Duchy of Falkenberg
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 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
- 1313–1362 / 65 Bolko von Falkenberg
- 1362 / 65–1369 Wenzel von Falkenberg († 1369)
- 1369–1382 Heinrich von Falkenberg († 1382); with him the direct line of the dukes of Falkenberg died out
- 1382–1421 Bolko IV of Oppeln, Falkenberg and Strehlitz († 1437)
- 1421–1455 Bernhard von Falkenberg and Strehlitz († 1455)
- 1455–1460 Bolko V. of Opole († 1460); the Duchy of Falkenberg was finally united with the Duchy of Opole.
literature
- Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , pp. 91-92 and 354 as well as family tables on p. 596f.
- Rudolf Žáček: Dějiny Slezska v datech . Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7277-172-8 , p. 415.