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From about 1469 to 1490 it was under the rule of the Kingdom of Hungary and after that it was part of Jagiellonian-ruled Bohemia. In the 15th century, several mills operated in the city. Large cattle and hop markets took place there. In 1493, the town is recorded by Hartmann Schedel in his Nuremberg Chronicle as Schwednitz.
- Świdnica (urban gmina)
- Świdnica County
Swidnica was first mentioned in the 11th century when it was part of Poland (ruled by Piasts at that time) but the town got its rights only almost two hundred years later, in 1267. Back then the place was already well-developed and was one of the most important trade centers in the region, with numerous guilds having their seats here.
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The construction of the church began in the first half of the fourteenth century, after a fire of the town from 1313, from which the previous church standing in this place survived. It had to be built of stone, because as a wooden it would have no chance of surviving the disaster. The decision to build a new, larger church had to be influenced ...
Bolko II the Small (c. 1312 – 28 July 1368), was the last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia. He was Duke of Świdnica from 1326, Duke of Jawor and Lwówek from 1346, Duke of Lusatia from 1364, Duke over half of Brzeg and Oława from 1358, Duke of Siewierz from 1359, and Duke over half of Głogów and Ścinawa from 1361.
- c. 1312
- Bernard of Świdnica
- 28 July 1368
- Kunigunde of Poland
Bernard (II) of Świdnica ( Polish: Bernard świdnicki) (c. 1291 – 6 May 1326) was a Duke of Jawor - Lwówek - Świdnica - Ziębice between 1301 and 1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), of Świdnica-Ziębice during 1312–1322 (with his brother as co-ruler), and the sole Duke of Świdnica from 1322 until his death. He was the second son of ...
- c. 1291
- Silesian Piasts
- 6 May 1326
- Kunigunde of Poland
Aug 1, 2022 · The city was ruled by a council headed by the mayor. Yet, life was disturbed by great natural disasters. After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, where the king of the Czech and Hungarians Ludwik Jagiellończyk died in the fight against the Turks, all Silesia came under the rule of the Habsburgs, besides Silesia which remained under the Czech Crown.
Oct 29, 2019 · Swidnica was a division of the Duchy of Silesia, which was disputed continuously between the rulers of Poland and Bohemia. The dukes of Silesia came from a branch of Poland’s royal Piast dynasty. Anna’s uncle, Bolko II of Swidnica, was the most powerful of the Silesian princes.
