Polish principalities

E372751

The Polish principalities were fragmented medieval states that emerged from the division of the Kingdom of Poland, each ruled by different branches of the Piast dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal polity
historical political entity
medieval state
basedOn seniority principle
capital Kraków
surface form: Kraków (seniorate capital)

Poznań
surface form: Poznań (Greater Poland duchies)

Duchy of Płock
surface form: Płock (Masovian duchies)

Duchy of Wrocław
surface form: Wrocław (Silesian duchies)
country Poland
currency denar
endTime 14th century
early 16th century
followedBy Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland
surface form: Kingdom of Poland (reunified under Władysław I the Elbow-high)
governmentForm feudal monarchy
hasCause Piast succession customs
Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland
hasEffect increased influence of neighboring powers (Bohemia, Teutonic Order)
rise of regional Piast branches
weakening of central royal authority in Poland
hasPart Duchy of Bielsk NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brzeg NERFINISHED
Duchy of Cieszyn NERFINISHED
Duchy of Gniewkowo NERFINISHED
Duchy of Greater Poland NERFINISHED
Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED
Duchy of Inowrocław NERFINISHED
Duchy of Kraków NERFINISHED
Duchy of Kuyavia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Legnica NERFINISHED
Duchy of Masovia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Opole NERFINISHED
Duchy of Oświęcim NERFINISHED
Duchy of Pomerelia
surface form: Duchy of Pomerelia (Gdańsk)

Duchy of Płock NERFINISHED
Duchy of Racibórz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Sandomierz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Sieradz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Silesia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Warsaw (Piast period)
Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED
Duchy of Zator NERFINISHED
Duchy of Łęczyca NERFINISHED
Seniorate Province
hasRulingDynasty Piast dynasty
historicalPeriod Fragmentation of Poland
language Old Polish
legalSystem Piast customary law
locatedInTime High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
notableRuler Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED
Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED
Henry II the Pious
Henry the Bearded
Przemysł II
Władysław I the Elbow-high NERFINISHED
Władysław II the Exile
partOf early Piast realm
surface form: Piast-ruled Poland
politicalStructure fragmented duchies
precededBy Kingdom of Poland
surface form: Kingdom of Poland (1025–1138)
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent division of Poland among sons of Bolesław III Wrymouth
gradual territorial fragmentation into numerous duchies
reunification efforts in the 13th and 14th centuries
startTime 1138
territoryIncludes Greater Poland
Kuyavia
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
Masovia NERFINISHED
Silesia
parts of Pomerelia

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Mongol invasion of Poland conflict Polish principalities
Kuyavian Piasts politicalAffiliation Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast principalities of medieval Poland
Łęczyca Piasts memberOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast principalities
Łęczyca Piasts politicalAffiliation Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast-ruled Poland
Piasts of Sandomierz memberOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast principalities
Constance of Wrocław partOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast-ruled Poland
Seniorate Province of Kraków appliesToJurisdiction Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast dynasty realm
Poland (seniorate system) governsSuccessionOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Greater Poland duchies
Sandomierz Piasts subdivisionOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Seniorate Kingdom of Poland
Grzymisława of Łuck participatedIn Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast dynastic politics
Duke of Greater Poland partOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Piast-ruled Poland
Duke of Sandomierz subdivisionOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Poland (fragmentation period)
Duke of Sandomierz partOf Polish principalities
this entity surface form: Lesser Polish principalities