Senior line of the Piast dynasty
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The Senior line of the Piast dynasty was the principal branch of Poland’s first royal house, traditionally holding the seniorate and overarching authority over other Piast dukes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senior Piast line | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast dynasty branch
ⓘ
royal dynasty branch ⓘ |
| basedOn | Principle of seniority ⓘ |
| capital | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedPrecedenceOver |
Dukes of Greater Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dukes of Kuyavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Opole-Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Kraków Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandomierz Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Seniorate Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sieradz Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Łęczyca Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver | Junior branches of the Piast dynasty ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeniorDuke | Władysław II the Exile GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
coordination of common foreign policy of Piast duchies
ⓘ
supreme military command in Poland ⓘ |
| hasRole |
overlord of other Piast dukes
ⓘ
seniorate holder ⓘ |
| inception | 1138 ⓘ |
| language | Old Polish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | hereditary seniority among male Piasts ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bolesław IV the Curly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casimir II the Just NERFINISHED ⓘ Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry the Bearded NERFINISHED ⓘ Konrad I of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Leszek I the White NERFINISHED ⓘ Mieszko III the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ Przemysł II NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław I the Elbow-high NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | fragmented feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startPoint | Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Angevin dynasty in Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jagiellonian dynasty (as later royal house of Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Kingdom of Poland (fragmented period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSeat | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle | High Duke of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senior Piast line