Duchy of Greater Poland

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Fragmentation of Poland betweens the sons of Bolesław:      The Seniorate Province, composed of the Eastern Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Western Kuyavia, Łęczyca Land and Sieradz Land      Silesian Province of Władysław II      Masovian Province of Bolesław IV      Greater Poland Province of Mieszko III      Sandomir Province of Henryk      Province of Bolesław's widow, Salomea, composed of Łęczyca Land - to revert to seniorate province upon her death      Pomeranian vassals of the ruler of the seniorate province
Fragmentation of Poland betweens the sons of Bolesław:      The Seniorate Province, composed of the Eastern Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Western Kuyavia, Łęczyca Land and Sieradz Land      Silesian Province of Władysław II      Masovian Province of Bolesław IV      Greater Poland Province of Mieszko III      Sandomir Province of Henryk      Province of Bolesław's widow, Salomea, composed of Łęczyca Land - to revert to seniorate province upon her death      Pomeranian vassals of the ruler of the seniorate province

The Duchy of Greater Poland was an historical state of Poland, which existed from 1138 until 1320.

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[edit] History

At the death of Polish duke Boleslaus III the Wrymouth (1138), according to his testament, his country was divided by his will into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and the royal province of Cracow for the eldest, to be the Grand Duke of the whole Poland.

One of these provinces, Greater Poland was given to the Mieszko III the Old, the third oldest son of Boleslaus, and subsequently divided among his descendants and successors, until they died out in 1296. After a short period of rule by the dukes from various branches of Piast dynasty and the kings of Bohemia, the province fell to Władysław I the Elbow-high (crowned king 1320) and turned into the Poznań Voivodship and Kalisz Voivodship of the united Kingdom of Poland.

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[edit] Duchy of Greater Poland

Turned into the Greater Poland province of the united Kingdom of Poland, divided into the Poznań Voivodship and Kalisz Voivodship.

[edit] Duchy of Poznań

Up to 1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Gniezno and Kalisz.

Turned into the Poznań Voivodship, part of the Greater Poland province of the united Kingdom of Poland

[edit] Duchy of Gniezno

Up to 1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Poznań and Kalisz.

Together with the Duchy of Kalisz turned into the Kalisz Voivodship, part of the Greater Poland province of the united Kingdom of Poland

[edit] Duchy of Kalisz

Up to 1177 it was a part of the Duchy of Greater Poland, and up to 1290 part of the Duchy of Gniezno. In the following years it was temporarily a separated duchy, sometimes joined with the duchies of Poznań and Gniezno.

Together with the Duchy of Gniezno turned into the Kalisz Voivodship, part of the Greater Poland province of the united Kingdom of Poland

[edit] Duchy of Ujscie

Temporary duchy created during the struggle of Ladislaus for control of all Greater Poland province, later part of the Duchy of Gniezno.

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

  • Zygmunt Boras, Książęta piastowscy Wielkopolski, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 1983, ISBN 83-210-0381-8
  • Oskar Balzer, Genealogia Piastów, Kraków 1895
  • K. Dworzaczek, Geneaalogia, part 1-2, Warszawa 1959
  • Poczet książąt i królów polskich, Warszawa 1978
  • Kronika Wielkopolska
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Historical administrative divisions of Greater Poland