Duchy of Poland

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The Duchy of Poland was a medieval Polish state that emerged from the fragmentation of the early Polish kingdom and laid the groundwork for the later reunified Kingdom of Poland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duchy of Poland canonical 12
Duchy of the Polans 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical state
medieval duchy
associatedWith Piast monarchy
linked to: Piast dynasty
borderedBy Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bohemia
Old Prussian lands
Pomeranian duchies
capital Gniezno
Kraków
continent Europe
coreTerritory Greater Poland around Poznań and Gniezno
linked to: Greater Poland

Lesser Poland around Kraków
linked to: Kraków land
country Poland
currency denar
dynasty Piast dynasty
emergedFrom fragmentation of the early Kingdom of Poland
era High Middle Ages
followedBy Kingdom of Poland (reunited)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
follows Kingdom of Poland (early Piast monarchy)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
governmentType feudal monarchy
hadRuler Bolesław V the Chaste
Henry II the Pious
Henry the Bearded
Leszek the White
Przemysł II
Władysław I the Elbow-high
historicalImportance central polity in the process of Polish state restoration
historicalRegion Greater Poland
Kuyavia
Lesser Poland
Masovia
linked to: Mazovia

Silesia
language Polish
legalSystem feudal law
locatedIn Central Europe
militaryOrganization feudal levies
nobleClass Polish szlachta (in early form)
partOf Piast Poland
linked to: Piast
playedRoleIn political reunification of Polish lands
politicalStructure fragmented into several regional duchies
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
precededBy Kingdom of Poland (1025–1138)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
predecessorEntity Seniorate Province of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingHouse Piast dynasty
significance laid groundwork for the later reunified Kingdom of Poland
successorState Kingdom of Poland (14th century)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
usedTitle Duke of Poland

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Referenced by (13)

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

Kingdom of Poland predecessor Duchy of Poland
Baptism of Poland appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of the Polans
subject linked to: baptism of Poland
linked to: Duchy of Poland
Ladislaus I of Hungary associatedWith Duchy of Poland
Duchy of Kraków follows Duchy of Poland
Duchy of Kraków precededBy Duchy of Poland
siege of Głogów in 1109 hasParticipant Duchy of Poland
Duchy of Pomerelia predecessor Duchy of Poland
Judith of Swabia associatedWith Duchy of Poland
Bolesław III Wrymouth countryRuled Duchy of Poland
subject linked to: Wrymouth
Władysław I Herman ruledTerritory Duchy of Poland
Judith of Bohemia associatedWith Duchy of Poland
Medieval Central Europe hasPart Duchy of Poland