Piasts of Opole

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The Piasts of Opole were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Opole and surrounding territories.

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Label Occurrences
Piasts of Opole canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Piast dynasty branch
Silesian Piast line
associatedWithEvent Bohemian suzerainty over Silesia
fragmentation of Poland
cadetBranchOf Piast dynasty
surface form: Polish Piast dynasty
capital Opole NERFINISHED
coatOfArms golden eagle on blue field
country Kingdom of Poland
dissolutionReason extinction of male line
dynasticHouse Piast dynasty
dynasticUnionWith Piasts of Racibórz
endTime 16th century
ethnicOrigin Polish
followedBy Habsburg rule in Silesia
founder Mieszko I Tanglefoot
governedFrom Opole Castle complex
surface form: Opole Castle
historicalEra High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
language Latin
Polish
lastRuler Jan II the Good
notableMember Bolesław I of Opole
Bolesław I the Tall
Bolesław II of Opole
Bolko I of Opole
Bolko II of Opole
Bolko III of Opole
Casimir I of Opole
Jan I of Opole
Jan II the Good
Mieszko I Tanglefoot
Władysław Opolski
overlord Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bohemia
partOf Piasts of Cieszyn
surface form: Piasts of Silesia
politicalStatus ducal
precededBy Seniorate Province of Kraków
surface form: Seniorate Province of Poland
region Silesia
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
surface form: Duchy of Opole

Racibórz
surface form: Opole-Racibórz
ruledTerritory Opole NERFINISHED
Racibórz NERFINISHED
Upper Silesia
startTime 12th century
usedTitle Duke of Opole
Duke of Opole
surface form: Duke of Opole-Racibórz

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Piast dynasty hasPart Piasts of Opole
Piasts of Cieszyn originatedFrom Piasts of Opole