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The Duchy of Oels ( German: Herzogtum Oels) or Duchy of Oleśnica ( Polish: Księstwo Oleśnickie, Latin: Ducatus Olsnensis) was one of the duchies of Silesia with its capital in Oleśnica [1] in Lower Silesia, Poland. [2] Initially ruled by the Silesian Piasts, it was acquired by the Münsterberg (Ziębice) dukes of the Podiebrad family from ...
- Oleśnica
- Middle Ages, Early modern period
Elisabeth Marie of Oels (11 May 1625 – 17 March 1686) was the last member of the House of Poděbrady and a regent of the Duchy of Oels.
- 17 March 1686 (aged 60), Oels
- Charles Frederick I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
- Anna Sophia of Saxe-Weimar
Herzogtum Oels Księstwo Oleśnickie Olešnické knížectví : Conventional Long Name: Duchy of Oleśnica: Common Name: Oels: Symbol: Coat of arms of Silesia: Era: Middle Ages Early modern period: Status: Silesian duchy Fief of the Bohemian Crown (1329 - 1742) Part of Prussia (from 1742) Year Start: 1313: Year End: 1884: Life Span: 1313 ...
Oleśnica, Duchy of Oels, Silesia: Died: 27 December 1562 (aged 59) Wrocław, Silesia: Noble family: House of Poděbrady: Father: Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels: Mother: Anna of Sagan
The Duchy of Oels (German: Herzogtum Oels) or Duchy of Oleśnica (Polish: Księstwo Oleśnickie, Latin: Ducatus Olsnensis) was one of the duchies of Silesia with its capital in Oleśnica in Lower Silesia, Poland. Initially ruled by the Silesian Piasts, it was acquired by the Münsterberg (Ziębice) dukes of the Podiebrad family from 1495 and was inherited by the House of Württemberg in 1649 ...
The Württemberg dukes remained landowners until in 1792 the duchy was inherited by Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, son of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. From 1815 Oleśnica was ruled in personal union with the Duchy of Brunswick until its dissolution after Duke William had died without issue in 1884. See also. Dukes of ...
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