Duke of Cracow

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The Duke of Cracow was a medieval Polish princely title associated with the ruler of the important city and region of Kraków, often linked to claims over the Polish crown.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Kraków 20
Duke of Cracow canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish noble title
medieval princely title
appliesToJurisdiction Kraków
Lesser Poland
country Kingdom of Poland
endTime 14th century
after reunification of the Polish kingdom
follows fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland
hasAlternativeName Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow

Princeps Cracoviensis
hasAssociatedClaim claim to the Polish crown
hasCapital Kraków
hasFeudalRank duke
hasGovernmentForm hereditary principality
hasHistoricalPeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
hasRole overlord of other Polish duchies in the seniorate system
senior ruler among Piast dukes
hasSignificance control of Kraków as political center of Poland
often associated with de facto leadership of Polish lands
hasTitleHolder Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław IV the Curly
Bolesław V the Chaste
Casimir II the Just
Casimir III the Great
Leszek I the White
Leszek II the Black
Mieszko III the Old
Przemysł II
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
Władysław I the Elbow-high
Władysław I the Short
Władysław II the Exile
inception 12th century
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Polish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kraków
Lesser Poland
partOf Seniorate Province of Poland
feudal fragmentation of Poland
positionHeldBy High Duke of Poland
region Central Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy King of Poland
seat Wawel Castle
linked to: Wawel Royal Castle
startTime 1138
usedAs basis for royal pretensions in medieval Poland
usedByDynasty Piast dynasty

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Referenced by (21)

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

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia positionHeld Duke of Cracow
Władysław I the Elbow-high positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Przemysł II positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Przemysł II title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek I the White positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek I the White title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Piasts of Kraków hasTitle Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Bolesław V the Chaste positionHeld Duke of Kraków
subject linked to: the Chaste
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Henry the Bearded positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Władysław III Spindleshanks positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Władysław III Spindleshanks title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Kraków Piasts notableTitle Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek Czarny positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek Czarny title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Duke of Cracow hasAlternativeName Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Bolesław III Wrymouth nobleTitle Duke of Kraków
subject linked to: Wrymouth
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Władysław II the Exile positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Casimir II the Just positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Casimir II the Just title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Ladislaus the Short positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Ladislaus the Short title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow