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467:
112:
1442:
767:
1465:
1693:
1688:
111:
1698:
1713:
594:
542:(Troppau), forming the united Duchy of Opava and Racibórz. The Duchy would suffer several territorial changes until in 1521 it was again merged with Opole under Duke
1703:
1422:
918:
578:
480:
in 1281, his sons again divided the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz and in 1290 the Duchy of Racibórz was recreated again, assigned to Władysław's youngest son
95:
1718:
551:
1649:
729:
1559:
1088:
829:
1415:
1387:
911:
582:
408:
322:
297:
1332:
717:
1584:
1078:
559:
466:
460:
315:
1040:
707:
671:
481:
415:
heritage in 1163, the Duchy of Racibórz was formed in 1172 as a territory for
Mieszko. It was centered on the towns of
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1408:
1320:
904:
141:
1315:
788:
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665:
456:
1305:
782:
723:
586:
485:
1381:
1300:
1589:
1526:
1355:
1217:
987:
644:
515:
A large number of place names of German origin in the southern part of the Duchy are the effect of medieval
477:
432:
101:
1083:
400:
1370:
1255:
1120:
1290:
611:
555:
1564:
1506:
1491:
1162:
679:
523:
1098:
1521:
1212:
1182:
535:
404:
268:
226:
116:
Silesia 1172-77: Duchy of Racibórz (Mieszko
Tanglefoot) in yellow, Duchy of Opole (Jarosław) in green
1441:
1285:
969:
964:
766:
632:
448:
129:
1481:
1431:
1280:
1250:
1240:
1235:
1093:
954:
638:
628:
567:
531:
427:. Mieszko's small share was enlarged the first time in 1177, when he received the territories of
380:
213:
133:
125:
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1108:
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534:
fief. After Leszek died without issue in 1336, King John seized the duchy and granted it to the
470:
1635:
1609:
1350:
1275:
1207:
1035:
825:
571:
547:
444:
383:, formed during the medieval fragmentation of Poland into provincial duchies. Its capital was
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428:
364:
344:
190:
59:
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1536:
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1050:
1045:
946:
886:
563:
388:
497:
1112:
546:. As a Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, after Jan's death in 1532 it fell back to the
668:(1281–1290), son of Władysław, Duke of Cieszyn in 1290, jointly with his brother
1139:
516:
416:
384:
164:
154:
17:
1664:
1651:
504:, while some of the territory of was used for the creation of the duchies of
1227:
868:
851:
590:
1310:
501:
420:
1135:
1065:
1017:
489:
424:
1400:
931:
896:
493:
340:
550:, Bohemian kings since 1526. The fief was given in pawn to Margrave
765:
465:
927:
1404:
900:
577:
The title of a "Duke of
Ratibor" was acquired by Landgrave
740:
Nicholas VI (1493–1506), son, jointly with his brothers
852:"Mittelalterliche deutsche Ortsnamen in Oberschlesien"
687:
Line extinct, duchy seized as a reverted fief by King
585:
in 1840 granted it to the landgrave's nephew Prince
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1694:States and territories disestablished in the 1330s
1689:States and territories disestablished in the 1200s
770:Arms of the Dukes of Ratibor and Princes of Corvey
682:(1306–1336), son of Przemysław, died without issue
796:Heads of the House of Ratibor after World War I
484:. Racibórz at that time comprised the lands of
1699:States and territories disestablished in 1521
1416:
912:
631:(1211–1230), son, under the tutelage of Duke
593:inheritance in favour of his younger brother
8:
807:Franz-Albrecht Metternich-Sándor (1945–2009)
65:
37:
726:(1424–1437), son, jointly with his brother
566:. It was annexed and incorporated into the
476:After the death of Mieszko's grandson Duke
51:
1714:States and territories established in 1172
1423:
1409:
1401:
1376:
942:
919:
905:
897:
110:
29:
867:
27:Polish Duchy from 1172-1202 and 1281-1521
810:Victor IV Metternich-Sándor (since 2009)
451:of Poland. In 1202 Mieszko occupied the
842:
737:John III (1456–1493), son of Wenceslaus
775:Dukes of Ratibor and Princes of Corvey
753:Line extinct, duchy inherited by Duke
589:, in turn for his renunciation of the
1704:12th-century establishments in Poland
249:
239:
222:
209:
199:
186:
173:
169:
7:
804:Victor III August Maria (1923–1945)
587:Victor of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
558:. From 1645 to 1666 as part of the
25:
762:House of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst
579:Victor Amadeus of Hesse-Rotenburg
1631:Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia
1463:
1440:
1388:Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
939:Medieval district principalities
530:, whereafter his duchy became a
320:
295:
94:
1719:History of Silesian Voivodeship
583:Frederick William IV of Prussia
1333:Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
522:In 1327 Przemysław's son Duke
1:
1560:Duchy of Głogówek and Prudnik
801:Victor II Amadeus (1919–1923)
552:George of Brandenburg-Ansbach
512:under Przemysław's brothers.
824:. Praha : Libri, 2003.
