Duchy of Greater Poland

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The Duchy of Greater Poland was a medieval Polish principality centered around the historic region of Greater Poland, playing a key role in the political landscape following the breakup of the early Polish state.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former principality ⓘ
medieval duchy ⓘ
associatedWith Mieszko III the Old ⓘ
Przemysł I ⓘ
Przemysł II ⓘ
borderedBy Duchy of Kuyavia ⓘ
Duchy of Masovia ⓘ
Duchy of Silesia ⓘ
Pomerania ⓘ
capital Gniezno ⓘ
Poznań ⓘ
coatOfArms white eagle on red field (Piast eagle variant) ⓘ
linked to: Piast eagle
continent Europe ⓘ
coreTerritory Gniezno region ⓘ
Poznań region ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
currency denar ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Poles ⓘ
feudalOverlord Holy Roman Empire (nominal, at times) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
followedBy Kingdom of Poland (reunited under Władysław I the Elbow-high) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
foundedBy Mieszko III the Old ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
historicalLanguageFamily West Slavic languages ⓘ
historicalRegion Wielkopolska ⓘ
linked to: Poznań region
historicalSignificance one of the principal Piast duchies after the fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
language Old Polish ⓘ
legalSystem customary Slavic law ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Greater Poland ⓘ
militaryStructure feudal levies ⓘ
namedAfter Greater Poland ⓘ
nobleClass Polish szlachta ⓘ
partOf Piast-ruled Poland ⓘ
fragmented Piast Poland ⓘ
playedRoleIn later reunification of the Polish kingdom ⓘ
political fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
politicalSystem hereditary principality ⓘ
precededBy Kingdom of Poland (early Piast state) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousInstitution Archbishopric of Gniezno ⓘ
rulerTitle Duke of Greater Poland ⓘ
rulingDynasty Piast dynasty ⓘ
significantCity Kalisz ⓘ
Kruszwica ⓘ
successorState Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

Fragmentation of Poland → hasPart → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Fragmentation of Poland → hasPart → Duchy of Poznań ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Greater Poland
Inowrocław Piasts → historicalRegion → Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Greater Poland
Leszek I the White → deathPlace → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Seniorate Province of Kraków → hasBorderWith → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Piast eagle → associatedWith → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
High Duke of Poland → hasAuthorityOver → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Piast dynasty → hasPart → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
subject linked to: Piast
Polish principalities → hasPart → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Duchy of Sieradz → borderedBy → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Yolanda of Hungary → countryOfMarriage → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Posen → wasCapitalOf → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Posen
Polans → politicalCenterOf → Duchy of the Polans ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Greater Poland
Duchy of Kuyavia → borderedBy → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Przemysł I of Greater Poland → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Treaty of Kępno → countryInvolved → Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