Duke of Silesia
The Duke of Silesia was the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. In accordance with the last will and testament of Bolesław, upon his death his lands were divided into four or five hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the eldest, who was to be High Duke of all Poland. This was known as the fragmentation of Poland. Subsequent developments lead to further splintering of the duchies.
At the beginning of the 14th century, fourteen independent Duchies existed in Silesia: Brzeg, Wrocław, Świdnica, Jawor, Ziębice, Głogów, Ścinawa, Żagan and Oleśnica in Lower Silesia; Koźle, Cieszyn, Bytom, Niemodlin, Opole, Strzelce, Racibórz and Opava in Upper Silesia and the eclessiatical duchy of Nysa. Between 1327 and 1329 most dukes accepted the overlordship of Bohemian king John of Bohemia, who acquired the right of succession for all of these duchies. In the coming centuries all branches of the Silesian Piasts died out, and with the death of George William, Duke of Liegnitz the dynasty ceased to exist.
Duchy of Silesia
The Duchy of Silesia, one of the hereditary provinces of Poland, Silesia, was granted to Bolesław III's eldest son, Władysław II the Exile, and was subsequently divided among his sons Bolesław I the Tall (Wrocław/Lower Silesia), Mieszko I Tanglefoot (Racibórz/Upper Silesia) and Konrad Spindleshanks (Głogów). After Konrad's death Głogów was again united with the Duchy of Wrocław/Lower Silesia.
Dukes of Silesia
Piast Dynasty
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling Part | Notes | |
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Władysław the Exile | 1105 | 1138–1146 | 30 May 1159 | Silesia | also monarch of Poland exiled by his brothers | |
Bolesław the Curly | 1125 | 1146–1163 | 5 January 1173 | Silesia | brother of Wladyslaw II also Duke of Masovia and monarch of Poland | |
Partitions of Silesia
In 1173 Bolesław returned and he agreed to let Mieszko and Bolesław rule in their own Duchies, separated from the Duchy of Silesia. This led to the creation of the Duchy of Racibórz for Mieszko I and the Duchy of Opole for Jarosław, beginning the fragmentation of the Duchy of Silesia. The territories controlled by Mieszko I and Jarosław roughly corresponded to what is known as Upper Silesia, while the territories remaining with Bolesław I roughly corresponded to Lower Silesia.
Lower Silesia
Duchy of Lower Silesia was a direct continuation of the Duchy of Silesia, but without the territories roughly corresponding to Upper Silesia; hence it was composed of the territories roughly corresponding to Lower Silesia. Some sources refer to it as the Duchy of Silesia; some as Duchy of Lower Silesia; others yet as the Duchy of Wrocław (Breslau). Wrocław was the capital of the Duchy of Silesia, yet this early (1172–1248) Duchy of Silesia should not be confused with the smaller Duchy of Wrocław that was created with further fragmentation in 1248. The Duchy went through various border changes in the coming years, sometimes losing and sometimes gaining territory. In 1248 Lower Silesia was divided when Bolesław II had to cede the Duchy of Wrocław to his younger brother Henry III.
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia was divided into the Duchies of Cieszyn, and Opole-Racibórz. In 1340 the Duchy of Racibórz was united with Opava, a Bohemian fief.
Partition table
Below follows a simplified table of Silesia's partitions:
Duchy of Silesia (1138-1163) | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Silesia (1163-1241) |
Opole-Racibórz (1st creation) (1163-1282) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wrocław (1241-1335) |
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Żagań (1st creation) (1274-1304) |
Głogów (1st creation) (1274-1331) |
Świdnica-Jawor (divided into Świdnica and Jawor 1312-1346) (1274-1392) |
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Legnica (1st creation) (1241-1413) |
Cieszyn (1281-1653) | ||||||||||||||||||
Opole (1282-1521) |
Bytom (1282-1357) |
Racibórz (1282-1336) | |||||||||||||||||
Żagań (2nd creation) (1309-1318) |
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Oleśnica (1312-1492) |
Ziębice (1312-1442) | ||||||||||||||||||
Oświęcim (1315-1457) | |||||||||||||||||||
Żagań (3rd creation) (1321-1504) |
Annexed by Bohemia | ||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia (recovered in 1521) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of Jawor (1337-1346) | |||||||||||||||||||
Brzeg (1st creation) (1342-1392) (divided (1358–68) in two halves, one of them was part of Świdnica-Jawor) | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia (Żagań recovered Half 1 1349; Świdnica-Jawor Half 2 1360) | |||||||||||||||||||
Lubin (1st creation) (1348-1446) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shared rule by Oleśnica and Cieszyn (1357-1459) Part of Oleśnica (1459-1498) (recovered for Opole 1498) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of reunified Świdnica-Jawor (1360-1368) | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia (Half 2 recovered 1384) | |||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (Half 1, 2nd creation) (1378-1403) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of Cieszyn (1384-1404) | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia | |||||||||||||||||||
Oława (1st creation) (1400-1431) |
Brzeg (2nd creation) (1400-1443) | ||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (Half 2, 2nd creation) (1404-1406) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of Cieszyn (1406-1442) | |||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (Half 1, 3rd creation) (1412-1480) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of Brzeg (1413-1443) | |||||||||||||||||||
Oława (2nd creation) (1441-1454) | |||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (Half 2, 3rd creation) (1442-1460) |
Annexed by Bohemia | ||||||||||||||||||
Legnica (2nd creation) (1443-1449) |
Part of Lubin (1443-1450) | ||||||||||||||||||
Zator (1445-1513) | |||||||||||||||||||
Part of Głogów (Half 1) (1446-1482) | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia | Legnica (3rd creation) (1454-1596) |
Part of Legnica (1454-1482) (reunited with Legnica 1482) | |||||||||||||||||
Part of Cieszyn (1460-1477) | |||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (Half 2, 4th creation) (1477-1480) | |||||||||||||||||||
Głogów (reunited) (1480-1488)' | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Poland | Brzeg (3rd creation) (1488-1503) | ||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Bohemia | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||
Brzeg (4th creation) (1505-1521) | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
Lubin (2nd creation) (1521-1550) |
Part of Legnica (1521-1547) |
Opole-Racibórz (2nd creation) (1521-1532) | |||||||||||||||||
Annexed by Brandenburg-Ansbach | |||||||||||||||||||
Brzeg (5th creation) (1547-1664) | |||||||||||||||||||
Oława (3rd creation) (1586-1595) | |||||||||||||||||||
Oława (4th creation) (1602-1605) | |||||||||||||||||||
Legnica (4th creation) (1612-1672) |
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Annexed by the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by the Holy Roman Empire | Oława (5th creation) (1672-1680) | ||||||||||||||||||
Annexed by the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||||||||||||||
Dukes of Lower and Upper Silesia
A quick reminder avoiding confusion:
Piast Dynasty
(Note: Here the numbering of the dukes is the same for all duchies, as all were titled Dukes of Silesia, despite of the different parts of land and its particular numbering of the rulers, who here are numbered according to the year of succession.)
