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Duke of Masovia (Polish: Książę Mazowsza) was a title borne by the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. In accordance with the last will and testament of Bolesław, upon his death his lands were divided into four to five hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for ...
RulerRulerBornReign1093 Ehingen Daughter of Henry, Count of ...28 October 1138 – 27 July 1144Duchy of Masovia (at Łęczyca)1122 Third son of Boleslaus III of Poland ...28 October 1138 – 5 January 1173Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...Regency of Casimir II of Poland ...1162 Son of Boleslaus IV of Poland and ...5 January 1173 – 1186Since the Polish-Lithuanian Union of 1385, Masovia was localized between the joined Jagiellonian states. The Dukes of Masovia also ruled the Duchy of Belz until 1462.
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Mazovia has a landscape without hills (in contrast to Lesser Poland) and without lakes (in contrast to Greater Poland). It is spread over the Mazovian Lowland, on both sides of the Vistula river and its confluence with Narew and Bug. Forests (mainly coniferous) cover one-fifth of the region, with the large Kampinos Forest, Puszcza Biała and Puszcza...
When the Slavs came to this region from the surrounding area of Polesie, they mingled with the descendants of Vistula Veneti and with other people who had settled here such as the Wielbark people. This created a Lechitictribe: Mazovians.
Mazovian dialect
The Mazovian language probably existed as a separate dialect until the 20th century. The ethnonym Mazur has given the name for a phonetic phenomenon known as mazurzenie (although it is common in the Lesser Polish dialectas well).
Local cuisine
There is no specific regional cuisine of Mazovia. Formerly, dairy foods dominated the peasant cuisine. Nobles used poultry, geese, chickens and ducks. The most separate Mazovian culinary regions are Kurpie and Łowicz, where traditional dishes survive to the present day. In Kurpie, traditional dishes are prepared with ingredients collected in the forest: berries, honey and mushrooms. There are several traditional Polish dishes like flaki (tripes), kluski(noodles and dumplings), which are prepa...
Mazovian Voivodeship is ranked decidedly first in Poland according to the Gross Domestic Product. This is thanks to Warsaw, which is a financial centre of East-Central Europe. The majority of state enterprises are headquartered in this metropolis. It is a hub for both rail and vehicular traffic, with access throughout Poland and across Europe. Wars...
Kampinos National Park is one of Poland's largest national parks and is popular with tourists making day trips from Warsaw to hike among the park's primeval forests, sand dunes, and marshland. The main cultural centre of the region, and, alongside Kraków, in all of Poland, is Warsaw, which is home to dozens of theatres, the National Philharmonic, t...
Jan 3, 2022 · The Duchy of Masovia was governed by a younger branch of the Piast dynasty that ruled Poland from 960 to 1370. In the first forty years of the fourteen century Warsaw grew as an important center of Ducal power becoming the leading town of the Duchy in the years 1350-1355 under Kazimierz I Trojdenowicz (1341-1355).
Wos's latest book, a study of a Polish aristocrat who ruled as the Vescovo-Principe of Trent in the early fifteenth century, is a natural outgrowth of these interests and talents. Alexander of Masovia was born in 1400 in Plock, son of Ziemowit IV, Duke of Masovia.
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The Early Modern Habsburg rulers descend from Ernest and his Polish wife Cimburgis. He used this new title to demonstrate his strengthened position following the death of his two elder brothers and keenest rivals, William and Leopold.
Nov 13, 2022 · 1138 Jan 2. Duchy of Masovia. Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. During the 9th century Mazovia was perhaps inhabited by the tribe of Mazovians, and it was incorporated into the Polish state in the second half of 10th century under the Piast ruler Mieszko I.
