Duchy of Krakow
The Duchy of Krakow (Seniorate Province) from 1177 under the control of Senior Duke Casimir II (1177–1194) and his home country: the Duchy of Wiślica with further territorial expansions, for example Mazovia-Kujawia (1186).
The Duchy of Krakow (Polish Księstwo krakowskie , Latin ducatus Cracoviensis ) was a dominion in Poland from 1138 to 1320 with the main fortress Krakow .
history
1138 divided Bolesław III. Wrymouth raised the Kingdom of Poland among his sons. The newly formed Duchy of Krakow went to the eldest son Władysław II and was supposed to be the seat of the Senior Duke (Princeps) of Poland.
In 1320 the duchy was dissolved and transformed into the Krakow Voivodeship .
area
The rulership of the duchy comprised the area around Krakow with western Kujawy , parts of Greater Poland around Gniezno and Kalisz , Pomerania and the Supremat over Pomerania in 1138 . In 1173 Kujawien, 1181 eastern Wielkopolska and 1227 Pomeranians were detached.
Dukes
- Wladyslaw II. 1138–1146
- Bolesław IV. 1146–1173
- Mieszko III. 1173-1177
- Casimir II. 1177-1190
- Mieszko III. 1190
- Casimir II. 1190-1194
- Leszek I. 1194-1199
- Mieszko III. 1199-1202
- Leszek I. 1201
- Jean 1202
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Wladyslaw III. 1202-1206
- Leszek I. 1202 (counter-duke)
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Leszek I. 1206-1227
- Mieszko IV. 1210–1211 (counter-duke)
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Wladyslaw III. 1227-1229
- Konrad 1227–1228 (counter duke)
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Heinrich I 1228-1238
- Konrad 1229-1232
- Henry II. 1238-1241
- Bolesław II. 1241
- Conrad 1241
- Bolesław V. 1243-1279
- Leszek II. 1279-1288
- Henry IV. 1288-1290
- Przemysł II. 1290–1291
- Wenceslas II of Bohemia 1291–1305
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 1305
- Władysław I. Ellenlang 1305-1320
literature
- Norman Davies : In the Heart of Europe - History of Poland. 4th, revised edition, CH Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-46709-1 .
- Jürgen Heyde: History of Poland. Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-50885-5 .