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling part | Consort | Notes | |
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Boleslaus I the Tall | 1127 | 1163–1201 | 8 December 1201 | Lower Silesia | Zvenislava of Kiev 1142 two children Christina 1157 seven children | ||
Mieszko I Tanglefoot | 1130 | 1163-1211 | 6 May 1211 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Ludmila between 1170 and 1178 five children | First Duke of Opole-Raciborz, emerged from Silesia with the Duchy of Lower Silesia. | |
Henry I the Bearded | 1165 | 1201–1238 | 19 March 1238 | Lower Silesia | Hedwig of Andechs 1188 seven children | also monarch of Poland. | |
Casimir I | 1179/80 | 1211-1230 | 13 May 1230 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Viola between 1212 and 1220 four children | ||
Henry I, Duke of Lower Silesia (regent) | 1165 | 1230–1238 | 19 March 1238 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Hedwig of Andechs 1188 seven children | also monarch of Poland and duke of Lower Silesia. | |
Henry II, Duke of Lower Silesia (regent) | 1196 | 1238–1239 | 9 April 1241 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Anna of Bohemia 1216 ten children | also monarch of Poland and duke of Lower Silesia. | |
Mieszko II the Fat | 1220 | 1239-1246 | 22 October 1246 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Judith of Masovia c.1239-1240 no children | ||
Henry II the Pious | 1196 | 1238–1241 | 9 April 1241 | Lower Silesia | Anna of Bohemia 1216 ten children | also monarch of Poland. | |
Henry III the White | 1227 or 1230 | 1241–1266 | 3 December 1266 | Wrocław | Judith of Masovia 2 June 1252 two children Helena of Saxony before 1266 no children | Son of Henry II the Pious | |
Boleslaus II the Bald | c. 1220/5 | 1241–1278 | 26–31 December 1278 | Legnica | Hedwig of Anhalt 1242 seven children Euphemia of Pomerelia 1261 (annulled 1277) no children Sophia of Dyhrn (morganatic) 1277 no children | Brother of Henry III the White. He gained Legnica in the partition of 1248. | |
Ladislaus I | 1225 | 1246-1282 | 27 August or 13 September 1282 | Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia) | Euphemia of Greater Poland 1251 five children | In 1282 Opole-Raciborz was divided in various duchies, to the four sons of Władysław. | |
Conrad I | 1228/31 | 1251-1274 | 6 August 1274 | Głogów | Salome of Greater Poland 1249 six children Sophie of Landsberg 1271 no children | First duke of Głogów. Brother of Henry III the White and Boleslaw II the Bald. | |
Henry IV the Just | 1257/1258 | 1266–1290 | 23 June 1290 | Wrocław | Constance of Opole March 1280 no children Matilda of Brandenburg-Salzwedel c.1288 no children | also monarch of Poland. | |
Henry V the Fat | 1248 | 1273–1278 | 22 February 1296 | Świdnica-Jawor | Elisabeth of Greater Poland 1277 eight children |
Son of Boleslaus II, was made first Duke of Świdnica-Jawor in his father's lifetime. After Boleslaus II's death, he gave this duchy to his brother Boleslaus III to inherit Legnica. In 1290 after the death of the childless Henry IV, he also inherited Wrocław. | |
1278–1290 | Legnica | ||||||
1290–1296 | Wrocław and Legnica | ||||||
Henry VI | 1251/60 | 1274-1304 | 3 December 1309 | Głogów | Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg March 1291 nine children | Son of Conrad I. United Głogów abd Żagań under his rule, but split them again at his death. | |
Premislaus I (Przemko) | 1252/65 | 1274-1284 | 26 February 1289 | Żagań | Unmarried | Żagań emerged in 1274 from Głogów. | |
Boleslaus III the Strict (Bolko) | 1252/6 | 1278–1301 | 9 November 1301 | Świdnica-Jawor | Beatrice of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 4 October 1284 Berlin ten children | jointly with Bernard I. | |
Bernard I the Lightsome | 1253/7 | 1278–1286 | 25 April 1286 | Świdnica-Jawor | Unmarried | jointly with Bolko I. | |
Premislaus II | 12 June 1268 | 1282-1306 | 7 May 1306 | Racibórz | Anna of Masovia between 1289 and 1290 three children |
Sons of Ladislaus I, ruled jointly until 1290, when Mieszko founded his own duchy, Cieszyn. | |
Mieszko III | 1252/6 | 1282-1290 | 27 June 1315| | Racibórz | Unknown between 1275 and 1280 three children | ||
1290-1315 | Cieszyn | ||||||
Boleslaus IV (Bolko) | before 21 October 1258 | 1282-1313 | 14 May 1313 | Opole | Grimislava? before 1286 Agnes c.1280 three children |
Sons of Ladislaus I, ruled jointly. In 1284, they divided the land: Boleslaus retained Opole and Casimir received Bytom, as its first duke. | |
Casimir II | 1253/7 | 1282-1284 | 10 March 1312 | Opole | Helena between 1275 and 1278 six children | ||
1284-1312 | Bytom | ||||||
Conrad II the Hunchback | 1252/65 | 1284-1304 | 11 October 1304 | Żagań | Unmarried | Brother of Przemko. Also Duke of Głogów. | |
Boleslaus III, Duke of Świdnica-Jawor (regent) | 1252/6 | 1296–1301 | 9 November 1301 | Wrocław and Legnica | Beatrice of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 4 October 1284 Berlin ten children |
Regents in name of Bolesław III the Generous, eldest child of Henry the Fat. | |
Heinrich, Bishop of Würben (regent) | Before 1301 | 1301-1302 | 23 September 1319 | Wrocław and Legnica | Unmarried | ||
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (regent) | 27 September 1271 | 1302-1305 | 21 June 1305 | Wrocław and Legnica | Judith of Habsburg January 1285 ten children Elizabeth Richeza of Poland 26 May 1303 Prague one child | ||
Boleslaus V the Generous | 23 September 1291 | 1305–1311 | 21 April 1352 | Wrocław and Legnica | Margaret of Bohemia 1318 three children Katharina of Croatia 1326 no children | Also duke of Legnica, Brzeg and Opava | |
Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (regent) | 1275 | 1301–1305 | 1 February 1308 | Świdnica-Jawor | Anna of Austria 1295 three children | Regent in name of Bolko the Strict's sons: Henry and Bernard. | |
Henry VII | 1292/6 | 1301–1337 | before 15 May 1346 | Świdnica-Jawor (1301-1312) Jawor (1312-1337) | Agnes of Bohemia 1316 no children |
Ruled together until 1312, then divided the land between them. | |
