Dukes of Silesia
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According to the statute, constitution or last will of the Polish duke Boleslaus the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.
One of these provinces, Silesia was given to the Ladislaus the Exile the oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequenly divided among his descendants and successors, until they died out in 1675.
Duchy of Silesia
- 1138-1146 Ladislaus I the Exile exiled by his brothers
- 1146-1163 Boleslaus IV the Curly brother of Wladuslaus
- 1163-1177 Boleslaus I the Long, Mieszko I Platonogi and Konrad, sons of Ladislaus I
Duchies of Lower Silesia
Duchy of Wroclaw
- 1177/1195-1201 Boleslaus I the Long (Boleslaw I Wysoki)
- 1201-1238 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
- 1238-1241 Henry II the Pious (Henryk II Pobozny)
- 1241-1248 Boleslaus II the Bald (Boleslaw II Łysy Rogatka)
- 1428-1266 Henry III the White (Henryk III Biały)
- 1266/1270-1290 Henry IV the Righteous (Henryk IV Prawy (Probus))
- 1290-1296 Henry V the Corpulent (Henryk V Brzuchaty)
- 1296-1311 Henry VI, Ladislaus and Boleslaus II
- 1311-1335 Henry VI the Good (Henryk VI Dobry)
1327/1335 Duchy of Wroclaw falls to Bohemia
Duchy of Bierutow
Duchy of Brzeg
Duchy of Chojnow
Duchy of Glogow
Duchy of Jawor
County of Klodzko
Duchy of Korzuchow
Duchy of Krosno
Duchy of Legnica
Duchy of Lubin
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piast Dynasty | ||
| 1396 to 1419/20 | Henry IX of Lubin | partly |
| 1399 to 1400 | Ludwik II of Brzeg | partly |
| 1420 to 1431 | Ruprecht II of Lubin | partly |
| 1420 to 1423 | Waclaw of Olawa | partly, co-ruler |
| 1420 to 1441 | Ludwik III of Lubin | partly, co-ruler |
| 1441 to 1454 | Margaret of Opole | partly |
| 1441 to 1453 | Jan of Chojnow | partly |
| 1441 to 1452 | Henry X of Chojnow | partly |
| 1346/1354 - Partition of the Duchy: | ||
Duchy of Lwowek
Duchy of Olesnica
1309-1320/1 — Boleslaw of Olesnica
1309-1366 — Konrad I of Olesnica
1492 Duchy of Olesnica falls to Bohemia.
Duchy of Olawa
Duchy of Scinawa
Duchy of Swidnica
Duchy of Wolow
Duchy of Ziebice
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piast Dynasty | ||
| 1312 to 1341 | Bolko II of Ziebice | The first Duke of Ziebice from 1322; Vassal of Bohemia from 1336 |
| 1341 to 1358 | Nicholas of Ziebice | |
| 1358 to 1410 | Bolko III of Ziebice | co-ruler |
| 1358 to 1366/85 | Henryk II of Ziebice | co-ruler |
| 1358 to ca. 1360 | Agnes of Lichtenburg | mother, regent |
| 1410 to 1428 | John of Ziebice | co-ruler |
| 1410 to 1420 | Henry II of Ziebice | co-ruler |
| 1428 - Duchy of Ziebice falls to Bohemia | ||
Duchy of Zagan
Duchies of Upper Silesia
Duchy of Opole
- 1177-1195 Boleslaus the Long (Bolesław Wysoki)
- 1195-1201 Jaroslav (Jarosław)
- 1201-1202 Henry the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
- 1202-1211 Mieszko I Platonogi (Mieszko I Plątonogi)
- 1211-1230 Kasimir I (Kazimierz I)
- 1230-1246 Mieszko II the Fat (Mieszko II Otyły)
- 1246-1281 Ladislaus I (Władysław I)
- 1281-1313 Bolko I (Bolko I)
- 1313-1316 Boleslaus, Bolko II and Albert (Bolesław, Bolko II, Albert)
- 1316-1356 Bolko II (Bolko II)
- 1356-1367 Ladislaus II and Bolko III (Władysław II and Bolko III)
- 1367-1401 Ladislaus II (Władysław)
- 1401-1437 Bolko IV (Bolko IV)
- 1437-1439 Nicholas I and John I (Mikołaj I, Jan I)
- 1439-1476 Nicholas I (Mikołaj I)
- 1476-1497 John II the Good and Nicholas II (Jan II Dobry, Mikołaj II)
- 1497-1532 John II the Good (Jan II Dobry)
- 1532-1543 possession of Brandenburg
- 1543-1549 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
- 1549-1551 Ferdinand of Austria (Ferdynand Austriacki)
- 1551-1556 Isabelle and Sigismund Zapolya (Izabela and Zygmunt Zapolya)
