Silesian Piasts
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The Silesian Piasts were a branch of the medieval Polish Piast dynasty that ruled various Silesian duchies and played a key role in the region’s political fragmentation and development.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silesian Piasts canonical | 32 |
| Piast Dukes of Oels | 1 |
| Piast dukes of Silesia | 1 |
| Piast princes of Silesia | 1 |
| Piast rulers of Silesia | 1 |
| Senior line of Silesian Piasts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10100582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silesian Piasts Context triple: [Duchy of Teschen, rulingHouse, Silesian Piasts]
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A.
Pomeranian Piasts
The Pomeranian Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s first ruling Piast dynasty that governed parts of Pomerania during the Middle Ages.
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B.
Czersk Piasts
The Czersk Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family, associated with the duchy centered around Czersk in Mazovia.
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C.
Racibórz Piasts
The Racibórz Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s medieval Piast dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Racibórz in Silesia.
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D.
Cieszyn Piasts
The Cieszyn Piasts were a regional branch of the Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Cieszyn in Silesia during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
Opole Piasts
The Opole Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s Piast dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Opole and surrounding Silesian territories during the Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silesian Piasts Target entity description: The Silesian Piasts were a branch of the medieval Polish Piast dynasty that ruled various Silesian duchies and played a key role in the region’s political fragmentation and development.
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A.
Pomeranian Piasts
The Pomeranian Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s first ruling Piast dynasty that governed parts of Pomerania during the Middle Ages.
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B.
Czersk Piasts
The Czersk Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family, associated with the duchy centered around Czersk in Mazovia.
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C.
Racibórz Piasts
The Racibórz Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s medieval Piast dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Racibórz in Silesia.
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D.
Cieszyn Piasts
The Cieszyn Piasts were a regional branch of the Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Cieszyn in Silesia during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
Opole Piasts
The Opole Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s Piast dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Opole and surrounding Silesian territories during the Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast dynasty branch
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital |
Brzeg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cieszyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ Świdnica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | extinction of male line ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | House of Piast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1675 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| followedBy | Habsburg rule in Silesia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Duchy of Brzeg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Brzeg-Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Bytom NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Cieszyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Głogów-Żagań NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Jawor NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Koźle NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Legnica-Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Lubin NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Niemodlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Oleśnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Opava (Opawa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Oświęcim NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Wołów NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Ziębice (Münsterberg) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Ścinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Świdnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Żagań NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Żagań-Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
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Polish ⓘ |
| lastRuler | George William of Legnica-Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTerritory | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | High medieval European nobility ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bolesław I the Tall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolko I the Strict NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolko II the Small NERFINISHED ⓘ George II of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ George William of Legnica-Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry I the Bearded NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry V of Iron NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
development of Silesian principalities
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fragmentation of Poland ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
initially vassals of the Polish Crown
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vassals of the Bohemian Crown ⓘ vassals of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Cieszyn Silesia
NERFINISHED
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Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1138 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silesian Piasts Description of subject: The Silesian Piasts were a branch of the medieval Polish Piast dynasty that ruled various Silesian duchies and played a key role in the region’s political fragmentation and development.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Piast rulers of Silesia
this entity surface form:
Senior line of Silesian Piasts
this entity surface form:
Piast Dukes of Oels
this entity surface form:
Piast princes of Silesia