Bernard II | 1291 | 1301–1326 | 6 May 1326 | Świdnica-Jawor Świdnica (1312-1326) | Kunigunde of Poland 1310 five children | ||
Henry VI | 1251/60 | 1304-1309 | 3 December 1309 | Głogów and Żagań | Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg March 1291 nine children | Son of Conrad I. United Głogów abd Żagań under his rule, but split them again at his death. | |
Leszek | 1292 | 1306-1336 | 1336 | Racibórz | Agnes of Głogów-Żagań 1332 no children | Son of Przemysław I. After his death in 1336, Raciborz was annexed by the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
Annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia (1306-1521) | |||||||
Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1276 | 1309-1318 | 26 April 1318 | Głogów | Henry VI March 1291 nine children | Widow of Henry III. | |
Henry VIII the Faithful | 1292 | 1309-1318 | 22 January 1342 | Żagań | Matilda of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 5 January 1310 four children |
Sons of Henry VI, inherited, together, Żagań. In 1312, Conrad and Boleslaus created their own duchy with its capital in Oleśnica, becoming the first dukes of Oleśnica. The death of Boleslaus left Conrad as sole ruler of his duchy. Henry and Premislaus continued the joint rule. They reunited again, and as their father did, the two duchies of the paternal inheritance after the death of their mother. In 1321 the two brothers made new partitions. From 1321, Henry ruled Żagań and Premislaus ruled Głogów. After the childless death of Premislaus, his duchy was briefly annexed by the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
1318-1321 | Głogów and Żagań | ||||||
1321-1342 | Żagań | ||||||
Premislaus III (Przemko) |
1305 | 1318-1321 | 11 January 1331 | Żagań | Constance of Świdnica 1326 no children | ||
1318-1321 | Głogów and Żagań | ||||||
1321-1331 | Głogów | ||||||
Conrad III | 1294 | 1309-1312 | 22 December 1366 | Żagań | Elisabeth of Wroclaw 10 January 1322 no children Euphemia of Bytom 2 March 1333 two children | ||
1312-1366 | Oleśnica | ||||||
Boleslaus VI | 1295 | 1309-1312 | before 23 April 1321 | Żagań | Unmarried | ||
1312-1321 | Oleśnica | ||||||
Annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia (1331-1337) | |||||||
Ladislaus II | 6 June 1296 | 1311–1312 | after 13 January 1352 | Legnica | Anna of Masovia 1325 (annulled 1329) no children | Ruled alone over Legnica for a year, before being expelled by his brother and excluded from government. | |
Henry IX the Good | 18 March 1294 | 1311–1335 | 24 November 1335 | Wrocław | Anna of Austria 1310 three children | Brother of Boleslaw III. In 1327 Henry VI signed a contract of inheritance with King John of Bohemia and upon his death the Duchy of Wrocław fell to the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
Siemowit | 1292 | 1312-1316 | after 1 July 1342 | Bytom | Unmarried | Son of Casimir. Deposed in 1316. | |
Boleslaus V the Generous | 23 September 1291 | 1312-1342 | 21 April 1352 | Legnica and Brzeg | Margaret of Bohemia 1318 three children Katharina of Croatia 1326 no children |
Created in 1312 the Duchy of Brzeg, which ruled until his death. Abdicated of Legnica for his son in 1342. | |
1342-1352 | Brzeg | ||||||
Boleslaus VII (Bolko) | before 1300 | 1313-1356 | 21 June 1356 | Opole | Elisabeth of Świdnica 6 May 1326 seven children |
Sons of Boleslaus IV, ruled jointly. | |
Albert | after 1300 | 1313-1323 | 25 September 1373 | Opole | Agnes of Magdeburg 1347 one child | ||
Casimir III | 1280/90 | 1315-1358 | 29 September 1358 | Cieszyn | Euphemia of Czersk-Warsaw 1321 nine children | ||
Ladislaus III | 1275/80 | 1315-1324 | 15 May 1324 | Oświęcim | Euphrosyne of Masovia c.1304 two children | First Duke of Oświęcim, which emerged from Cieszyn. | |
Ladislaus IV | 1277/83 | 1316-1352 | 8 September 1352 | Bytom | Beatrice of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 21 September 1308 two children Ludgarda of Mecklenburg 6 October 1328 six children | Brother of Siemowit. Ruled jointly with his brother George until 1327. | |
George I | 1300 | 1316-1327 | 1327 | Bytom | Unmarried | Ruled jointly with his brother Ladislaus. | |
Boleslaus VIII (Bolko) | 1 February 1300 | 1322-1341 | 11 June 1341 | Ziębice | Bonne of Savoy-Vaud 21 November 1321 two children | First duke of Ziębice. Son of Boleslaus III. | |
Euphrosyne of Masovia (regent) | 1292 | 1324-1325 | 1328/9 | Oświęcim | Ladislaus III c.1304 two children | Regent in name of her son. | |
John I the Scholastic | 1308/10 | 1325-1372 | 29 September 1372 | Oświęcim | Unknown one child Salome Reuss von Plauen after 12 July 1359 three children | ||
Boleslaus IX the Small (Bolko) | 1312 | 1326–1346 | 28 July 1368 | Świdnica | Agnes of Austria 1 June 1338 no children | Son of Bernard II. | |
Henry X | 1316 | 1334–1343 | 28 June 1345 | Świdnica | Katharina of Hungary 1 June 1338 one child | Son of Bernard II. Jointly with Bolko II. | |
Henry VII | 1292/6 | 1337-1346 | before 15 May 1346 | Jawor and Głogów | Agnes of Bohemia 1316 no children | In 1337 Głogów re-emerges from Bohemia, and is annexed again in 1346. | |
Annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia (1346-1349/60) In 1349 Henry V of Iron (son of Henry the Fatithful) recovered half of the inheritance of his uncle Przemko in Głogów from Bohemia; the other half was given to Przemko's widow, Constance, in 1360. | |||||||
Nicholas I the Small | 1327 | 1341-1358 | 23 April 1358 | Ziębice | Agnes Krusina zu Lichtemburka 23 October 1343 six children | ||
Wenceslaus I | 1318 | 1342–1364 | 2 June 1364 | Legnica | Anna of Cieszyn c.1338 five children |
Sons of Boleslaus IV, ruled jointly until 1346, when Louis created his own duchy, Lubin. | |
Louis I the Fair | 1321 | 1342–1346 | 6–23 December 1398 | Legnica | Agnes of Głogów-Żagań 1341 six children | ||
1348-1398 | Lubin | ||||||
Henry XI of Iron | 1319 | 1342-1349 | after 8 April 1369 | Żagań | Anna of Płock 6 September 1337 five children |
Son of Henry VIII. In 1349 Half 1 of Głogów reemerges from Bohemia to be annexed by Żagań line of the Piasts. | |
