined to engage Duke Henry’s army before it could link up with Wenceslas’s troops. At Liegnitz, on 9 April, a lightly armed Mongol vanguard advanced toward Duke Henry’s archers, then turned and feigned retreat, drawing Henry’s knights into an attack.

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   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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   Oława, Duchy of Legnica, Crown of Bohemia (now in Poland) Died: 21 November 1675 (aged 15) Brzeg, Duchy of Brzeg, Crown of Bohemia (now in Poland) Buried: Church of St. John in Legnica: Noble family: Silesian Piasts: Father: Christian, Duke of Brieg: Mother: Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

   • Father: Christian, Duke of Brieg

   • Mother: Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

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   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. Legnica Castle had become a residence of the Silesian dukes in 1163 and from 1248 was the seat of a principality in its own ...

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   Legnica (Polish: [lɛɡˈɲit͡sa] ⓘ; German: Liegnitz, pronounced [ˈliːɡnɪts] ⓘ; Silesian: Ligńica; Czech: Lehnice; Latin: Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda.

   • Area code: +48 76
   • Elevation: 113 m (371 ft)

   • County: city county
   • Country: Poland

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   Apr 2, 2024 · History & Society. Battle of Legnica. Poland [1241] Also known as: Battle of Liegnitz. Written by. Charles Phillips is the author of more than twenty books, including The Illustrated History of the First Crusades, The World of the Medieval Knight, and The Lost History of Aztec... Last Updated: Apr 2, 2024 • Article History.

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   Apr 26, 2022 · Ludwik I the Fair or Louis I the Fair also known as the Wise, the Right or of Brzeg (Brieg) (Polish: Ludwik I Sprawiedliwy or Roztropny or Prawy or brzeski; b. ca. 1321 - d. 6/23 December 1398), was a Duke of Legnica two times: first during 1342-1345 (with his brother) and secondly during 1345-1346 (alone), and Duke of Brzeg since 1358.

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   Jun 12, 2006 · by HistoryNet Staff 6/12/2006. Share This Article. On April 9, 1241, Duke Henry II of Silesia, also known as Henry the Pious, marched out of his city of Liegnitz (now the Polish city of Legnica) to meet the dreaded Mongols, or Tartars, as they were then called by the Europeans.