DUKES OF SILESIA

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DUKES OF SILESIA

Specialty Definition: Dukes of Silesia

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According to the statute, constitution or last will of the Polish duke Boleslaus the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland.

One of these provinces, Silesia was given to the Ladislaus the Exile the oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequenly divided among his descendants and successors, until they died out in 1675

Duchy of Silesia

1138-1146 Ladislaus I the Exile exiled by his brothers

1146-1163 Boleslaus IV the Curly brother of Wladuslaus

1163-1177 Boleslaus I the Long, Mieszko I Platonogi and Konrad, sons of Ladislaus I

Duchy of Wroclaw

1177/1195-1201 Boleslaus I the Long (Boleslaw I Wysoki)

1201-1238 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)

1238-1241 Henry II the Pious ('\'Henryk II Pobozny'')

1241-1248 Boleslaus II the Bald (Boleslaw II Łysy Rogatka)

1428-1266 Henry II the White (Henryk II Biały)

1266/1270-1290 Henry IV the Righteous (Henryk IV Prawy)

1290-1296 Henry V the Corpulent (Henryj V Brzuchaty)

1296-1311 Henry VI, Ladislaus and Boleslaus II

1311-1335 Henry VI the Good (Henryk VI Dobry)

1327/1335 Duchy of Wroclaw falls to Bohemia

Duchy of Bielsko

Duchy of Bierutow

Duchy of Brzeg

Duchy of Bytom

Duchy of Chojnow

Duchy of Cieszyn

Duchy of Gliwice

Duchy of Glogow

Duchy of Glogowek

Duchy of Jawor

Duchy of Karniów

County of Klodzko

Duchy of Kozielsk

Duchy of Korzuchow

Duchy of Krosno

Duchy of Legnica

Duchy of Lubin

Duchy of Lwowek

Duchy of Namyslow

Duchy of Niemodlin

Eclessaitical Duchy of Nysa

Duchy of Olesnica

Duchy of Olawa

Duchy of Opawa

Duchy of Opole

Duchy of Oswiecim

Duchy of Raciborz

Duchy of Radziejow

Duchy of Strzelce

Duchy of Scinawa

Duchy of Swidnica

Duchy of Toszek

Duchy of Wielun

Duchy of Wolow

Duchy of Zator

Duchy of Ziebice

Duchy of Zagan

Guidelines for the spelling of names of Polish rulers

List of Polish rulers

Dukes of Masovia

Dukes of Greater Poland

Dukes of Little Poland

Dukes of Cuiavia

Dukes of Leczyca

Dukes of Sieradz

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