1349-1369 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
Boleslaus IX the Small (Bolko) | 1312 | 1346–1361 | 28 July 1368 | Świdnica-Jawor | Agnes of Austria 1 June 1338 no children | Son of Bernard II. In 1346 inherits Jawor from his uncle Henry I and reunites it with Swidnica. In 1361 his sister offered him her half in Głogów. | |
Katharina of Croatia | ? | 1352-1358 | before 5 March 1358 | Brzeg | Boleslaus IV 1326 no children | Widow of Boleslaus IV the Generous. After her death the duchy was divided between Louis the Fair (her stepson) and Bolko the Small. | |
Boleslaus X | 1330 | 1352-1355 | 4 October 1355 | Bytom | 14 February 1347 three children | Son of Ladilsaus IV. | |
Margareta of Sternberg | ? | 1355-1357 | after 5 June 1365 | Bytom | Widow of Boleslaus X. In 1357, the duchy was divided in two parts, being one annexed by the Duchy of Oleśnica, and the other annexed by the Duchy of Cieszyn. | ||
Definitive annexation to the duchies of Oleśnica and Cieszyn | |||||||
Ladislaus V | 1332 | 1356-1396 | 18 May 1401 | Opole | Elisabeth of Wallachia c.1355 three children Euphemia of Masovia 1369 two children |
Sons of Boleslaus VI, ruled jointly. | |
Henry XII | before 18 August 1338 | 1356-1365 | before 23 October 1365 | Opole | Unmarried | ||
Boleslaus XI (Bolko) | 1337 | 1356-1370 | 21 October 1382 | Opole | Anna of Oświęcim c.1355 five children | ||
Louis I the Fair | 1321 | 1358–1368 | 6–23 December 1398 | Brzeg (Half 1) | Agnes of Głogów-Żagań 1341 six children | Stepson of Katharina; also duke of Legnica. In 1368 reunites all Brzeg. | |
Henry XIII the Courageous | 1343/5 | 1361-1368 | 11 July 1399 | Brzeg (Half 1) | Helena of Orlamunde 1369 one child Margaret of Masovia July 1379 one child | Duke of Brzeg jointly with his father Louis I. | |
Premislaus IV Noszak | 1332/6 | 1358-1384 | 23 May 1410 | Cieszyn | Elisabeth of Bytom 1360 three children | Also Duke of Głogów. | |
Boleslaus IX the Small (Bolko) | 1312 | 1358-1361 | 28 July 1368 | Brzeg (Half 2) | Agnes of Austria 1 June 1338 no children | ||
Boleslaus XII (Bolko) | 1348 | 1358-1410 | 13 June 1410 | Ziębice | Euphemia of Bytom 1369 eight children |
Sons of Nicholas I, ruled jointly. | |
Henry XIV | 1350 | 1358-1366 | after 8 August 1366 | Ziębice | Unmarried | ||
Constance of Świdnica | 1313 | 1360-1361 | 21 November 1363 | Głogów (Half 2) | Przemko II 1326 no children | In 1360 Half 2 of Głogów reemerges from Bohemia to be given to Constance, widow of Przemko II. She renounces the title in favour of her brother Bolko II. | |
Boleslaus IX the Small (Bolko) | 1312 | 1361–1368 | 28 July 1368 | Świdnica-Jawor, Brzeg (Half 2) and Głogów (Half 2) | Agnes of Austria 1 June 1338 no children | Brother of Constance. After his death in 1368, the half of Głogów was annexed again to the Kingdom of Bohemia, and the half of Brzeg returned to Louis the Fair. | |
Annexation of Half 2 to the Kingdom of Bohemia (1368-1384) | |||||||
Rupert I | 27 March 1347 | 1364–1409 | before 12 January 1409 | Legnica | Hedwig of Zagan 10 February 1372 two children |
Sons of Wenceslaus I, ruled jointly. | |
Wenceslaus II | 1348 | 1364–1413 | 30 December 1419 | Legnica | Unmarried | ||
Boleslaus XIII | 1349 | 1364–1394 | 3/4 March 1394 | Legnica | Unmarried | ||
Henry XV | 1355 | 1364–1398 | 12 December 1398 | Legnica | Unmarried | ||
Conrad IV the Gray | 1340 | 1366-1403 | 10 June 1403 | Oleśnica | Agnes of Cieszyn 23 February 1354 one child | Son of Conrad III. | |
Agnes of Austria | 1322 | 1368–1392 | 2 February 1392 | Świdnica-Jawor | Boleslaus VII 1 June 1338 no children | Widow of Boleslaus VII the Small. Succeeded her husband according with his will. After her death the duchy was annexed to the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia | |||||||
Louis I the Fair | 1321 | 1368–1398 | 6–23 December 1398 | Brzeg | Agnes of Głogów-Żagań 1341 six children | Stepson of Katharina; also duke of Legnica. In 1368 reunites all Brzeg. | |
Henry XIII the Courageous | 1343/5 | 1368-1399 | 11 July 1399 | Brzeg | Helena of Orlamunde 1369 one child Margaret of Masovia July 1379 one child |
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1398-1399 | Brzeg and Lubin | ||||||
Henry XVI the Older | before 1345 | 1369-1378 | 5 December 1393 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | Hedwig of Legnica 10 February 1372 no children |
Sons of Henry XI, ruled jointly until 1378. In that year, they made partitions: Henry XVI retained Żagań and Henry XVII the half of Głogów. Henry XVIII received a few towns, but he eventually succeeded his heirless brother Henry XVII in 1395. | |
1378-1393 | Żagań | ||||||
Henry XVII Rumpold | 1350 | 1369-1378 | 24 December 1395 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | Unmarried | ||
1378-1395 | Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
Henry XVIII the Sparrow | 1357 | 1369-1378 | 14 March 1397 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | Katharina of Opole 1382 five children | ||
1395-1397 | Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
John II | 1344/51 | 1372-1376 | 19 February 1376 | Oświęcim | Hedwig of Brieg 1366 three children | Son of John I. | |
John III | 1366 | 1376-1405 | 19 August 1405 | Oświęcim | Hedwig of Lithuania 1394 no children | Son of John II. Left no descendants. The duchy went to a son of Premislaus IV. | |
Premislaus IV Noszak | 1332/6 | 1384-1404 | 23 May 1410 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Elisabeth of Bytom 1360 three children |
The 2nd half of the duchy of Głogów re-emerges from Bohemia. Abdicated of Głogów for his son, Premislaus, in 1404, but recovered it in 1406. | |
1404-1406 | Cieszyn | ||||||
Hedwig of Legnica | 1351 | 1393-1403 | 1 August 1409 | Żagań | Henry XVI 10 February 1372 no children | Widow of Henry XVI. | |
Boleslaus XIV (Bolko) | 1363/7 | 1396-1437 | 6 May 1437 | Opole | Margaret of Gorizia 1398 five children |
Sons of Boleslaus XI, ruled jointly | |
