Polish principalities

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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 (seniorate capital)
linked to: Kraków

Poznań (Greater Poland duchies)
linked to: Poznań

Płock (Masovian duchies)
linked to: Duchy of Płock

Wrocław (Silesian duchies)
linked to: Duchy of Wrocław
country Poland
currency denar
endTime 14th century
early 16th century
followedBy Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland (reunified under Władysław I the Elbow-high)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
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
Duchy of Brzeg
Duchy of Cieszyn
linked to: Duchy of Teschen

Duchy of Gniewkowo
Duchy of Greater Poland
Duchy of Głogów
Duchy of Inowrocław
Duchy of Kraków
Duchy of Kuyavia
Duchy of Legnica
Duchy of Masovia
Duchy of Opole
Duchy of Oświęcim
Duchy of Pomerelia (Gdańsk)
linked to: Duchy of Pomerelia

Duchy of Płock
Duchy of Racibórz
Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Sieradz
Duchy of Silesia
Duchy of Warsaw (Piast period)
Duchy of Wrocław
Duchy of Zator
Duchy of Łęczyca
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
Casimir III the Great
Henry II the Pious
Henry the Bearded
Przemysł II
Władysław I the Elbow-high
Władysław II the Exile
partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: early Piast realm
politicalStructure fragmented duchies
precededBy Kingdom of Poland (1025–1138)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
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
Masovia
linked to: Mazovia

Silesia
parts of Pomerelia

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Mongol invasion of Poland conflict Polish principalities
Kuyavian Piasts politicalAffiliation Piast principalities of medieval Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Łęczyca Piasts memberOf Piast principalities
linked to: Polish principalities
Łęczyca Piasts politicalAffiliation Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Piasts of Sandomierz memberOf Piast principalities
linked to: Polish principalities
Constance of Wrocław partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Seniorate Province of Kraków appliesToJurisdiction Piast dynasty realm
linked to: Polish principalities
Poland (seniorate system) governsSuccessionOf Greater Poland duchies
linked to: Polish principalities
Sandomierz Piasts subdivisionOf Seniorate Kingdom of Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Grzymisława of Łuck participatedIn Piast dynastic politics
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Greater Poland partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Sandomierz subdivisionOf Kingdom of Poland (fragmentation period)
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Sandomierz partOf Lesser Polish principalities
linked to: Polish principalities
Jawor partOf Piast-ruled Poland (medieval period)
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Kuyavia partOf Piast-ruled duchies of Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Brześć Kujawski usedIn medieval Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duchy of Greater Poland partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Masovia partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duchy of Kuyavia partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duchy of Płock partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duchy of Czersk partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duchy of Łęczyca historicalPeriod Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities