Duke of Żagań

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The Duke of Żagań was a hereditary title held by members of the Silesian Piast dynasty who ruled the duchy centered on the town of Żagań in present-day western Poland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Żagań canonical 7
Dukes of Żagań 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title
hereditary title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of Żagań
capital Żagań
continent Europe
country Duchy of Żagań
dynasty House of Biron
House of Talleyrand-Périgord
House of Wallenstein
Piast dynasty
endTime 1840s
19th century
followedBy Prussian administrative district of Sagan
follows Duchy of Głogów (partitioned)
linked to: Duchy of Głogów
hasHolder Albrecht of Żagań
linked to: Rudolf of Żagań

Albrecht von Wallenstein
Balthasar of Żagań
Birgitte of Courland
Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord
Dino de Talleyrand-Périgord
Dorothea von Biron
Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord
Henry III of Głogów
Henry V of Iron
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord
Jan I of Żagań
linked to: Jan of Żagań

Jan II the Mad
Peter von Biron
Rudolf of Żagań
Wallenstein
Wenceslaus II of Żagań
Wenceslaus III of Żagań
hasPart Żagań Castle
inception 1274
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
Polish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lower Silesia
Silesia
present-day Poland
namedAfter Żagań
nobleRank duke
partOf Piast-ruled Silesia
linked to: Silesian duchies

Silesian duchies
presentIn Kingdom of Bohemia (as overlord)
linked to: Kingdom of Bohemia

Lands of the Bohemian Crown
linked to: Bohemian Crown
religion Roman Catholicism (historical ruling house)
startTime 13th century
usedBy Silesian Piast dynasty

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Referenced by (9)

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

Żagań Piasts nobleTitle Duke of Żagań
Głogów Piasts usedTitle Duke of Żagań
Piasts of Żagań usedTitle Duke of Żagań
Ducal Castle of Żagań significantBuildingFor Dukes of Żagań
linked to: Duke of Żagań
dux Saganensis titleFor Duke of Żagań
dux Sagan refersTo Duke of Żagań
Żagań Castle associatedWithTitle Dukes of Żagań
linked to: Duke of Żagań
Henry IV the Faithful positionHeld Duke of Żagań
Henry IV the Faithful title Duke of Żagań