Duchy of Legnica
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The Duchy of Legnica or Duchy of Liegnitz was one of the Duchies of Silesia, formed during the fragmentation of Poland into smaller provincial duchies, ruled by a local line of the Piast dynasty betwe
Greatest extent of territory of the Duchy during the reign of Henry V (orange)
Legnica Castle
Brzeg Castle
Coat of arms of the Duchy, Odrzańska Gate, Brzeg
Duchy of Silesia
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The Duchy of Silesia with its capital at Wrocław was a medieval provincial duchy of Poland located in the region of Silesia.
Duchy of Legnica
…ruled by a local line of the Piast dynasty between 1248 and 1675. Its capital was Legnica in Lower Silesia. Legnica Castle had become a residence of the Silesian dukes in 1163 and from 1248 was the seat of a principality in its own right, ruled by the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty until the extinction of…
Fragmentation of Poland in 1138: Duchy of Silesia under Władysław II
Silesia in 1248/49: Duchy of Legnica under Bolesław II Duchy of Wrocław under Henry III Duchy of Opole under Władysław
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