Duchy of Falkenberg

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The Duchy of Falkenberg (Polish : Księstwo niemodlińskie ; Czech: Falkenberské knížectví ) was a part of the Duchy of Opole , which existed from 1313 to 1382 or 1460 and was ruled by the Opole line of the Silesian Piasts . The place of residence was the city of the same name Falkenberg (today Niemodlin in southern Poland).

history

The Falkenberg Castle was built from the 1313th

The Duchy of Falkenberg was established in 1313 after the death of the Opole Duke Bolko I as a result of the division of the Duchy among his three sons. The Duchy of Falkenberg received the eldest son Bolko von Falkenberg , who also took over the guardianship of his younger brothers Bolko II of Opole and Duke Albert von Strehlitz . In 1327 Bolko von Falkenberg, like his brothers, came under Bohemian fiefdom, which was recognized by the Polish king in 1335 with the Treaty of Trenčín . In 1337 he expanded his duchy by purchasing Prudnik , which the Bohemian King John of Luxembourg sold to him for 2000 marks.

After the death of Bolko's grandson Heinrich von Falkenberg in 1382, the direct line of the Dukes of Falkenberg ended. It fell to Bolko IV , who called himself Duke of Oppeln, Falkenberg and Strehlitz. He was followed as Duke of Falkenberg and Strehlitz in 1421 by his brother Bernhard . Bolko V of Opole became his heir in 1455 . After his death in 1460, the Duchy of Falkenberg was united with the Duchy of Opole, which in 1532, after the death of the childless Duke Johann , returned to the Crown of Bohemia as a settled fief .

Dukes of Falkenberg

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