Fragmentation of Poland

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Fragmentation of Poland was a period of political decentralization and division into numerous semi-independent duchies that weakened the Polish state and its Piast rulers during the Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
political fragmentation ⓘ
appliesToPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
endTime 1320 ⓘ
followedBy coronation of Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
restoration of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
follows reign of Bolesław III Wrymouth ⓘ
hasCause Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth ⓘ
hasConsequence delayed formation of a strong centralized Polish kingdom ⓘ
development of distinct regional identities within Poland ⓘ
facilitated expansion of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic region ⓘ
strengthened role of regional nobility ⓘ
territorial losses to neighboring states ⓘ
hasPart Duchy of Belz ⓘ
Duchy of Brzeg ⓘ
Duchy of Bytom ⓘ
Duchy of Chełmno ⓘ
Duchy of Cieszyn ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Teschen

Duchy of Czersk ⓘ
Duchy of Gniewkowo ⓘ
Duchy of Gniezno ⓘ
Duchy of Greater Poland ⓘ
Duchy of Głogów ⓘ
Duchy of Inowrocław ⓘ
Duchy of Kalisz ⓘ
Duchy of Kraków ⓘ
Duchy of Kuyavia ⓘ
Duchy of Legnica ⓘ
Duchy of Masovia ⓘ
Duchy of Oleśnica ⓘ
Duchy of Opole ⓘ
Duchy of Oświęcim ⓘ
Duchy of Pomerelia ⓘ
Duchy of Poznań ⓘ
Duchy of Płock ⓘ
Duchy of Racibórz ⓘ
Duchy of Rawa ⓘ
Duchy of Sandomierz ⓘ
Duchy of Sieradz ⓘ
Duchy of Silesia ⓘ
Duchy of Warsaw ⓘ
Duchy of Wrocław ⓘ
Duchy of Łowicz ⓘ
Duchy of Łęczyca ⓘ
Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor ⓘ
Duchy of Żagań ⓘ
Seniorate Province ⓘ
location Central Europe ⓘ
mainEffect division into semi-independent duchies ⓘ
political decentralization of Poland ⓘ
weakening of central royal authority ⓘ
weakening of the Piast dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent division of Poland among sons of Bolesław III ⓘ
establishment of the Seniorate system ⓘ
gradual disintegration of the Seniorate Province ⓘ
increasing influence of neighboring powers ⓘ
rise of regional Piast dynasties in Silesia and Masovia ⓘ
rivalry among Piast dukes ⓘ
unification efforts by Przemysł II ⓘ
unification efforts by Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
startTime 1138 ⓘ

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Piast dynasty → significantEvent → Fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
Leszek II the Black → historicalPeriod → Fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
Głogów Piasts → historicalEra → Feudal fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Piasts of Legnica → associatedWith → Silesian fragmentation of the Piast realm ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Płock Piasts → associatedWith → Piast fragmentation period in Poland ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts → partOf → Seniorate fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts → associatedWith → Piast territorial fragmentation ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Piasts of Łęczyca → partOf → Seniorate fragmentation period of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland
Piast dynasty → notableEvent → Fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
subject linked to: Piast
Polish principalities → historicalPeriod → Fragmentation of Poland ⓘ
Duke of Sandomierz → associatedWithEvent → Fragmentation of Poland (1138) ⓘ
linked to: Fragmentation of Poland