- 1556-1558 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
- from 1558 possession of the Habsburgs of as kings of Bohemia, sometimes governed by dukes from other dynasties
- 1597-1598 Sigismund Bathory (Zygmunt Batory) - nephew of Polish king
- 1622-1625 Gabriel Bethlen (Gabriel Bethlen)
- 1645-1648 Ladislaus IV Vasa (Władysław IV Waza) - king of Poland-Lithuania
- 1448-1655 Charles Ferdinand Vasa (Karol Ferdynand Waza)
- 1655-1666 John II Casimir Vasa (Jan Kazimierz Waza) - king of Poland-Lithuania
- 1666-1742 possession of the House of Habsburg as kings of Bohemia
Duchy of Bielsko
Duchy of Bytom
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piast Dynasty | ||
| 1177/9 to 1211 | Mieszko I Plątonogi | The first duke of Bytom |
| 1280/1 to 1312 | Casimir of Bytom | The first Ruler of the second Duchy of Bytom, co-ruler from 1303 |
| 1303 to 1328 | Boleslaus of Toszek | co-ruler |
| 1303 to 1352 | Wladislaus of Bytom | co-ruler |
| 1312 to 1316 | Siemowit of Bytom | co-ruler |
| 1312 to ca 1345 | Jerzy of Bytom | co-ruler |
| 1312 to 1328 | Mieszko of Siewierz | co-ruler |
| 1340 to ca 1350 | Siemowit of Bytom | second time, co-ruler |
| 1336 to 1342 | Casimir of Kozielsk | co-ruler |
| 1342 to 1354/5 | Boleslaus of Bytom | co-ruler to ca 1350 |
| 1354/5 to 1357 | Margaret of Moravia | unoficial, disputable |
1354/5 - Partition of the Duchy:
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Duchy of Cieszyn
Upto 1290 Cieszyn belonged to the Duchy of Raciborz
- 1290-1314 Mieszko I/III
- 1316-1358 Kasimir I
- 1358-1409 Przemko I Noszak
- 1410-1431 Boleslaw I
- 1431-1440 Waclaw I, Boleslaw II, Wladyslaw and Przemko II
- 1440-1447 Waclaw I and Boleslaw II
- 1447-1452 Boleslaw II
- 1452-1528 Kasimir II
- 1528-1579 Waclaw III Adam the Posthumous
- 1579/1594-1617 Waclaw Adam
- 1617-1625 Frederic William
- 1625-1653 Elisabeth Lucretia
in 1653 Duchy of Cieszyn transferred to the Habsburg domains
Duchy of Gliwice
Duchy of Glogowek
Duchy of Karniow
Duchy of Kozielsk
Duchy of Namyslow
Duchy of Niemodlin
Eclessiatical Duchy of Nysa
Duchy of Opava
Duchy of Oswiecim
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pist Dynasty | ||
| 1314/5 to 1321/4 | Wladislaus I of Oswiecim | co-regent |
| 1321/4 to 1372 | Jan I Scholastyk | |
| 1321/4 to 1325 | Eufrozyna of Masovia | co-regent (mother) |
| 1372 to 1375/6 | Jan II of Oswiecim | |
| 1375/6 to 1405 | Jan III of Oswiecim | |
| 1405 to 1406 | Przemyslaw of Oswiecim | Duke of Scinawa (partly; from 1404), Duke of Toszek (from 1405) |
Duchy of Raciborz
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piast Dynasty | ||
| 1280/1 to 1290 | Mieszko I of Cieszyn | co-ruler, Duke of Cieszyn, Oswiecim and Raciborz |
| 1280/1 to 1306 | Przemyslaw of Raciborz | co-ruler, Duke of Cieszyn, Oswiecim and Raciborz; the first Duke of Raciborz; Vassal of Wenceslaus II from 1292 |
| 1306 to 1336 | Leszek of Raciborz | |
| 1306 to 1308 | Mieszko I Cieszyński | regent |
| 1236 - Partition of the Duchy: | ||
Duchy of Radziejow
Duchy of Strzelce
Duchy of Toszek
Duchy of Wadowice
Duchy of Wielun
Duchy of Zator
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piast Dynasty | ||
| 1433/4 to 1468 | Waclaw I of Zator | Duke of Zator from 1445 |
| 1468 to 1490 | Casimir II of Zator | co-ruler |
| 1468 to 1484/7 | Waclaw II of Zator | co-ruler |
| 1468 to 1494 | John V of Zator | co-ruler, Duke of Wadowice from 1493 |
| 1468 to 1493 | Wladislaus of Zator | co-ruler, Duke of Wadowice from 1482 |
| 1493 to 1503 | Agnieszka Zatorska | unofficial, only owner of Wadowice |
See also:
- Guidelines for the spelling of names of Polish rulers
- List of Polish rulers
- Piast_dynasty
- Dukes of Masovia
- Dukes of Greater Poland
- Dukes of Little Poland
- Dukes of Cuiavia
- Dukes of Leczyca
- Dukes of Sieradzpl:Książęta wrocławscy