1585:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
1321:State of the Teutonic Order
560:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
461:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
316:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
1735:
1330:Early modern fiefs of the
1316:Prince-Bishopric of Warmia
856:Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny
562:it was held by the Polish
1461:
1438:
447:from his uncle High Duke
274:
260:
242:• United with Opole
170:
109:
91:
82:
1382:Grand Duchy of Lithuania
696:Přemyslid dukes of Opava
403:and his younger brother
176:• Partitioned from
1665:50.088950°N 18.210144°E
1089:Bydgoszcz and Wyszogród
869:10.24425/kn.2020.134222
822:Dějiny Slezska v datech
710:(1365–1378), son, also
455:of his deceased nephew
252:• Fell to Bohemia
202:• Split off Opole
771:
473:
409:Frederick I Barbarossa
376:
368:
360:
66:
52:
38:
769:
556:House of Hohenzollern
469:
459:, forming the united
212:• Vassalized by
1670:50.088950; 18.210144
1527:Duchy of Münsterberg
1269:Other medieval fiefs
783:Victor I Moritz Carl
746:Valentin (1493–1521)
647:(1246–1281), brother
612:Mieszko I Tanglefoot
526:paid homage to King
405:Mieszko I Tanglefoot
369:Ratibořské knížectví
361:Księstwo raciborskie
53:Ratibořské knížectví
39:Księstwo raciborskie
1661: /
850:Grzegorz Chromnik.
743:John IV (1493–1506)
633:Henry I the Bearded
538:Duke Nicolas II of
449:Casimir II the Just
411:had retained their
401:Bolesław I the Tall
189:• United with
1709:Duchies of Silesia
1565:Duchy of Głubczyce
1432:Duchies of Silesia
1241:Pomerania-Stargard
955:Seniorate Province
772:
666:Mieszko of Cieszyn
645:Władysław of Opole
639:Mieszko II the Fat
629:Casimir I of Opole
568:Kingdom of Prussia
474:
407:backed by Emperor
381:duchies of Silesia
155:Racibórz (Ratibor)
1644:
1643:
1636:County of Kladsko
1610:Duchy of Siewierz
1605:Duchy of Racibórz
1600:Duchy of Pszczyna
1590:Duchy of Oświęcim
1517:Duchy of Oleśnica
1482:Duchy of Bierutów
1398:
1397:
1394:
1393:
1356:Duchy of Oświęcim
1351:Duchy of Siewierz
1264:
1263:
789:Victor II Amadeus
652:Split off Opole,
572:Treaty of Breslau
548:House of Habsburg
478:Władysław Opolski
379:) was one of the
377:Herzogtum Ratibor
353:Duchy of Racibórz
350:
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67:Herzogtum Ratibor
34:Duchy of Racibórz
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1595:Duchy of Prudnik
1555:Duchy of Cieszyn
1545:Duchy of Bielsko
1502:Duchy of Legnica
1467:
1455:Duchy of Silesia
1444:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1402:
1377:
1371:Lębork and Bytów
1366:Duchy of Troppau
1346:Duchy of Prussia
1341:Duchy of Masovia
1256:Lębork and Bytów
1246:Pomerania-Słupsk
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892:Dukes of Silesia
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720:(1378–1424), son
641:(1230–1246), son
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114:
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41:
30:
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1655:
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1640:
1619:
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1507:Duchy of Lwówek
1492:Duchy of Głogów
1468:
1459:
1445:
1434:
1429:
1399:
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1079:Brześć Kujawski
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1012:
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934:
925:
883:
878:
877:
849:
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820:ŽÁČEK, Rudolf.
817:
764:
755:Jan II the Good
698:
689:John of Bohemia
608:
606:Silesian Piasts
603:
544:Jan II the Good
528:John of Bohemia
471:Racibórz Castle
397:
343:
321:
296:
269:Racibórz heller
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18:Duke of Ratibor
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1642:
1641:
1639:
1638:
1633:
1627:
1625:
1621:
1620:
1618:
1617:
1615:Duchy of Zator
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1580:Duchy of Opole
1577:
1575:Duchy of Opava
1572:
1570:Duchy of Krnov
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1550:Duchy of Bytom
1547:
1541:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1522:Duchy of Żagań
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1497:Duchy of Jawor
1494:
1489:
1487:Duchy of Brzeg
1484:
1478:
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1462:
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1396:
1395:
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1391:
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1384:
1374:
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1368:
1363:
1361:Duchy of Zator
1358:
1353:
1348:
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1337:
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1033:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
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988:Greater Poland
984:
982:
980:Greater Poland
976:
975:
973:
972:
967:
962:
957:
951:
949:
940:
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786:
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581:in 1821. King
453:Duchy of Opole
396:
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348:
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345:Czech Republic
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142:Bohemian Crown
126:Silesian duchy
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119:
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1537:Upper Silesia
1534:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1512:Duchy of Nysa
1510:
1508:
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1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
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1483:
1480:
1479:
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1475:
1474:Lower Silesia
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1466:
1456:
1453:
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1419:
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1239:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
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1137:
1133:
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1118:
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1097:
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1092:
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1085:
1082:
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1077:
1075:
1072:
1071:
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1057:
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1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
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1023:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1009:
1006:
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1001:
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994:
991:
989:
986:
985:
983:
981:
977:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
952:
950:
948:
947:Lesser Poland
944:
941:
937:
933:
929:
922:
917:
915:
910:
908:
903:
902:
899:
893:
890:
888:
887:Duke of Opole
885:
884:
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865:
861:
857:
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843:
836:
831:
830:80-7277-172-8
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745:
742:
741:
739:
736:
731:
728:
727:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
712:Duke of Krnov
709:
706:
703:
700:
699:
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693:
692:
690:
681:
678:
673:
670:
669:
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584:
580:
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569:
565:
564:House of Vasa
561:
557:
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545:
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511:
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479:
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