Duchy of Opava
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The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Troppau | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silesian duchy
ⓘ
former state ⓘ medieval duchy ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Nysa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Teschen NERFINISHED ⓘ Margraviate of Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | black Przemyslid eagle on golden field ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Prague groschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| event | Silesian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Austrian Silesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | feudalism ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Bruntál
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hlučín NERFINISHED ⓘ Krnov NERFINISHED ⓘ Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historyPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1318 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Opava River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lands of the Bohemian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moravian-Silesian Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Bohemian Luxembourg dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Opava Přemyslids NERFINISHED ⓘ Přemyslid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Habsburg acquisition of Silesian lands
ⓘ
division among Opava Přemyslids ⓘ union with Duchy of Racibórz ⓘ |
| sovereign | King of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1318 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.