Duchy of Strehlitz

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The Duchy of Strehlitz (Polish Księstwo strzeleckie ; Czech Střelecké knížectví ) was a part of the Duchy of Opole that existed from 1313 to 1460 and was ruled by the Opole line of the Silesian Piasts . From 1327 it was a fiefdom of the crown of Bohemia . The seat of residence was the eponymous Strehlitz (today Strzelce Opolskie ), to which the only Duke Albert residing in Strehlitz granted city rights in 1326.

history

The Duchy of Strehlitz 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 newly created Duchy of Strehlitz was given to the youngest son, Duke Albert von Strehlitz , who was initially under the tutelage of his eldest brother Bolko von Falkenberg . His brother Bolko II of the same name received Opole, which had been reduced in size by the above Strehlitz and Falkenberg areas . Like his brothers, Albert von Strehlitz came to Bohemian fiefdom in 1327, which was recognized by the Polish king in 1335 with the Treaty of Trenčín .

Strehlitz Castle ruins

With the death of Duke Albert ( after 1366 and before 1375 ), who died without male descendants, the direct line of the Dukes of Strehlitz ended. It fell to Albert's nephew Bolko III. who called himself Duke of Oppeln and Strehlitz . After his death in 1382 he was followed by his sons Bolko IV and Bernhard . They ruled the duchies of Opole, Falkenberg and Strehlitz together from 1421 to 1437, after which Duke Bernhard alone until 1455. After his death in 1455, Bernhard inherited his nephew Bolko V. He only used the title Duke of Opole and Oberglogau . After his death in 1460, the Duchy of Strehlitz and the Duchy of Falkenberg were united with the Duchy of Opole. After the death of the childless Duke Johann in 1532 this fell back to the Crown of Bohemia as a settled fief .

Dukes of Strehlitz

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