Bishop Jan Kropidło | 1360/4 | 1396-1421 | 3 March 1421 | Opole | Unmarried | ||
Bernard III | 1374/8 | 1396-1400 | 2/4 April 1455 | Opole | Hedwig of Melsztyna two children | ||
Boleslaus XV the Hussite (Bolko) | c.1400 | 1422-1424 | 29 May 1460 | Opole | Elisabeth Granowski c.1418 one child | Ruled jointly with his father Boleslaus XIII. | |
John IV | 1385 | 1397-1403 | 12 April 1439 | Głogów (Half 1) | Scholastika of Saxe-Wittenberg c.1405 ten children |
Sons of Henry XVI, ruled jointly in the half of Głogów, inherited from their uncle Henry XVIII. In 1403 inherited Żagań from their mother Hedwig. In 1412 divided the land between them. After the partition, John ruled alone in Żagań, and the other brothers continued the joint rule in Głogów. With the abdication of Wenceslaus and the death of Henry XX, Henry XIX became sole ruler from 1423. In 1446 he inherited Lubin. | |
1403-1412 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
1412-1439 | Żagań | ||||||
Henry XIX the Older | 1387 | 1397-1403 | 11 November 1467 | Głogów (Half 1) | Hedwig of Oleśnica c.1432 six children | ||
1403-1412 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
1412-1446 | Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
Henry XX Rumpold | 1390 | 1397-1403 | 18 January 1423 | Głogów (Half 1) | Unmarried | ||
1403-1412 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
1412-1423 | Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
Wenceslaus III | 1391 | 1397-1403 | before 4 February 1431 | Głogów (Half 1) | Unmarried | ||
1403-1412 | Żagań and Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
1412-1417 | Głogów (Half 1) | ||||||
Henry XXI | 1369 | 1399-1400 | 10 July 1420 | Lubin and Brzeg | Anna of Cieszyn 20 September 1396 six children |
Reunited for a brief period the regional duchy of Lubin and Brzeg under his rule. In 1400 divided the inherited land with his brother Louis, who received Brzeg. However Henry also retained a part of this duchy, called Oława. | |
1400-1420 | Lubin and Oława | ||||||
Louis II | 1380/5 | 1400–1413 | 30 May 1436 | Brzeg | Hedwig Zapólya before 14 August 1409 no children Elisabeth of Brandenburg 9 April 1418 Konstanz no children |
Received Brzeg, and reunited it with Legnica in 1413. However, died without descendants. His lands were inherited by his widow. | |
1413–1436 | Legnica and Brzeg | ||||||
Conrad V the Old | 1359 | 1403-1412 | 28 December 1412 | Oleśnica | Judith (?) c.1380 seven children | Son of Conrad IV. | |
Premislaus V | 1362 | 1404-1405 | 1 January 1406 | Głogów (Half 2) | Unknown one child |
Received, in his father's lifetime, the duchy of Głogów. In the next year also inherited Oświęcim from John III. Preceded his father in death, but left descendants to rule in Oświęcim, while Głogów returned to his father. | |
1405-1406 | Oświęcim and Głogów (Half 2) | ||||||
Premislaus IV Noszak | 1332/6 | 1406-1410 | 23 May 1410 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Elisabeth of Bytom 1360 three children | Recovered control over Głogów. | |
Casimir IV | 1396 | 1406-1434 | 7 April 1434 | Oświęcim | Anna of Zagan before 28 May 1417 three children Margareta of Racibórz 1433 no children | Son of Premislaus V. | |
Boleslaus XVI | 1363 | 1410-1431 | 6 May 1431 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Margareta of Opava-Raciborz 1 January 1406 no children Euphemia of Masovia 20 November 1412 five children | ||
John V | 1358 | 1410-1428 | 27 August 1428 | Ziębice | Elizabeth Lackfi 19 March 1408 one child |
Sons of Boleslaus XII, ruled jointly. From 1420 ruled alone. After his death the duchy was annexed to the Kingdom of Bohemia, and later mortgaged it to Půta III of Častolovice during 1429-1435. | |
Henry XXII | 1396 | 1410-1420 | 11 March 1420 | Ziębice | Unmarried | ||
Conrad VI the Older | 1384 | 1412-1416 | 9 August 1447 | Oleśnica | Unmarried | Sons of Conrad V, ruled jointly. | |
Conrad VII Kantner | 1385 | 1412-1439 | 10 September 1439 | Oleśnica | Margaret (?) 9 October 1411 five children | ||
Conrad VIII the Dean | 1391 | 1416-1427 | 3 September 1427 | Oleśnica | Unmarried | ||
Conrad IX the White | after 1396 | 1416-1427 | 14 February 1452 | Oleśnica | Katharina (?) 2 February 1437 no children Dorothea of Warsaw? 7 March 1450 no children | ||
Conrad X the Younger | after 1397 | 1416-1427 | 5 September 1444 | Oleśnica | Unmarried | ||
Rupert II | 1396/1402 | 1420-1431 | 24 August 1431 | Legnica-Lubin | Unmarried | Regional duke in Legnica. Jointly with his brother Louis. | |
Wenceslaus IV | 1400 | 1420-1423 | 14 January/28 May 1423 | Oława | Unmarried | Son of Henry XXI. After his death his duchy reunited with Lubin. | |
Louis III | before 1405 | 1423-1431 | before 18 June 1441 | Oława | Margareta of Opole c.1423 two children |
Son of Henry XXI, inherited Oława from his childless brother. After his death his lands were divided between his sons and his widow. | |
1431-1441 | Lubin and Oława | ||||||
Euphemia of Masovia (regent) | 1395/7 | 1431-1442 | before 17 September 1447 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Bolesław I 20 November 1412 five children | Regent in name of her children. AFter they reached majority they divided the land. | |
Ladislaus VI | 1420 | 1442-1460 | 14 February 1460 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Margareta of Celje December 1444 no children |
After the partition following the end of the regency of their mother, Ladislaus retained Głogów and Wenceslaus and Premislaus Cieszyn. Boleslaus received only a few towns in Cieszyn (Bielsko and Frysztat). | |
Wenceslaus V | 1413/8 | 1442-1468 | 1474 | Cieszyn | Elisabeth of Brandenburg 17 February 1439 (annulled 1445) no children | ||
Premislaus VI | 1422/5 | 1442-1460 | 18 March 1477 | Cieszyn | Anna of Warsaw c.1465 one child | ||
Boleslaus XVII | 1425/8 | 1442-1452 | 4 October 1452 | Cieszyn | Anna of Bielsk 28 January 1448 three children | ||
Wenceslaus VI | 1418 | 1434-1445 | c.28 July 1368 | Oświęcim | Maria Kopczowski c.1450 seven children |
