Duke of Silesia

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hereditary title medieval title noble title

The Duke of Silesia was a medieval noble title held by rulers of the historical Silesian region in Central Europe, often associated with the Piast dynasty and the fragmented Polish realm.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Duke of Silesia canonical	10
Duke of Wrocław	3
Duke of Opole	1
Duke of Poland	1
Duke of Silesian duchies	1
Dux Silesiae	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title ⓘ medieval title ⓘ noble title ⓘ
associatedPolity	Duchy of Silesia ⓘ Silesian duchies ⓘ surface form: Piast-ruled Silesia Silesian duchies ⓘ surface form: Silesian duchies within the Kingdom of Poland
associatedWith	Piast dynasty ⓘ Silesian duchies ⓘ fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
capitalTraditionally	Wrocław ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Poland ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Poland (medieval)
feudalRank	duke ⓘ
firstHoldersDynasty	Piast dynasty ⓘ
follows	High Duke of Poland ⓘ surface form: Duke of Poland
governs	Silesian lands ⓘ
heldByDynasty	Piast dynasty ⓘ Silesian Piasts ⓘ
higherRank	king of Poland ⓘ
historicalRegion	Bohemian Crown ⓘ surface form: Lands of the Bohemian Crown
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ
linkedTo	Central European medieval politics ⓘ Polish history ⓘ Silesian history ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ
lowerRank	count ⓘ
nobleClass	high nobility ⓘ
partOf	Silesian duchies ⓘ surface form: Polish–Silesian Piast principalities feudal hierarchy of Poland ⓘ
politicalContext	feudal fragmentation of Poland ⓘ fragmented Polish realm ⓘ
predecessor	High Duke of Poland ⓘ surface form: Duke of Poland
region	Silesia ⓘ
religionTraditionally	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus	vassal of the king of Poland ⓘ
territorialBase	Duchy of Silesia ⓘ Lower Silesia ⓘ Upper Silesia ⓘ
titleType	territorial title ⓘ
usedIn	High Middle Ages ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Henry II the Pious → positionHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Poland

Henry II the Pious → title → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Wrocław

Henry II the Pious → title → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Sigismund I the Old → positionHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Silesian duchies

King William I of Prussia → title → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Charles Ferdinand Vasa → positionHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Opole

Wrocław Piasts → titleHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Wrocław

Wrocław Piasts → titleHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Margaret of Bohemia (1286–1333) → spouseTitle → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Wrocław

Casimir I the Restorer → positionHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Racibórz Piasts → titleHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Piasts of Legnica → usedTitle → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dux Silesiae

Duchy of Silesia → rulerTitle → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Henry the Bearded → positionHeld → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Bolesław II the Bald → title → Duke of Silesia ⓘ

Anna of Bohemia → spouseTitle → Duke of Silesia ⓘ