Duke of Cracow

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The Duke of Cracow was a medieval Polish princely title associated with the ruler of the important city and region of Kraków, often linked to claims over the Polish crown.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Kraków 11
Duke of Cracow canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish noble title
medieval princely title
appliesToJurisdiction Kraków NERFINISHED
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
endTime 14th century
after reunification of the Polish kingdom
follows fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland
hasAlternativeName Duke of Kraków NERFINISHED
Princeps Cracoviensis
hasAssociatedClaim claim to the Polish crown
hasCapital Kraków NERFINISHED
hasFeudalRank duke
hasGovernmentForm hereditary principality
hasHistoricalPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
hasRole overlord of other Polish duchies in the seniorate system
senior ruler among Piast dukes
hasSignificance control of Kraków as political center of Poland
often associated with de facto leadership of Polish lands
hasTitleHolder Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED
Bolesław IV the Curly NERFINISHED
Bolesław V the Chaste NERFINISHED
Casimir II the Just NERFINISHED
Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED
Leszek I the White NERFINISHED
Leszek II the Black NERFINISHED
Mieszko III the Old NERFINISHED
Przemysł II NERFINISHED
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia NERFINISHED
Władysław I the Elbow-high NERFINISHED
Władysław I the Short NERFINISHED
Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED
inception 12th century
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Polish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kraków NERFINISHED
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
partOf Seniorate Province of Poland NERFINISHED
feudal fragmentation of Poland
positionHeldBy High Duke of Poland NERFINISHED
region Central Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy King of Poland NERFINISHED
seat Wawel Castle NERFINISHED
startTime 1138
usedAs basis for royal pretensions in medieval Poland
usedByDynasty Piast dynasty NERFINISHED

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Referenced by (12)

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

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia positionHeld Duke of Cracow
Władysław I the Elbow-high positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Przemysł II positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Przemysł II title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek I the White positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Leszek I the White title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Piasts of Kraków hasTitle Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Bolesław V the Chaste positionHeld Duke of Kraków
subject linked to: the Chaste
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Henry the Bearded positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Władysław III Spindleshanks positionHeld Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Władysław III Spindleshanks title Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow
Kraków Piasts notableTitle Duke of Kraków
linked to: Duke of Cracow