Polish principalities

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The Polish principalities were fragmented medieval states that emerged from the division of the Kingdom of Poland, each ruled by different branches of the Piast dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal polity
historical political entity
medieval state
basedOn seniority principle
capital Kraków (seniorate capital)
linked to: Kraków

Poznań (Greater Poland duchies)
linked to: Poznań

Płock (Masovian duchies)
linked to: Duchy of Płock

Wrocław (Silesian duchies)
linked to: Duchy of Wrocław
country Poland
currency denar
endTime 14th century
early 16th century
followedBy Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland (reunified under Władysław I the Elbow-high)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
governmentForm feudal monarchy
hasCause Piast succession customs
Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland
hasEffect increased influence of neighboring powers (Bohemia, Teutonic Order)
rise of regional Piast branches
weakening of central royal authority in Poland
hasPart Duchy of Bielsk NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brzeg NERFINISHED
Duchy of Cieszyn NERFINISHED
Duchy of Gniewkowo NERFINISHED
Duchy of Greater Poland NERFINISHED
Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED
Duchy of Inowrocław NERFINISHED
Duchy of Kraków NERFINISHED
Duchy of Kuyavia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Legnica NERFINISHED
Duchy of Masovia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Opole NERFINISHED
Duchy of Oświęcim NERFINISHED
Duchy of Pomerelia (Gdańsk)
linked to: Duchy of Pomerelia

Duchy of Płock NERFINISHED
Duchy of Racibórz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Sandomierz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Sieradz NERFINISHED
Duchy of Silesia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Warsaw (Piast period)
Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED
Duchy of Zator NERFINISHED
Duchy of Łęczyca NERFINISHED
Seniorate Province
hasRulingDynasty Piast dynasty
historicalPeriod Fragmentation of Poland
language Old Polish
legalSystem Piast customary law
locatedInTime High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
notableRuler Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED
Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED
Henry II the Pious
Henry the Bearded
Przemysł II
Władysław I the Elbow-high NERFINISHED
Władysław II the Exile
partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: early Piast realm
politicalStructure fragmented duchies
precededBy Kingdom of Poland (1025–1138)
linked to: Kingdom of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent division of Poland among sons of Bolesław III Wrymouth
gradual territorial fragmentation into numerous duchies
reunification efforts in the 13th and 14th centuries
startTime 1138
territoryIncludes Greater Poland
Kuyavia
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
Masovia NERFINISHED
Silesia
parts of Pomerelia

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Mongol invasion of Poland conflict Polish principalities
Kuyavian Piasts politicalAffiliation Piast principalities of medieval Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Łęczyca Piasts memberOf Piast principalities
linked to: Polish principalities
Łęczyca Piasts politicalAffiliation Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Piasts of Sandomierz memberOf Piast principalities
linked to: Polish principalities
Constance of Wrocław partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Seniorate Province of Kraków appliesToJurisdiction Piast dynasty realm
linked to: Polish principalities
Poland (seniorate system) governsSuccessionOf Greater Poland duchies
linked to: Polish principalities
Sandomierz Piasts subdivisionOf Seniorate Kingdom of Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Grzymisława of Łuck participatedIn Piast dynastic politics
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Greater Poland partOf Piast-ruled Poland
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Sandomierz subdivisionOf Kingdom of Poland (fragmentation period)
linked to: Polish principalities
Duke of Sandomierz partOf Lesser Polish principalities
linked to: Polish principalities