Sons of Casimir IV, ruled jointly. In 1445 Wenceslaus ceated for himself the duchy of Zator. Premislaus abdicated from power, and John became sole ruler over Oświęcim, which was annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1457. | |
1445-1468 | Zator | ||||||
Premislaus VII | 1425 | 1434-1445 | December 1484 | Oświęcim | Margareta of Opole 23 February 1463 one child | ||
John VI | 1426/30 | 1434-1457 | c.21 February 1497 | Oświęcim | Katharina 30 December 1465 no children Barbara of Karniów c.1475 one child | ||
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Poland | |||||||
Euphemia | 1385 | 1435-1442 | 17 November 1447 | Ziębice | Frederick III of Oettingen 1397 nine children | Daughter of Boleslaus XII. In 1435 she bought the Duchy to the Emperor and Častolovice's heiresses. In 1442 it was sold to the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia | |||||||
Elisabeth of Brandenburg | 29 September 1403 | 1436–1443 | 31 October 1449 | Legnica and Brzeg | Louis II 9 April 1418 Konstanz no children Wenceslaus I, Duke of Cieszyn 17 February 1439 (annulled 1445) no children |
Widow of Louis II. In 1443 is forced to give Brzeg to John I and Henry X of Lubin. After her death in 1449, Legnica-Legnica was annexed by the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
1443–1449 | Legnica | ||||||
Annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia (1449-1454) | |||||||
John VII | 1410/3 | 1437-1439 | 5 September 1439 | Opole | Unmarried | Sons of Boleslaus XIII, ruled jointly. After John's death in 1439, Nicholas ruled alone. In 1450 he bought Brzeg. | |
Nicholas II | 1424 | 1437-1450 | 3 July 1476 | Opole | Magdalena of Brieg February 1442 ten children | ||
Conrad IX the White | after 1396 | 1439-1450 | 14 February 1452 | Oleśnica | Katharina (?) 2 February 1437 no children Dorothea of Warsaw? 7 March 1450 no children | Ruled alone after the death of his brother Conrad VII. | |
Balthasar | 1415 | 1439-1461 1468-1472 | 15 July 1472 | Żagań | Agnes before 1460 one child Barbara of Cieszyn 11 September 1469 no children |
Sons of John IV, ruled jointly. Wenceslaus and John abdicated in 1449, and Balthasar ruled alone, but John came in 1461 and dethroned Balthasar. However the latter dethroned the usurper and ruled again. John put aside his brother in 1472 and ruled once again, but, in that year his duchy was annexed to Saxony | |
Rudolph | 1418 | 1439-1454 | 18 September 1454 | Żagań | Unmarried | ||
Wenceslaus VII | 1434 | 1439-1449 | 29 April 1488 | Żagań | Unmarried | ||
John VIII the Mad | 16 April 1435 | 1439-1449 1461-1468 1472 | 22 September 1504 | Żagań | Katharina of Opava c.1462 five children | ||
Definitive annexation to the Duchy of Saxony | |||||||
Margareta of Opole | 1412/4 | 1441-1454 | 15 January 1454 | Brzeg-Oława | Louis III c.1423 two children | Widow of Louis III. | |
John IX | 1425 | 1441-1443 | after 21 November 1453 | Lubin | Hedwig of Brzeg February 1445 one child |
Sons of Louis III, ruled jointly. In 1443 they inherit Brzeg from Elisabeth of Brandenburg. In 1446, due to the difficult financial situation, Lubin was sold to the Duchy of Głogów. In 1450 Brzeg is sold to Opole. | |
1443-1446 | Lubin and Brzeg | ||||||
1446-1450 | Brzeg | ||||||
Henry XXIII | 1426 | 1441-1443 | before 28 May 1452 | Lubin | Unmarried | ||
1443-1446 | Lubin and Brzeg | ||||||
1446-1450 | Brzeg | ||||||
Henry XIX the Older | 1387 | 1446-1467 | 11 November 1467 | Głogów (Half 1) and Lubin | Hedwig of Oleśnica c.1432 six children | Bought Lubin. | |
Conrad XI the Black | 1415 | 1450-1471 | 14 August 1471 | Oleśnica | Margareta of Rawa 1453 one child |
Sons of Conrad VII, ruled jointly. Conrad XII abdicated in 1452. | |
Conrad XII the White | 1420 | 1450-1452 | 21 September 1492 | Oleśnica | Dorothea Reynkenberg before 1492 (morganatic) no children | ||
Nicholas II | 1424 | 1450-1476 | 3 July 1476 | Opole and Brzeg | Magdalena of Brieg February 1442 ten children | Duke of Opole, bought Brzeg in 1450. | |
Frederick I | 3 May 1446 | 1454–1481 | 9 May 1488 | Legnica-Legnica and Brzeg-Oława | Ludmila of Poděbrady 5 September 1474 three children | Legnica became independent from Bohemia in 1454. In the same year inherited Brzeg-Olawa from his mother Margareta of Opole. | |
Margareta of Celje | 1411 | 1460-1480 | 22 July 1480 | Głogów (Half 2) | Herman I of Montfort-Pfannberg-Bregenz 15 March 1430 four children Ladislaus VI December 1444 no children | Widow of Wladysław I. Ruled jointly with her brother-in-law, Premislaus VI. | |
Premislaus VI | 1422/5 | 1460-1477 | 18 March 1477 | Cieszyn and Głogów (Half 2) | Anna of Warsaw c.1465 one child | Retained co-rulings in Cieszyn and Głogów. From 1468 ruled over all Cieszyn. | |
Henry XXIV | 1435 | 1467-1476 | 22 February 1476 | Głogów (Half 1) and Legnica-Lubin | Barbara of Brandenburg 11 October 1472 Berlin no children | Son of Henry XIX. | |
Casimir V | 1450 | 1468-1490 | 8 January/7 July 1490 | Zator | Margaret of Karniów c. 12 August 1482 one child |
Sons of Wenceslaus VI, ruled jointly. In 1490 John became sole ruler. In 1513 the Duchy is annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. | |
Wenceslaus VIII | 1450/55 | 1468-1487 | beforev5 October 1487 | Zator | Unmarried | ||
Ladislaus VII | 1455 | 1468-1482 | 28 May or 21 September 1494 | Zator | Anna before 1488 one child | ||
John X | before 1455 | 1468-1513 | 17 September 1513 | Zator | Unmarried | ||
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Poland | |||||||
Margareta of Rawa | 1441 | 1471-1475 | 1 September 1485 | Oleśnica | Conrad XI 1453 one child | Widow of Conrad IX. | |
Barbara | 1465 | 1475-1478 | 30 November 1479 | Oleśnica | Unmarried | Daughter of Conrad XI. Deposed in 1478 and died in the next year. | |
John VIII the Mad | 16 April 1435 | 1476/1480-1482 | 22 September 1504 | Głogów (Halves 1 and 2) and Legnica-Lubin | Katharina of Opava c.1462 five children |
In 1480 John II reunites both parts of Głogów. In 1482 lost Lubin for Legnica. In 1488 Głogów is annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. | |
1482-1488 | Głogów | ||||||
