Duchy of Masovia
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The Duchy of Masovia was a medieval Polish principality centered around the region of Masovia, ruled by a branch of the Piast dynasty and often noted for its semi-autonomous status and role as a frontier against neighboring powers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masovian principalities | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast duchy
ⓘ
former state ⓘ medieval duchy ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Kuyavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Płock NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Płock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | red shield with white eagle without crown ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| currency | Polish grosz ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1526 ⓘ |
| era |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| established | 1138 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| event | invitation of Teutonic Knights to Chełmno Land ⓘ |
| fragmentationContext | result of 1138 Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invitationBy | Konrad I of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invited | Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Polish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRuler |
Janusz III of Masovia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanisław of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fief of the Polish Crown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bolesław II of Masovia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janusz I of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Konrad I of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Siemowit III of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Siemowit IV of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi‑autonomous fief of the Polish Crown ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seniorate Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
frontier against Lithuania
ⓘ
frontier against Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantCity |
Czersk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rawa Mazowiecka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masovian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfIncorporation | 1526 ⓘ |
| yearOfInvitation | 1226 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Masovian principalities