High Duke of Poland

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The High Duke of Poland was the senior ruler in the fragmented Polish realm during the Piast dynasty, holding nominal supremacy over other regional dukes and often governing from Kraków.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
High Duke of Poland canonical 15
Duke of Poland 5
Duke of Kraków 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical title
monarchical office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Poland
associatedWithSystem seniorate principle
basedOnDocument Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
coreTerritory Duchy of Kraków
Seniorate Province
country Poland
createdBy Bolesław III Wrymouth
endCause restoration of Polish royal crown
endTime late 13th century
firstHolder Władysław II the Exile
governsFrom Kraków
hasAuthorityOver Duchy of Greater Poland
Duchy of Kraków
Duchy of Masovia
Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Silesia
hasCapital Kraków
hasRole guardian of royal prerogatives
overlord of regional dukes
senior ruler of Poland
historicalContext feudal fragmentation of the Piast realm
LatinName dux maximus Poloniae
notableHolder Bolesław IV the Curly
Casimir II the Just
Henry I the Bearded
linked to: Henry the Bearded

Henry II the Pious
Leszek I the White
Mieszko III the Old
Przemysł II
Władysław III Spindleshanks
PolishName książę zwierzchni
positionHeldInPeriod Fragmentation of Poland
powerCharacter nominal supremacy
precededBy Duke of Poland
relativeRank above regional dukes of Poland
replacedTitle Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
responsibleFor defense of the realm
foreign policy of fragmented Poland
representation of Poland in relations with the Holy Roman Empire
seatOfPower Wawel Castle
linked to: Wawel Hill
startTime 1138
succeededBy King of Poland
titleLanguage Latin
Polish
typeOfMonarchy feudal monarchy
usedByDynasty Piast dynasty

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Referenced by (25)

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

Bolesław V the Chaste title High Duke of Poland
subject linked to: Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
Bolesław V the Chaste title Duke of Kraków
subject linked to: Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Henry II the Pious positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Henry II the Pious positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Henry II the Pious title High Duke of Poland
Leszek II the Black positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Leszek II the Black positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Leszek II the Black title High Duke of Poland
Leszek II the Black title Duke of Kraków
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Casimir I the Restorer positionHeld Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Bolesław III Wrymouth positionHeld Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Bolesław III Wrymouth positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Leszek I the White positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Leszek I the White title High Duke of Poland
Duke of Silesia predecessor Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Duke of Silesia follows Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Piasts of Kraków positionHeld Senior Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Piasts of Łęczyca ruledUnderSuzeraintyOf High Duke of Poland
Bolesław V the Chaste positionHeld High Duke of Poland
subject linked to: the Chaste
High Duke of Poland replacedTitle Duke of Poland
linked to: High Duke of Poland
Henry the Bearded positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Władysław III Spindleshanks positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Władysław III Spindleshanks title High Duke of Poland
Bolesław II of Masovia positionHeld High Duke of Poland
Bolesław V the Chaste positionHeld High Duke of Poland
subject linked to: Stary Korczyn