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Poland | |||||||
John XI the Good | 1460 | 1476-1481 | 27 March 1532 | Opole and Brzeg | Unmarried | Sons of Nicholas II, ruled jointly. In 1481 they sold Brzeg to Frederick I of Legnica. From 1497 John ruled alone. In 1521 purchased Racibórz from Bohemia, and restored the Duchy of Opole-Racibórz. However, as he left no descendants the duchy reverted to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach. | |
1481-1521 | Opole | ||||||
1521-1532 | Opole-Racibórz | ||||||
Nicholas III | 1462 | 1476-1481 | 27 June 1497 | Opole and Brzeg | Unmarried | ||
1481-1497 | Opole | ||||||
Definitive annexation to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |||||||
Casimir VI | 1449 | 1477-1528 | 13 December 1528 | Cieszyn | Johanna of Opava 6 October 1328 six children | Ruled with his son Wenceslaus IX. | |
Wenceslaus IX | 1488/96 | 1518-1524 | 17 November 1524 | Cieszyn | Anna of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1 December 1518 three children | Ruled with his father Casimir VI. | |
Conrad XII the White | 1420 | 1478-1492 | 21 September 1492 | Oleśnica | Dorothea Reynkenberg before 1492 (morganatic) no children | Expelled his niece and ruled alone. In 1492 Oleśnica was annexed by the Kingdom of Bohemia. | |
Definitive annexation to the Kingdom of Bohemia | |||||||
Frederick I | 3 May 1446 | 1481/2-1488 | 9 May 1488 | Legnica (with Lubin) and Brzeg (with Oława) | 5 September 1474 three children | In 1481 Frederick I of Legnica purchased Brzeg from Opole, and recovered Lubin in 1482, from John the Mad. | |
Ludmila of Poděbrady | 16 October 1446 | 1488-1503 | 20 January 1503 | Brzeg | Widow of Frederick I. Received Brzeg as her Oprawa wdowia. | ||
Ludmila of Poděbrady (regent) | 16 October 1446 | 1488-1498 | 20 January 1503 | Legnica | Widow of Frederick I, regent on behalf of her sons. | ||
John XII | 1477 | 1488–1495 | 6 March 1495 | Legnica | Unmaried | jointly with his brothers, Frederick II and George I. He didn't reach adulthood. | |
Frederick II the Great | 12 February 1480 | 1488–1503 | 17 September 1547 | Legnica | Elisabeth of Poland-Lithuania 21 November 1515 one child Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach 14 November 1519 three children |
Sons of Frederick I, ruled jointly. In 1503 inherited Brzeg from their mother. In 1505 divided the land. | |
1503–1505 | Legnica and Brzeg | ||||||
1505–1521 | Legnica | ||||||
George II | 1481/3 | 1488-1503 | 30 May 1521 | Legnica | 9 June 1516 no children | ||
1503-1505 | Legnica and Brzeg | ||||||
1505-1521 | Lubin and Brzeg | ||||||
Anna of Pomerania | 1492 | 1521-1550 | 25 April 1550 | Lubin | Inherited Lubin from her husband. As she didn't have children, the land passed, at her death, permanently to Legnica. | ||
Frederick II the Great | 12 February 1480 | 1521-1547 | 17 September 1547 | Legnica and Brzeg | Elisabeth of Poland-Lithuania 21 November 1515 one child Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach 14 November 1519 three children | Inherited Brzeg from his brother. | |
Anna of Brandenburg-Ansbach (regent) | 5 May 1487 | 1528-1539 | 7 February 1539 | Cieszyn | Wenceslaus IX 1 December 1518 three children |
Regents in name of Wenceslaus X. | |
John III of Pernstein (regent) | 14 November 1487 | 1528-1545 | 8 September 1548 | Cieszyn | Anna of Postupic 1507 four children Hedvika of Šelmberk 1528 four children Magdalena of Ormozd 1544 no children | ||
Wenceslaus X Adam | December 1524 | 1545-1579 | 4 November 1579 | Cieszyn | Maria of Pernstein 8 February 1540 three children Sidonia Katharina of Saxe-Lauenburg 25 November 1567 Cieszyn six children | ||
Frederick Casimir | December 1541/January 1542 | 1560-1571 | 4 May 1571 | Cieszyn | Katharina of Legnica 28 December 1563 Legnica one child | Son of Wenceslaus, co-ruled with him from 1560 but preceded his father in death. | |
Frederick III | 22 February 1520 | 1547–1559 | 15 December 1570 | Legnica (Legnica and Lubin) | Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 3 March 1538 Legnica six children | Absorbed Lubin again in 1550. | |
George III the Pious | 18 July 1523 | 1547-1586 | 7 May 1586 | Brzeg | Barbara of Brandenburg 15 February 1545 Berlin seven children | Jointly with his brother Frederick II. | |
Henry XXV | 23 February 1539 | 1559–1581 | 3 March 1588 | Legnica | Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach 11 November 1560 Legnica six children | ||
Sidonia Katharina of Saxe-Lauenburg (regent) | 1550 | 1579-1594 | 1594 | Cieszyn | Wenceslaus III Adam 25 November 1567 Cieszyn six children Emmerich III Forgach 1586 no children | Regent in name of her son, Adam. | |
Adam Wenceslaus | 12 December 1574 | 1594-1617 | 13 July 1617 | Cieszyn | Elisabeth of Courland 17 September 1595 five children | ||
Frederick IV | 20 April 1552 | 1581–1596 | 27 March 1596 | Legnica | Maria Sidonia of Cieszyn 20 January 1587 no children Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 23 November 1589 no children Anna of Württemberg 24 October 1594 no children | ||
Barbara of Brandenburg | 10 August 1527 | 1586-1595 | 2 January 1595 | Brzeg-Brzeg | George III 15 February 1545 Berlin seven children | Widow of George II. | |
John George | 17 June 1552 | 1586-1592 | 6 July 1592 | Brzeg-Oława | Anna of Württemberg 16 September 1582 Brzeg no children |
Co-rulers. | |
Joachim Frederick | 29 September 1550 | 25 March 1602 | Brzeg-Oława | Anna Maria of Anhalt 19 May 1577 Brzeg six children | |||
Anna of Württemberg | 17 June 1552 | 1592-1594 | 6 July 1592 | Brzeg-Oława | John George 16 September 1582 Brzeg no children Frederick IV 24 October 1594 no children | She married twice, so in 1594 she was stripped from her duchy. | |
Joachim Frederick | 29 September 1550 | 1594-1595 | 25 March 1602 | Oława | 19 May 1577 Brzeg six children |
He reunited all Legnica and Brzeg from 1596. | |
1595–1596 | Brzeg (with Oława) | ||||||
1596–1602 | Legnica and Brzeg | ||||||
Anna Maria of Anhalt | 29 September 1550 | 1602-1605 | 25 March 1602 | Oława | Received Olawa after her husband's death. | ||
