Duchy of Legnica

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Piast duchy Silesian duchy medieval duchy

The Duchy of Legnica was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Legnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Piast duchy ⓘ
Silesian duchy ⓘ
medieval duchy ⓘ
borderedBy Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms Piast eagle of Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coRuledWith Duchy of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchy of Oława NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duchy of Wołów NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
dynasticHouse Silesian Piasts NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1675 ⓘ
ethnicGroups Germans ⓘ
Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Silesians NERFINISHED ⓘ
event Polish fragmentation ⓘ
firstRuler Bolesław II Rogatka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bolesław II the Bald NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Habsburg-ruled Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form: Early modern period

High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedRegion Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedTown Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
language German ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
lastRuler George William of Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerzy Wilhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlord Crown of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Silesian principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ
fragmented Poland ⓘ
precededBy Duchy of Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingDynasty Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1248 ⓘ
todayIn Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasVassalStateOf Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brzeg Piasts → associatedWith → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Świdnica-Jawor Piasts → hasNeighbor → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Fragmentation of Poland → hasPart → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Piasts of Brzeg → linkedTo → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Legnica-Brzeg Piasts → ruled → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Piasts of Legnica → ruled → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Duchy of Silesia → subsequentEntity → Duchy of Legnica ⓘ