Anna Maria of Anhalt (regent) | 13 June 1561 | 1602-1605 | 14 November 1605 | Legnica and Brzeg | Regents in name of Joachim Frederick's sons. In 1605 with the death of Anna Maria Olawa was absorbed again by Brzeg. The regency was taken by the sister of Joachim Frederick, Elisabeth Magdalena, and her husband, who ruled until the brothers came of age, in 1609. | ||
Elisabeth Magdalena of Brzeg (regent) | 17 November 1562 | 1602-1609 | 1 February 1630 | Legnica and Brzeg (Brzeg and Oława) | Charles II of Poděbrady 30 September 1585 Brzeg eight children | ||
Charles II of Poděbrady (regent) | 15 April 1545 | 28 January 1617 | Legnica and Brzeg (Brzeg and Oława) | Catherine Berka of Duba 17 September 1570 Moravská Třebová two children Elisabeth Magdalena of Brzeg 30 September 1585 Brzeg eight children | |||
George Rudolf | 12 January 1595 | 1609–1612 | 14 January 1653 | Legnica and Brzeg | Sophia Elisabeth of Anhalt-Dessau 4 November 1614 Dessau no children Elisabeth Magdalena of Munsterberg 5 December 1624 no children |
Sons of Joachim Frederick, ruled jointly until 1612. In that year they made partitions. George Rudolf received Legnica and John Christian Brzeg. George left no descendants, and was succeeded by his nephews. | |
1612–1653 | Legnica | ||||||
John Christian | 28 August 1591 | 1609–1612 | 25 December 1639 | Legnica and Brzeg | Dorothea Sibylle of Brandenburg 12 December 1610 Berlin thirteen children Anna Hedwig Sitzsch (morganatic) 13 September 1626 Brzeg seven children | ||
1612–1633 | Brzeg | ||||||
Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (regent) | 7 August 1590 | 1617-1624 | 28 December 1624 | Cieszyn | Unmarried | Regent in name of Frederick William, Adam's son. | |
Frederick William | 9 November 1601 | 1624-1625 | 19 August 1625 | Cieszyn | Unmarried | ||
Elizabeth Lucretia | 1 June 1599 | 1625-1653 | 19 May 1653 | Cieszyn | Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein 23 April 1618 no children | After her death, Cieszyn was annexed by the Holy Roman Empire. | |
Definitive annexation to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||
George IV | 4 September 1611 | 1633–1664 | 4 July 1664 | Brzeg | Sophia Katharina of Munsterberg 23 February 1638 Bernstadt one child Elisabeth Marie Charlotte of Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern 19 October 1660 Brzeg no children | Inherited alone Brzeg, from his father. Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother Christian. | |
Louis IV | 19 April 1616 | 1653–1663 | 24 November 1653 | Legnica | Anna Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 8 May 1649 Brzeg one child |
Sons of John Christian, ruled jointly in Legnica. | |
Christian | 9 April 1618 | 1653–1654 1663-1664 | 28 February 1672 | Legnica | Louise of Anhalt-Dessau 24 November 1648 Dessau four children | ||
George IV | 4 September 1611 | 4 July 1664 | Legnica | Sophia Katharina of Munsterberg 23 February 1638 Bernstadt one child Elisabeth Marie Charlotte of Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern 19 October 1660 Brzeg no children | |||
Christian | 9 April 1618 | 1664-1672 | 28 February 1672 | Legnica and Brzeg | Louise of Anhalt-Dessau 24 November 1648 Dessau four children | Inherited his brothers' possessions, ruling in both Legnica and Brzeg. Left for his widow Oława, and the remaining lands were inherited by his son. | |
George William | 29 September 1660 | 1672–1675 | 21 November 1675 | Legnica and Brzeg | Unmarried | Last male representative of the House of Piast. Died without descendants. | |
Definitive annexation to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||
Louise of Anhalt-Dessau | 10 February 1631 | 1672-1680 | 25 April 1680 | Oława | Christian 24 November 1648 Dessau four children | Regional duchess in Brzeg, widow of Christian. After her death the Duchy was annexed by the Holy Roman Empire. | |
Definitive annexation to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||
Ecclesiastical Duchy of Nysa
Established in 1290 by High Duke Henry IV Probus, held by the Bishops of Wrocław
- 1302–1319 Henry of Wiebrzno
- 1326–1341 Nankier
- 1342–1376 Przecław of Pogarell
- 1382–1417 Wenceslaus II of Legnica
- 1417–1447 Konrad IV of Oleśnica
- 1447–1456 Peter II Nowak
- 1456–1467 Jošt of Rožmberk
- 1468–1482 Rudolf of Rüdesheim
- 1482–1506 Jan IV Roth
- 1506–1520 Jan V Thurzo
- 1520–1539 Jacob of Salza
- 1539–1562 Balthazar of Promnitz
- 1562–1574 Caspar of Logau
- 1574–1585 Martin Gerstmann
- 1585–1596 Andreas Jerin
- 1596–1599 Bonaventura Hahn
- 1599–1600 Paul Albert of Radolfzell
- 1600–1608 Jan VI of Sitsch
- 1608–1624 Charles of Austria, son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria
- 1625–1655 Karol Ferdynand Vasa, Duke of Opole from 1648
- 1656–1662 Leopold Wilhelm of Habsburg
- 1663–1664 Charles Joseph of Habsburg, also Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1662
- 1665–1671 Sebastian von Rostock
- 1671–1682 Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt
- 1683–1732 Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg
- 1732–1747 Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf
Major part annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia after the First Silesian War in 1742.
- 1747–1795 Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch
- 1795–1817 Joseph Christian Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein
Prussian part secularised in 1810.
- 1823–1832 Emanuel von Schimonsky
- 1835–1840 Leopold von Sedlnitzky
- 1843–1844 Joseph Knauer
- 1845–1850 Melchior von Diepenbrock
Theocracy abolished in 1850.
See also
- List of Polish rulers
- Piast dynasty
- Dukes of Masovia
- Dukes of Greater Poland
- Dukes of Little Poland
- Dukes of Cuiavia
- Dukes of Sieradz-Łęczyca
References
- Neue deutsche Biographie, Berlin 2001, Bd.: 20, p. 403-407
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Leipzig 1905–1909, Bd.: 17, p. 845-847
Sites
http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/regents/poland/silesia.htm